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We’ve all been there at one time or another—tightening a fastener to specifications, only the specified torque is never reached. That unsettling feeling of a stripped thread. For most of […]

LAS VEGAS, NV—This one’s for all your late-model lovers out there. The next generation of American performance cars is well represented at SEMA—as project vehicles and in new product development. […]

A rusted, seized bolt or nut can turn an easy project into a nightmare. In fact, mechanics have been known to hold a lucky rabbit’s foot or refuse to work […]

An engine swap is the bedrock of hotrodding. It’s been that way ever since someone first dropped a Flathead Ford V8 onto a spindly Model T frame. That paved the […]

Good or bad, a lot can happen to a long-in-the-tooth pony car over the course of 10 years. But, if the car’s lucky enough to fall into the skilled hands […]

Few things befuddle us more than automotive electricity. On the surface, it appears to be black magic that does the work for us. If you study the humble light bulb, […]

The late models are gone. A few old-school hot rods remain. And yes, there’s still plenty of ’60s and ’70s American muscle to go around. Our 2016 Muscle Car Match-Ups field has […]

Most people who spend a lot of time working with their hands are accustomed to wearing work gloves and might already have a favorite brand. Maybe Mechanix Wear gloves are already […]

It was Mark Twain who once wrote: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The same could be said about the basic four-barrel carburetor. We find ourselves well into […]

We started with 16 muscle cars and today we’re left with one shining star—literally. After three weeks of head-to-head voting, the Nova still burns brightly above all others in our […]