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Turbine Dream Truck: 1966 Chevrolet Turbo Titan III

By RK Motors - Mar 16, 2019

GM’s experiments with the gas turbine engine didn’t end with the Firebird concept cars. There was also a futuristic tractor-t...

Coker Tire announces changes to the 2019 Chattanooga Cruise-In

By Kurt Ernst - Mar 15, 2019

An early Chattanooga Cruise-In, circa 2015. Photo by Tommy Lee Byrd. The Chattanooga Cruise-In began as an open house at Cok...

Sonoma Speed Festival 2019, is like Goodwood on This Side of the Pond

By Zach Martin - Mar 12, 2019

The first ever Sonoma Speed Festival is coming to Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California on May 30, 2019. The event will featur...

The real reason why the C8 mid-engine Corvette is delayed

By Don Sherman - Mar 08, 2019

Our prior speculation that the next-gen, mid-engine Corvette would bow at this year’s Detroit Auto Show was obviously dead wr...

North Carolina Governor Proposes State Funding For Rockingham Speedway

- Mar 08, 2019

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed a state-funded package to resuscitate Rockingham Speedway. PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES ...

Was The Windsor Ford's First Mod Motor?

By Josh Leatherwood - Mar 07, 2019

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 photo courtesy RK Motors When it comes to traditional hot rodding, perhaps nothing is more iconic...

"Cadmad," perhaps the world's only '59 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham station wagon, takes the 2019 Ridler Award

By Kurt Ernst - Mar 05, 2019

“Cadmad,” the 2019 Ridler Award winner. Photo by John Sanderson. Cadillac never contracted with Pinin Farina to build a ...

You know the Red Jammer bus fleet, even if you don't

By Jeff Peek - Feb 27, 2019

At the risk of sounding like Yogi Berra, who was as famous for his illogical (and comical) musings as he was for his baseball...

"Muscle Car" Translates Very Well Overseas

By Diego Rosenberg - Feb 26, 2019

  High Performance in KPH: Overseas Muscle Car Enthusiasts   While the American auto industry had a history of innovation,...

Bill Ford: Mustang-inspired electric crossover 'going to go like hell'

By Michael Martinez - Feb 25, 2019

  ANGELINA CZARNECKI   Bill Ford was honored on Monday as the Crain's Detroit Business Newsmaker of the Year. Crain's is...

Time-Tested Performance: The Stalwart Chevrolet Small Block

By Josh Leatherwood - Feb 22, 2019

  RK Motors Literally hundreds, from all across the world… That’s our answer when someone asks how many different makes an...

Bonneville racers push for $50 million to restore salt flats

By Daniel Strohl - Feb 21, 2019

Photo by Daniel Strohl Convinced that a salt restoration program conducted in conjunction with the mining company that has r...

No Speed Limits? California Considering "Unlimited" Lanes on Two Highways

By Erik Johnson - Feb 19, 2019

  If passed, the lanes would be added to I-5 and California Route 99.   California state senator John Moorlach (R-Orange C...

Regular Car Reviews Drives A Turbo LS Winnebago

By RK Motors - Feb 18, 2019

Ever wonder what it's like to drive a vintage Winnebago motor home that's strapped to a turbocharged LS motor? Regular Car Re...

Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro Runs A Pure Electric 9-Second Pass

By Wesley Wren - Feb 14, 2019

  The 800-volt system produces 600 lb ft of torque instantaneously. The all-electric racer breaks into the 9s   Some migh...

The founders of the SCCA didn't intend it as a racing organization 75 years ago

By Daniel Strohl - Feb 12, 2019

Photo by Jay Reed. Just before the end of World War II, vets started coming home en masse with visions of importing and driv...

Randy Pobst Blitzes Big Willow In The 2019 Corvette ZR1

By Sam McEachern - Feb 11, 2019

The ‘Big Willow’ circuit at Willow Springs International Raceway in southern California is may be one of the most white-knuck...

Quicker Than Stick: Chevy's ZL1 1LE Camaro Now Available With Automatic Transmission

By Jeff Koch - Feb 07, 2019

  2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. Photo courtesy Chevrolet.Paddling still works! Paddling still works! Chevy’s top Cama...