After the Episode 1 introduction of the Horsepower Wars: $10K Drag Shootout, the cars have been chosen and build plans have been set. Now, it’s time to put the proverbial rubber-to-the-road. The goal is building the fastest car down the dragstrip, in ten days, while staying within a $10,000 budget. Learn more on the rules
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
During World War II, nearly every domestic industry adapted its operations to assist the War Effort. For some companies, that simply meant rationing raw materials, but others (namely those in the manufacturing sector) were called upon to re-tool their factories and begin assembling battle-ready vehicles, components, and other equipment. This was especially true for automotive
A parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. On Wednesday, we often share a notable parking lot find—another benefit of being powered by
While it’s not the reincarnation of the Grand National some enthusiasts were hoping for (or even a Riviera), all eyes are on Buick at the Detroit Auto Show after it unveiled the new Avista concept—a 400-horsepower rear-wheel-drive two-door powered by a new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6. The car sits on a 110.7-inch wheelbase—identical to the new sixth-generation
The 1970 Buick GSX. A product of one of the greatest muscle car years in American automotive history, the 1970 GSX offers everything a muscle car should—plus a little luxury, too. Sandwiched between General Motors’ 1960s ban on engines larger than 400 cubic inches and the stricter government and emissions regulations that came along in the 70s,
Are you a soldier in one of the General’s other armies? If your GM vehicle of choice is a Buick, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac, then you’ll want to check out the gallery of pics from the Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac show at Summit Racing Equipment. The company’s Ohio location hosted the annual event this weekend, and OnAllCylinders’
[portfolio_slideshow id=23406] The first full day of autumn was a chilly one in Northeast Ohio, but it was more like Indian summer at Summit Racing‘s headquarters in Tallmadge, OH. The Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick show attracted some of the surrounding area’s best vintage Indians, as well as some cool late model Pontiacs too. The annual show,
Buick is resurrecting the Grand National, GNX, and T-Type performance nameplates made popular in the 1980s, and the three models are likely to debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show,Edmunds’ Inside Line reported this week. According to the Inside Line story, each new model will share General Motors’ rear-wheel-drive Alpha platform introduced for the 2013
In the world of GM automobiles, it sure seems like Chevy gets all of the attention. And while we get it, we don’t want to fall into the trap of doing it ourselves. This past weekend’s Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile Nationals car show at Summit Racing in Tallmadge, OH was yet another reminder of just how
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