1969 Ford Fairlane Cobra
Mixing a racing heritage with period-correct enhancements
Larry and Lynn Slevin had one rule: maintain the simple sleeper look of a 1969 Fairlane while resurrecting the mystique of a Cobra.... more
CLASSICS
Al Rogers - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
1969 Corvette: One special graduation gift
A graduation gift that performs with honors
Virginia resident Joe Witzgall can trace his automotive passion to an early age. When you observe the level of thought and attention to detail that went into his ’69 Corvette, you begin to understand the different automotive influences he had growing up.... more
CORVETTE
John Machaqueiro - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
Building a Corvette Family
Some families find good Corvettes, some Corvettes find good families.
It all started on a warm July day in 1960. That’s when the Corvette assembly plant in St. Louis, Missouri, was building a Corvette for a fellow GM employee at Pontiac Motor Division’s Pressed Metal Plant No. 14 in Pontiac, Michigan.... more
CORVETTE
Andy Bolig - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
Battling the Big Boys
The ’31 Hupmobile Could Hold Its Own
History tells us the car was named for its designer, Robert Hupp, who had a storied automotive career before going out on his own. He first worked for REO and Ford before setting up his own company (the Hupp Motor Co.) in 1908, which would produce cars for the next 32 years.... more
CLASSICS
Bill Holder - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
Alan's 'Vette
An enthusiast’s journey at making a shark his own
We’ve all heard it said that we really don’t own our Corvettes and muscle cars and that we’re actually just the caretakers until they are passed on to the next wide-eyed and excited enthusiast.... more
CORVETTE
Jim Moore - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
1973 Plymouth Duster: Something different
The Tale of a True Mopar Man
When we stumbled upon this car, we thought it was just your regular 12-second Duster. Small tires, stock looking and a parachute? That has to be for show – right?... more
MOPAR
Dave Verna and Mike Ziccardi - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
1990 Corvette ZR-1 Bonneville Salt Flats Racer
Chasing a Bonneville Record in a 1990 Corvette
When describing the excitement of rocketing down the salt-covered racetrack at 400 feet per second, Dave Hlebichuk of Texas said, “It feels like you are driving on hard-packed snow. The crosswind changes a lot in the three-mile, and it can easily move the car 50 feet either way. If you need to do too much correction … well you’re pretty much done!”... more
CORVETTE
Jeffrey Conger - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
2010 Lingenfelter Signature Series Camaro
Driving the Lingenfelter Signature Series Camaro
How do you take a Gen-V Camaro SS and make it stand out from the rest of the general population? The Lingenfelter Performance Engineering team has the answer. Their “out of the box” thinking continues to raise the bar with their passion for performance, power and creative design.... more
GM
Al Rogers - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
2008 Mustang GT500: Blue Diamond
The Best in a Long Line of Mustangs
From Palm Coast, Florida, Don Gress has the best of both worlds. He makes his living as an ASE Master Certified Mechanic and has always enjoyed working on cars. He is also a staunch Mustang fan who has owned more than 40 in his lifetime.... more
MUSTANG
Joe Greeves - August 01, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments
3.7L V-6 Gets Power of Envy
Pony Power Test
Over the course of its multi-decade existence, the Mustang has experienced an ebb and flow of horsepower, even at its very beginning. As the ’64½ cars from the spring/summer production transitioned to the true ’65 model year that fall, all non-HiPo engines experienced a gain in output.... more
MUSTANG
Story Chris Richardson - June 20, 2011 09:00 AM - Comments