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With 44 potential candidates, revival of the National Scenic Byway program proposed

By Daniel Strohl - Feb 07, 2019

Colorado’s Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway. Photo by Jeffrey Beall. Though it may provide a vista here and there...

The Two-Rotor, Wankel-Powered Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette that Never Was

By Rory Jurnecka - Feb 06, 2019

  General Motors’ XP-987 GT concept car to attend the 2019 Amelia Island Concours.   Though a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvett...

The Story Behind Corvette Racing's Rad 'Jake' Skull Logo

By RK Motors - Jan 31, 2019

If you’re a fan of the Chevrolet Corvette or of Corvette Racing, then you are probably very familiar with the team’s Jake skull...

Wild Muscle Car Paint Colors of 1960s-1970s: You Won't Believe Who Did It First

By Diego Rosenberg - Jan 31, 2019

Henry Ford claimed, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” While it is not qui...

Sweet Sixteen: What's Happening At The 2019 Grand National Roadster Show

By RK Motors - Jan 27, 2019

  For those of you who’ve been around the block a time or two, you may be wondering why the teen reference for “the world’s ...

Automotive Art: The Iconic Cadillac Ranch on Route 66

By RK Motors - Jan 23, 2019

  How or why someone came up with the idea to take ten perfectly good Cadillacs out into a field and bury them nose down at ...

NASCAR Legend Glen Wood Dies At 93

By RK Motors - Jan 18, 2019

NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Glen Wood, co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing team, died at the age of 93. PHOTO BY ISC ARCHIVES VIA GET...

For Starters: Why Are We Hot Rodders?

By RK Motors - Jan 16, 2019

I have noticed a great deal of discord in my (our) daily life over the past decade and while I sometimes chalk it up to “that...

The Lincoln Continental Has Suicide Doors Again

By RK Motors - Jan 14, 2019

Okay, they’re being called coach doors, but the result is still striking.   Suicide doors are back on the Lincoln Continent...

Ford debuts 700-horsepower 'street-legal' Mustang Shelby GT500

By RK Motors - Jan 14, 2019

  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Members of the media look over the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 after it was revealed ...

Pair of convoys to celebrate centennial of trip that led to the Eisenhower Interstate System

By RK Motors - Jan 14, 2019

Image courtesy Military Vehicle Preservation Association. The first Transcontinental Army Motor Transport Expedition in th...

Undisguised 2020 Toyota Supra Leaked Via Tweet Ahead of Detroit Auto Show Reveal

By RK Motors - Jan 11, 2019

Here it is ladies and gentlemen—the 2020 Toyota Supra. Teased by Toyota Mexico (also known as the king of leaks) in a tweet...

Grand National Roadster Show marks its 70th anniversary

By RK Motors - Jan 10, 2019

Rest up and get down! The 2018 Grand National Roadster Show. Photos courtesy Rod Shows. The upcoming Grand National Roa...

1970 Chevelle SS Prototype Up For Sale

By RK Motors - Jan 07, 2019

Leading up to the debut of the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396, General Motors used prototypes to put the car and powertrain t...

This 7,000-mile twin-turbo Toyota Supra just sold for $121,000

By RK Motors - Jan 03, 2019

A pristine 1994 Toyota Supra just sold for $121,000 on Bring a Trailer, making it the most expensive factory Supra ever sold ...

Checker Marathon, Meet Atlas 6

By Josh Leatherwood - Jan 02, 2019

IFCAR It's always fun when an ambitious hot rodder combines random automotive oddities to create an interesting classic. Tak...

Jim Perkins, who led Lexus launch and rescued the Corvette, dies

By RK Motors - Dec 28, 2018

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM Former Chevrolet General Manager Jim Perkins, the wily, free-speaking, cowboy boot-wearing Texan wh...

How Hot Wheels Designs Its Toy Cars

By RK Motors - Dec 24, 2018

  Every licensed Hot Wheels model is designed from a clean sheet.   It must be the easiest job in the world, right? Manufa...