How Harley Earl Changed the World It was just another bleak late winter’s day in Detroit. The year was 1927 and a brash Californian had… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 27, 2022
Setting Top Speedand Low E.T. for Motorsports Museums The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California recently opened its new… Continue reading
D. M. Smith . July 26, 2022
The Formula for Lower Elapsed Time The ground shakes, the eyes burn from the expended fuel, the ears ring from unfettered exhaust—what a rush of… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 25, 2022
How Advertising Influenced a Generation In the fictional world of Sterling Cooper, the advertising agency from the AMC television show “Mad Men,” the nation is… Continue reading
RYAN MATTHEWS . July 22, 2022
Jerry Bentley could have taken an easy route to his next car. With a last name like his, he could have chosen his namesake vehicle,… Continue reading
Lou Leto . July 21, 2022
World Products Launches Formidable Windsor-style Competitor Introducing a new engine block with a big power potential understandably gives rise to a sense of occasion. First,… Continue reading
Alfie Bilk . July 20, 2022
The Return of Plum Crazy When it was released in 1970, the Dodge color pallet was one of the wildest and most desirable of the… Continue reading
Drive Staff . July 19, 2022
Playing in the Dirt When the subject of off-road racing is mentioned, the conversation naturally turns to half-million dollar trophy trucks, dune buggies and fearless… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 18, 2022
Forced induction using a supercharger is not a new concept. In fact, superchargers have been used on production-based cars since the ’30s. However, to performance… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 18, 2022
Ford Poised to Return to Le Mans The name “Ford” is synonymous with racing. It’s a flame that was ignited when Henry Ford built his… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 15, 2022
Talent seems to cluster. We see this is our sports teams, in movie casts and at schools and universities. The gifted attract others with the… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 14, 2022
Muscle car enthusiasts who prefer a manual transmission might know whether their clutch release mechanism is operated by cable or by a hydraulic bearing, but… Continue reading
Freddie Heaney . July 12, 2022
The Better Windsor Performance Head Engine philosopher Jon Kaase of Jon Kaase Racing Engines in Winder, Georgia had one of those nagging ideas. You know… Continue reading
Ro McGonegal . July 11, 2022
When Richard Rawlings Gets a Free Car, he Knows how to Turn it Into Gold Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past… Continue reading
Kevin Whipps . July 08, 2022
How Five Years of Racing Influenced 50 Years of Passion As the automotive vernacular goes, the term “Pony Car” is fairly young. Many enthusiasts are… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . July 07, 2022
An Aussie-built, Strut-your-stuff Camaro Everyone has a different version of the true American Dream. For some it’s a successful business, for others it’s the ideal… Continue reading
Lou Leto . July 05, 2022
In the semifinals of the NHRA Keystone Nationals, Jack Beckman powered the Don Schumacher Racing-owned Mopar ’15 Dodge Charger Funny Car to a new low… Continue reading
Drive Staff . July 04, 2022
For those who love the nostalgia era of drag racing, Ron Rinauro’s California-based ’55 Chevy 210 Club coupe can be found in the yellowed, dog-eared… Continue reading
Rod Short Rod . July 01, 2022
Track Tested, Street Approved All previous Dodge Viper ACRs have been fast. Not the kind of fast that astounds your friends after you press the… Continue reading
Aaron Smith . June 30, 2022
The firstborn gets all of the attention. The last born gets all of the pampering as well as the benefits from the lessons parents learned… Continue reading
ALAN PARADISE . June 29, 2022