What happens when you want a lightweight, nimble British sports car, but still need to haul groceries and the kids? The answer, friend, is the MG MGB GT. But before we talk about the car, let’s decipher that alphabet soup. MG stands for Morris Garages, the car’s manufacturer—a company that used to manufacture cars in
We got a lot of awesome stuff from Australia, including (but not limited to) the electric drill, pacemaker, Wi-Fi, and Paul Hogan. But a lot of gearheads might say the coolest thing to come from the land down under was the “Ute.” Sure, American automakers had built early versions of pickup trucks before, but the
Behold, the short-lived Pontiac Fiero—made from 1984 to 1988. Most Fiero fans will tell you that the car’s brief time in Pontiac showrooms was the result of its unrealized potential. Why? They’ll probably say GM neutered its performance out of fear that it would cannibalize Corvette sales We can think of maybe one other car
A classic rock radio station would call today’s Lot Shots feature a “two-fer,” but we’re not talking about a Led Zeppelin “Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid” mashup here. Instead, we’ve got a classic 1967 Pontiac GTO heading off for restoration atop a vintage International Harvester (IH) S-160 flatbed truck. First, the GTO. It’s apt that the Goat
When GM launched its new F-body pony car in 1967, only two divisions got to take a crack at it: Chevy, with the Camaro and Pontiac, with the Firebird. Boasting unique styling cues and an assortment of Pontiac’s own engines, the Firebird easily set itself apart from its corporate twin. You could get your first-gen
We typically shy away from trailered cars for our Lot Shots features, but when a track-prepped classic Porsche 911 rolls into the Summit Racing retail store lot, we gleefully make an exception. As the large number emblazoned on its side indicates, this is a 1971 Porsche 911E. In the early 1970s, the “E” trim slotted
Our pals at Summit Racing have been helping out on a really slick custom 1940 Chevy two-door sedan build affectionately dubbed “Tinmama.” The hot rod is being built by Tinman 2 Kustoms in Isanti, MN. Shop owner Luke Merrill, 26, has done everything from restorations and customs, to slammed rat trucks and radical hot rods—all
Photography By: Todd Biss Productions If you’ve spent any time in a middle school science class, you’re probably familiar with Isaac Newton and his third law of motion: For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. In other words, if you push against something, it pushes right back. It’s how boats sail through the
Contrary to popular belief, the Ford Mustang was not the first pony car. Nope, Plymouth actually launched the sporty affordable coupe segment with it’s Barracuda—a whole two weeks before Ford started prancing around with the Mustang in 1964. But while the Valiant-derived Barracuda won on the calendar, the Mustang won in the showroom, trouncing the
Dad is a pretty remarkable guy. From fixing leaky faucets and wonky vacuum cleaners, to building impressive hot rods, cruisers, and off-road rigs, he’s a got a knack for making things right. Our fathers have taught us a lot, like the importance of the breaker bar, how to make the perfect mid-project snack, and (for
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