It’s a wonderfully wacky world we car people live in. The things that turn our cranks would only puzzle those outside the fraternity. After all, who but a fellow gearhead […]

The ponycar-era effectively began when the first Mustang rolled off the assembly line in 1964. It unceremoniously ended in the mid-1970s with the passage of stricter emissions laws and the […]

It’s easy to dream about turning your daily driver Mustang into a tire-smokin’ horsepower-house with looks to match. Finding the time and money to do it all can be another […]

Although the 8.8-inch rear axle found under zillions of 5.0L and 4.6L Ford Mustangs is a pretty good piece right from the factory, there are a couple of drawbacks: a […]

The most popular automatic transmission in drag racing is GM’s two-speed Powerglide. A lot of those ’Glides have trans-brakes in them. Put those two thoughts together and voila—instant tech story. […]

“I knew it had to have a big engine…” Bob Motz said of his 1970 Challenger R/T, “…and I wanted it to be different. I’ve seen my fair share of […]

Nothing says horsepower quite like rowing through the gears in a 1960s vintage, big block-powered muscle car. But like all good things, there is a price to be paid for […]

This story originally appeared in the Summit Racing catalog and also appeared on SummitRacing.com. It’s a minor miracle Denny Terzich Jr.’s head isn’t about 10 times larger than it is. […]

Way back in the dawn of hot rodding, exhaust headers were a make-your-own proposition. Through trial and error, you cut and welded pieces of tubing together to create headers for […]

Richard Lasseter made hot rod history way back in 1984 when his 1970 Buick Gran Sport Stage 1 automatic beat a Plymouth GTX Hemi four-speed in a shootout sponsored by […]