Is it crazy to put a lipstick-red interior in a dark blue car? Some of Ron Champe’s friends thought so, but that was before they saw his spectacular 1965 Corvette Sting Ray. “I built this car a thousand times in my mind before I ever picked up a wrench,” Champe said. “I visualized a midnight
Every car guy has a story about the one that got away. You know, the Tri-5 in the old barn off of the highway, or the 40-year-old cream puff the nice lady down the street sold to someone else for $500. It can keep you awake at night. You can sit and wait for a
The 1962 C-1 Corvette—it was the final edition of the first generation of American sports cars to carry the famed crossed flags, and the first ride to put a serious grip on Ron Robinson’s 13-year-old imagination. “In 1963, my brother had a pretty potent 427 Ford Galaxie, and boy did he think he was the
Check out John Susong’s time machine. The spectacular 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury doesn’t have a flux capacitor, but its race-ready Hemi has the power to transport John from one end of the dragstrip to the other—in a seriously short span of time. “I wanted a 10-second machine I could drive on the street, and I
[portfolio_slideshow id=5008] This story originally appeared on SummitRacing.com on 4/9/2010. Daily drivers are like opinions, everyone has one, and some are better than others. We’re betting you’d be hard pressed to find a regular ride as nice as Tom and Jan Stepp’s beautiful 1959 Cadillac Series 62 sedan. From the 4.6L Northstar engine under the
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