The weather is turning cool—at least in most parts of the country. But the fans over on Summit Racing’s Facebook page continue to bring the heat by sharing their cars, trucks, street rods, and customs. Below are the 10 most popular Summit Racing Facebook fan ride submissions of September 2018, according to the number of
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
The fans over on Summit Racing’s Facebook page continue to share some fantastic muscle cars, trucks, street rods, and customs. Below are the 10 most popular Summit Racing Facebook fan ride submissions of August 2018, according to the number of likes and shares by fellow fanatics. Now it’s time for you to determine the #1
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
Wes Adkins, proprietor of Wild Wes Paintworks in Dover, Ohio, is currently working on customizing a very special 1956 Ford Fairlane. What’s so special about it? The car was originally restored by Wes’ dad, Willard over 30 years ago for the car’s owner, Tony Confalone. Williard did such a good job restoring the Fairlane that when it
Things really heated up in July—and we’re not just talking about the temperatures! The fans over on Summit Racing’s Facebook page have once again put the hot in hot rod by sharing some fantastic muscle cars, trucks, street rods, and customs. Below are the 10 most popular Summit Racing Facebook fan ride submissions of July
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,
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