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• Corvette Time Capsule

  By the late '70s, it was the end of an era for Corvettes. Since computers were no longer the size of a refrigerator, with reels of tape spinning to and fro, they began to appear on everything from TV ... Read More

• Macabre Mobile

  For those who aren't familiar with this "Mistress of the Dark," where have you been? Locked in a casket? After all, her Goth, sex-kitten character has not only appeared on the TV series Movie Macabre ... Read More

• Five Big Signs of an Automotive Poseur

  You know the guy—he looks the part, but he’s not. He’s a poseur, or poser—whatever. Yes, there’s some layering and subtlety here, and though some cases of posing are blistering examples you can see fr... Read More

• 2011 Nissan LEAF Test Drive

  The 2011 Nissan LEAF is a real car. The future, or rather, a portion of the future, of personal transportation is here. ... Read More

• 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT

  Who knew on that fateful date of April 13, 1964 Ford Motor Company was launching what would become an automotive icon that would still be making news and exciting enthusiasts 46 years later? Ford’s pr... Read More

• 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

  Heritage is important to Porsche. With more than 28,000 race victories to its name and a 60-year history of building world-class sports car, it’s simple to see why. ... Read More

• Pint-Sized Peterbilt

  Automotive designers often employ a number of visual techniques to make a car or truck look either bigger or faster or sleeker. But have you ever seen a Semi that’s actually been made smaller, so much... Read More

• Becoming the Lamborghreeni Evolution

  When fat turbos, hand-fabbed manifolds, injectors big enough to water your camellias, custom titanium innards for your milled heads and more dyno pulls than you count just aren’t enough, what about a ... Read More

• NHRA Sport Compact Drags

  Drag racing in the purest form has been around as long as two drivers wanted to race each other from start to finish. Along with being a straight-line challenge of speed, drag racing has always been... Read More

• Dream Cruisin' a Rolls Royce Phantom

  Say Rolls Royce offers you a weekend loan of a $350K Phantom, one of the most rare and exclusive new cars on the planet. What would you do?... Read More

• Three Diamonds for Everyone

  Anyone who has ever owned a Mitsubishi knows of the power of the three-diamond brand. Over the years, the engineers and brain trust at Mitsubishi have churned out some of the most interesting, tough,... Read More

• Prodrive P2

  Amid the unveiling of new rally cars from Ford, Mitsubishi and Citroen at the 2006 Autosport International show at Birmingham's National Exhibition Center was the launch of the much anticipated... Read More

• Top 10 Classic Cars

  "Classic" is a relative term. Technically speaking, the only real guideline is age: A car has to reach 25 to warrant the designation. For some enthusiasts, the term is reserved for Stutz Bearcats;... Read More

• MPH '05

  When was the last time you went to an auto show and were handed a pair of 3D glasses? Well that's exactly what spectators got when they walked in to London's Earls Court on November 20th. Make no... Read More

• Creating the Cadillanche

  Professional basketball players need some really good moves, both on and off the court. Take Henry Turner, for instance, who played for the Sacramento Kings in the '90s, and later teamed up with... Read More

• Hot Rods and Boba

  Thing about a good cruise is the regulars—when they're not so regular. ... Read More

• Colorado Rock

  Chevy compact truck enthusiasts were a little disappointed when the much anticipated S-10 replacement, Colorado, arrived at Chevy dealerships. The new Colorado was better in every way but only a... Read More

• Performance Racing Industry Trade Show

  Motorsports is a big business. It employs thousands upon thousands of people throughout the world and has an enormous economic impact on the cities and communities where races are held. ... Read More

• MINI Factory, Monster Mechanics

  OXFORD, England — When BMW decided to revive the MINI in modern form, after buying the old Rover company, they needed a factory that could handle the task. What better choice than the facility... Read More

• Cruise the P&O with AWJunkies

  Sometimes you've just got to cruise. We found one that might have been... Read More

• Magnum Force

  Are you ready for a ride on the wild side in the 2005 PWG Dodge Magnum "Magnum Force"? Magnum Force is Performance West Group's (PWG) red-hot interpretation of Dodge's new sport wagon. Drawing... Read More

• ICE Chest

  In old-school slang, the term "ice" referred to diamonds, among other things. For automotive buffs, though, it has another meaning: "In Car Entertainment." Considering the price tag of the systems... Read More

• Maximum Maxima

  The 2004 Maxima comes action-packed, but that didn't stop the folks at Classic Soft Trim in Austin, Texas, from taking almost every element a few steps further. Their stunning '04 Maxima project car... Read More

• Rock Star

  Nobody would ever claim that turning a Jeep Liberty into a hard-edged rock crawler is a walk in the park. That's largely because unlike most trucks and many SUVs with a body-on-frame construction,... Read More

• Sheer Lunacy

  Just as you can't judge a music CD by its cover, you can't tell right off what's different about Gil Luna, Jr.'s 1998 Chevy S-10. Sure it's been slammed and shaved, but you might be surprised by... Read More

• Humm DeVille

  Swapping body parts from one vehicle to another is nothing new. Remember those VW Beetles fitted with a toothy Rolls Royce grille? A variety of transplant operations have been attempted over the... Read More

• The Great Escape

  Even a failed attempt by a vehicle manufacturer can present some benefits to the automotive enthusiast. Take the Aviator for instance. Its cloudy introduction ultimately had a silver lining.... Read More

• Lamborghini Plant Tour

  SANT'AGATA, Italy — Tucked into this tiny village, not far from Bologna, is a factory that turns out some of the most coveted sports cars in the world. Until recently, Lamborghini produced only... Read More

• Performance Trends

  Just when you think you've spotted the next new trend, something comes along that takes you off in an entirely new direction. Just look at the big Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade... Read More

• Riverside Raceway: The Hot Tarmac

  The stories Riverside had. Was it one of the local motels where the rental car of "Stroker Ace" went into the swimming pool? If you left the track and took Highway 60 east toward Palm Springs... Read More

• Riverside Remembered

  To those who raced there and watched there, and today drive by there on the way for a weekend in Palm Springs, Riverside Raceway is fondly remembered. Not because it was a nice place to go or be. It... Read More

• Gurney and Riverside

  No driver and no track were ever as closely linked as Dan Gurney and Riverside. He won five NASCAR races there, including four in a row, from 1963 to 1966, and again in '68. He ran the Indy Eagle in... Read More

• Carroll Shelby and His Cars

  Hailing the father of American high-performance automobiles, the Petersen Automotive Museum recently opened a new exhibit entitled Carroll Shelby: A Life in the Fast Lane. Ranging from rare,... Read More

• Rampagin' Ram

  What a concept: stuff a 5.7-liter Hemi engine into a work-a-day, crew-cab 2500-series Dodge Ram and you've got the makings of a rig that hauls more than grass. Next, bolt on some massive 26-inch... Read More

• Escalade XS-500

  If Cadillac's claim of producing the most powerful SUV on the planet doesn't grab your attention, then the Escalade XS-500 certainly should. With 500-plus supercharged horses pulling at the reins... Read More

• Smokin' Super Duty

  If you're familiar with Greek mythology, you'll probably recall that Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, had one hot chariot for picking up Persephone. According to legend, Hades whisked this young... Read More

• The Golden Years of Drag Racing

  It started out as a wild activity practiced by hoodlums in hopped-up cars, but over the course of a few decades, drag racing would ultimately transform itself into one of the world's most popular... Read More

• Turbo-Diesel Dodge Dually

  Have you ever dreamed of driving a big rig, a diesel-powered 18-wheeler with enough grunt to yank down a condemned condo? Problem is, a commercial-duty truck lacks posh and refinement, let alone the... Read More

• Intense Integra

  Body mods are practically a requirement for sport compact enthusiasts. If you haven't added some ground effects, then you might as well stay home on cruise night. If you take that mindset to its... Read More

• Greased Lightning

  Nobody would ever argue that Ford's supercharged F-150 Lightning doesn't have plenty of juice. If you compare the outputs of a naturally aspirated 5.4-liter SOHC Triton V-8 versus the blown version... Read More

• Expedition Ranch Wagon

  The Sixties were the heyday of the station wagon. Rolling across America on family vacations, they came loaded with wood paneling, big-cube V-8s and colorful vinyl upholstery. Today, SUVs serve as... Read More

• Supercharged Mercury Mountaineer

  SUVs are roomy, practical, versatile, and—fast? Consider the supercharged Silver Streak shown here. It started life as a Mercury Mountaineer, certainly a capable vehicle, but hardly our first... Read More

• Sport Compact Appearance Add-Ons

  It's hardly a secret that the hottest segment of the car market right now is sport compacts, like those seen in last summer's movie hit "The Fast and the Furious." No surprise, then, that bolt-on... Read More

• Roush Stage III Mustang

  Although his name will be on the car, Jack Roush says he had about as much to do with the development of the Roush Stage III Mustang as he did with the birth of his first child. "I was there for the... Read More

• Proper Wheel Offsets

  Have you ever wondered how some people can fill the fenders of their cars with rubber without severely hacking up the sheetmetal or committing it to major reconstructive surgery (i.e., tubs, narrowed... Read More

• Transportation Progression

  Japan may have inadvertently sounded a cautionary end to the General Motors highway model system from the 1939 World's Fair, which spawned broad infrastructure to grow the world's automotive business... Read More

• Tracking Off-Road Trends, Part 1

  Surprisingly, one of the largest segments to receive attention from the automotive aftermarket is the one designed for driving off-road. We're talking about 4x4s, those rough-'n-ready rigs that... Read More

• Tracking Off-Road Trends, Part 2

  In our first article on the huge and rapidly growing off-road market, we delved into an interesting phenomenon. Why consumers like to have their trucks and SUVs look like desert racers and rock... Read More

• The Future of Automotive Design

  TORONTO—Recently, at the Canadian International Auto Show, six leading automotive designers met to share viewpoints at the Third Annual Design Forum. Journalists, industry leaders and young... Read More

• The Speed of Light

  There are those happy to go through life letting the planetary gears, lockup clutches, vacuum modulators, and associated computers of an automatic transmission do the gear shifting for them. And... Read More