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Die kleinen Freuden Es ist eine Demütigung. Dabei hatte man es schon wirklich wirklich eilig von der Fünf in die Sechs zu reißen, schließlich ging es leicht bergauf und der hinterherfahrende Audi saß...
This week on the Muscle Machines newsletter, we’re featuring something a little different: a very kewl survivor “East Coast” custom in the John North “White Pearl” ’57 Ford for sale on Hemmings.com. ...
Wenn schon… Schon mehrfach haben wir über den Daseinszweck von Pick-up in Mitteleuropa nachgedacht, etwa beim VW Amarok und dem Toyota Hilux ; das Resultat dieser Gedanken war jeweils eher ernüchtern...
There are few things as satisfying as watching an old motor undergoing a fresh rebuild, amiright? There’s just something about a vintage cast-iron block and all those imperfections being perfected th...
Hemi-powered 1966 Dodge Coronet for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 4 door FBI Hemi clone covered in patina, completed in December 2016 and less than 2600 miles on it. This car w...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. As Charles R. Morris wrote in his book, Factory Lightweights: Detroit’s Drag Racing Specialties of the 1960s, “No auto manufacturer ever got more bang for their advert...
Here’s a debate that’s been raging in backyards and home garages for half-a-century already: Who had the cooler Front-Engine Dragster? Now, there were literally tons of great cars built between the F...
Mike Mantel tests the latest Little Red Wagon at Tucson Dragway. Yes, all four tires are off the ground. Photos courtesy Mike Mantel. The Little Red Wagon may be the most famous pickup truck of all t...
Früher war alles besser. Oder so. Fast schon verzweifelt suchen die Hersteller heute nach neuen Möglichkeiten, ihre Produkte der potenziellen Kundschaft vorzustellen. Anscheinend sind ja die klassisc...
Photos courtesy of Southwest Valuations and Classic Car Auction Group. No need to remind any of you that we’re well into 2019 – and that dragsters of the Golden Era of drag racing (let’s call it 1963...
Unrestored 1954 Dodge Coronet for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Perfect 1950’s Patina Classic!! Here is a fresh barn find that you won’t find every day! Only two owners not cou...
WE’RE BACK! I know it’s been a way-too-long hiatus between chapters of the Stoner T, but that’s just par for the course with this car. Since the day I started collecting the pile of parts that ultima...
Exclusive paparazzi action shot of Aaron Grote and his “Atomic Punk” bubbletop hot rod at the Playboy Mansion for Mopars At The Mansion. That’s “Grote,” not “grotto.” C’mon, man… Imagery courtesy Aar...
In 1968, the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy were recorded for a documentary produced by Hollywood’s Documentary Productions Inc. Not only is the hour-plus film an amazing capture of what drag racing was...
Every once in awhile, a vintage photograph comes across our screens that just stops us in our proverbial tracks. And this is one such shot that stopped us long enough to ask, “Wouldn’t Hemmings Muscl...
The Super Charger concept, posed with the “Hellephant” 426 supercharged crate HEMI engine. Photos courtesy FCA. Let’s face it: Nostalgia still sells, especially to hardcore horsepower junkies. To hig...
Mopar teased us for days about something special they would announce at SEMA 2018. They did not disappoint. The company just debuted a supercharged 426 ci “Hellaphant” V8 crate motor. The all-aluminu...
Davin Reckow from Hagerty stopped by Don Schumacher Racing in Brownsburg, Indiana to disassemble and rebuild an engine used in their U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster. The all-billet-aluminum 500 ci HEMI V...
When it comes to old photos, there are few types of subject matter we love more than the motel-parking-lot dragster thrash. You know the shot: An entire car pulled apart, motor “yardsaled” across a f...
1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX (top); 1968 Shelby G.T. 500 KR (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enabl...
From the seller’s description: Very straight `56 Custom Royal D-500 (HEMI) sedan . Coral, charcoal, ivory tri-tone. Equipped with Powerflite auto. trans. (pushbutton), tinted windshield, radio, heate...
Beep, Beep Ein Journalist des Magazins «Car and Driver», der famose Brook Yates (der auch die «Cannonball»-Rennen erfand), will es gewesen sein, der den Anstoss gab zum Road Runner. Er «konstruierte»...
Spotting this Rambler-like soft top on the Fiat Cabrio sent the writer’s imagination into a fever dream of then-and-now comparisons. The New York International Auto Show has ancient roots. It is one ...