2015 Pirelli Great 8 Leaked at the Detroit AutoRama–See All 8 Here!
Today is the first official day of the 2015 Detroit AutoRama, and we already have our first look at the Great 8 finalists for this year. The Pirelli Great 8 finalists will […]
Ford Announces Pricing for Its Mid-Engine Ford GT
How much would you pay for the Ford GT? Ford has announced pricing for the 600-horse, twin-turbocharged supercar, and it ain’t cheap. Unless you’re lucky enough to think $400,000 is […]
Ranking the Top 5 Small Block Chevy Engines of All Time: (#5) The Original 265
2015 is the 60th anniversary of the small block Chevy engine. We’re keeping the Mouse Party celebration going by counting down Chevy’s five best factory small blocks ever. Spanning six decades and five generations of motors, […]
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Hemmings Dies at 89
Ernest “Ernie” Hemmings, founder of Hemmings Motor News in 1945, died early this morning while sleeping in Quincy, IL. He was 89. Ernie Hemmings inherited Standard Auto Parts—a parts business […]
Photo Gallery: 23 Great Hot Rods from the Milwaukee World of Wheels
The World of Wheels hot rod show in Milwaukee showcased some of the finest collector cars, hot rods, and classic trucks the Badger State has to offer. There were hundreds of cars. […]
Ethanol Out in Oregon? New Bill Could Get Rid of Ethanol in Gasoline.
The ethanol debate rages on. Some laud ethanol for being a clean-burning, renewable fuel. Many in the hot rodding community point to ethanol’s damaging effects on carburetors and older-style fuel […]
Ranking the Top Horsepower-Per-Dollar Cars in 2015
It’s not rocket science. It’s not even an exact science. But that didn’t stop the folks at Autoblog from compiling a list of the top horsepower-per-dollar vehicles of 2015. They put […]
Cigarette Racing and Mercury Racing Unleash 3,100 Horsepower Worth of Boat Engines!
At last week’s Miami Boat Show, we got a not-so-subtle reminder that not all horsepower is meant to chew asphalt. Cigarette Racing unveiled its Cigaratte Racing 50 Marauder GT S Concept […]
Big Block History: Hot Rod Dyno Tests Historic Mark II 427 Built by Smokey Yunick
The staff at Hot Rod magazine got the chance to dyno test a one-off Chevy 427 Mystery Motor built by the legendary Smokey Yunick in 1963. Although the 427 isn’t officially […]
Video: Vintage SNL Mechanics Bedtime Story Helps You Unwind
Saturday Night Live celebrated its 40th anniversary last night. Over the years, there have a been a lot of SNL characters (like this guy) and skits (like this one) that […]