Every once in a while, we stumble upon a Lot Shots feature in which the story behind the car is way more interesting than the car itself. Not saying a Plymouth Trail Duster isn’t interesting—far from it, actually. The Trail Duster is the rare Plymouth twin of the much-more-common Dodge Ramcharger—a full-size SUV Ma Mopar
In John Steinbeck’s first-person, fictionalized travelogue “Travels With Charley,” the author writes about his cross-country adventure in a GMC pickup truck/camper. Charley, of course, is his dog. We were already getting a Steinbeck-ish vibe from this International as we approached it to snap photos for today’s Lot Shots. But when a delightful pooch popped its
Today’s pickup truck market is a pretty crowded space, with competitive entries from Ford, Chevy/GMC, Ram, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. But before the Japanese got into the full-size game, they were making compact light trucks that appealed to folks who wanted the utility of a pickup bed, but couldn’t spare the space (or expense) of
When Dodge decided to stuff a pavement-shaking Cummins turbodiesel engine into its Ram pickup truck way back in 1989, the engineers had to overcome a litany of technical and mechanical hurdles. Turns out, that was child’s play compared to stuffing one in a hot rod. But that’s exactly what some crazy builders did here. Normally
What’s the preferred ride of Vulcan Star Fleet Captains and corruption-busting bar bouncers? If you said the Buick Riviera, you’d be right. …and you probably watch too many movies. But unlike Captain Spock’s fondness for the 1964 Rivi, in today’s Lot Shots, we’re focusing on the 1965 edition. In 1989’s seminal film ‘Roadhouse,’ the protagonist
If your compressed air system is going on a vehicle or in another custom installation, chances are you’ll be building the system from scratch using semi-rigid air lines and National Pipe Thread (NPT) compression fittings. NPT fittings are common in compressed air systems because they feature tapered thread. If you don’t know what that means, read
Welcome to the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout. The concept is simple: Four teams, 10 days, and $10,000 to build a no-holds-barred drag car that can beat the rest. Each team gets $3,000 in cash and a $7,000 Summit Racing Gift Card to modify their respective cars with a single goal in mind: being faster
Ever hear of a Pontiac Laurentian? Yeah, neither had we—in fact, the only time we’ve ever heard the word ‘Laurentian’ was in the context of the proposed resting place of the fictional submarine Red October. So when we spotted a real Pontiac Laurentian in the Summit Racing retail store parking lot a few weeks ago,
Got a 2011-2016 Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra equipped with the LML-series 6.6L Duramax diesel engine? DuramaxTuners’ SPADE Series LML Tuners can tweak your engine’s ECU to deliver more power and improved driveability. SPADE stands for “Standalone Programming And Diagnostic Equipment,” and it’s able to work its magic by adjusting parameters like fuel delivery and
In the last installment of Horsepower Wars: Pony Wars, we saw what $15,000 in modifications can do to a Ford Mustang GT. With an 809-horsepower pull, the newly-supercharged Mustang’s dyno results were, to say the least, impressive. But now it’s the Camaro’s turn. Holding on to a one-point lead in the Pony Wars challenge, the
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