Car Builder>> Don Prudhomme’s Snakes Nest Pt1
Well, we hope you guys (and gals?) have enjoyed our drag racing theme this month. In all actuality we've only just scratched the surface of this rather old and vibrant scene, but hopefully we've given...
View ArticleCar Spotlight>>the Roadrattler
As I made my way through the SEMA show last Monday, I found an interesting shape under a cover in the Source Interlink booth. I could tell by the profile that it was a B-body Mopar of some sort, but...
View ArticleRetracing Funny Car Roots
That’s why I enjoy drag cars of the 1960s so much. It was a wild, experimental time, and the desire for speed led to some truly incredible creations that were not only fast, but packed full of...
View ArticleFuel Cuda: A Dragster In Disguise
Say hello to the Fuel Cuda. The Austin & Grassi Fuel Cuda was campaigned out of the Pacific Northwest during that golden era and speaks to the highly experimental techniques that many drag racers...
View ArticleThe 1,300hp Smog-Era Sleeper
While these mid-1970s cars aren’t too high on the lists of most collectors, they can make for great build platforms. And as evidence I present this 1974 Plymouth Road Runner known as Skunk Works, built...
View ArticleBare Metal With A Hemi: The Hot Rod Recipe
For example, some might like the rusty, outrageous rat rods, some might dig the billet-laden show machines, while others will prefer the functional, race-inspired builds that also pop up. And while I...
View ArticleKong, The 8th Wonder Of The World
This is a special one. I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen a lot of the world on this crazy Speedhunters adventure, and a lot of cars in the process of said travels. I always try to keep an open...
View ArticleProject Yankee: The Heart Transplant Begins
It’s been exactly one year since I inquired on a local Craiglist ad for a 1975 Dodge Dart Sport and ended up driving home in a car that’s come to be known as Project Yankee. As you would have seen in...
View ArticleProject Yankee: It Runs!
With a little over a month to go before we take Project Yankee to Vegas for the SEMA Show, progress has been rapid. I’ve been spending most of my days either running around grabbing miscellaneous small...
View ArticleHemi Ford: Street Rodding At Its Best
A proper example can be powerful and fast, with impressive engineering and technology lifted straight from race cars. And at the same time it can also be beautiful to look at it, with the right balance...
View ArticleA Central California Dream Garage Tour
If you ask five different auto enthusiasts what their dream car is, chances are you’ll probably get five completely different answers. And if you were to ask the same people for a list of their top 10...
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