Words: Ellen Richardson     Photos: NHRA Media The 2017 NHRA season has come to a close, and if you need one word of reaction on the results – surprise!   Top Fuel While Torrence Racing’s own Steve Torrence led runner-up Brittany Force in the points battle going into this weekend’s race, Force leapt ahead of the… Continue reading JFR Victories and Other Surprises at NHRA 2017 Finals

Photo and information courtesy Todd Foster This neat ride is a 1929 Dodge Brothers DA sedan in Rescue Green, featuring a 318ci engine, 904 automatic transmission, four bar coilover rear and independent front with coilovers. Inside are Chrysler Sebring front seats and a Dodge caravan rear seat. The proud owner did all the work himself… Continue reading Todd Foster's 1929 Dodge Brothers DA Sedan

  Words: Tommy Parry Back in high school, having a muscle car is what many boys yearn for. Well, along with one or two other things, but a senior with a sports car is a high-status fella on the verge of growing up into a bold young man. Mark was fortunate to have had a… Continue reading Mark's Turbocharged Z/28 Sleeper

Our Picks for the Five Best New Street Performance Products at SEMA 2017 Words: Mike Aguilar With over 3000 new products from more than 250 companies, you might think that picking the five best new performance products would be next to impossible. To be honest, it wasn’t easy, but it was made easier by the… Continue reading Seven Best Street and Diesel Performance Products from SEMA 2017

  Photos courtesy Good-guys.com For the fifth time, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association team has chosen five exceptional autos present at SEMA to receive Gold Awards. These prestigious awards are given to cars illustrating the latest hot rodding trends, along with an attention to detail and admirable craftsmanship. Winning one of these awards grants… Continue reading Goodguys Giving the Gold at SEMA

  Photos and research courtesy Kustomrama Known as the “Gardner Special” after its designer and builder Vincent E. Gardner, this unique Studebaker custom sportster has been shown all over for more than 60 years. It began life as a shiny new ’47 Studebaker Champion, a three-passenger coupe purchased by Gardner while he worked under Raymond… Continue reading The “Gardner Special” 1947 Studebaker Custom Sportster

  Words: John Gunnell The annual Cheaterama is put on by the Cheaters Car Club of Milwaukee, Wis. This year, the half-day show (well, it doesn’t start until noon) was held on Aug. 26 at The Terminal, a gigantic bar close to the entrance to Mitchell Airport. You can actually sit outside and watch the… Continue reading Cheaterama

  Words & Photos: John Gunnell “Hot Rodder Fodder” is a good way to describe the 42 cars that auctioneer Wayne Yoder (www.wyoderauction,com) sold on a cold, rainy Saturday morning in Plymouth, Wis. The November 4 auction liquidated the collection of Jack Slattery, who socked the cars away in a chicken coop about 23 years… Continue reading Hot Rodder Fodder

  Words and Photos: John Gunnell The Yellowstone Trail, which runs though 409 miles in Wisconsin, was recently used to help celebrate 100 years of Lions Clubs. Automotive author John Gunnell and Manawa Lion and mechanic Dave Sarna drove the Wisconsin section of the historic trail eastward from Hudson to Waupaca, and from there southward to… Continue reading '17 Oakland Raises $7000+ with Trail Tour

  Words & Photos: Gary Rosier Chuck Hall and his wife Faye own this beautiful 1965 Sunbeam Tiger. It’s a Mark I that sat languishing away in many boxes, pieces in the garage, attic – everywhere, it seemed, for 13 years! Chuck retired from the Post Office after 24 years in Plant City, Fla. Originally… Continue reading For Love of A Tiger (Sunbeam)