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Political window opens for high-grade fuel standard

By RK Motors - May 14, 2018

Image courtesy of Witch-Dr-Tim WASHINGTON — Auto engineers have touted the benefits of high-octane fuel for years. Marry a h...

High School Kids and Cars

By RK Motors - May 14, 2018

Students From The Freedom High School Auto Program Show Off An Early Ford Mustang At Their Car Show, May 5th. [Ed note: We’v...

The State of the Collector Car Market: May 2018

By RK Motors - May 13, 2018

  Where do we stand? Where are we headed? Our experts weigh in.   It’s hard to believe, but 2018 is roughly halfway throug...

Mustang Week Registration Opens Saturday & Here's The List of Daily Activities

By RK Motors - May 11, 2018

Ever since its inception, Mustang Week has been a popular destination for Mustang enthusiasts of all ages. If you’re hoping t...

Ford CEO: We're 'reinventing' the car, not trying to kill it

By RK Motors - May 10, 2018

Bill Ford: "I share your frustration. The whole management team does." Photo credit: Bloomberg Ford Motor Co.'s top executiv...

This 1959 Pontiac El Catalina is the ultimate ute unicorn

By RK Motors - May 09, 2018

While spotting an El Camino or a Ranchero is no rare sight, Pontiac’s take on the half-car-half-truck ute is literally one of...

Exclusive: NASCAR's majority owners explore sale - sources

By RK Motors - May 07, 2018

The majority owners of NASCAR, the company which operates the namesake U.S. car-racing series and other motorsport events, ar...

The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat gets a dual-snorkel nose

By RK Motors - May 02, 2018

2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat FCA Dodge is stoking that nostalgia fire yet again. This time it’s with a new hood for th...

Behind the Curtain: How the 1967 Mercury Cougar Was Born In Ford's Styling Studios

By RK Motors - Apr 30, 2018

The development of the Mercury Cougar, internally codenamed T-7 (the Mustang was T-5), commenced in 1963, almost a year befor...

NASCAR acquires the ARCA racing series

By RK Motors - Apr 27, 2018

Changes will not become apparent until after the 2019 season NASCAR has acquired the ARCA Racing Series, but there is much t...

How Zora Arkus-Duntov's Two Factory-Modified Chevy Corvette Race Cars Won The 1956 SCCA National Championship

By RK Motors - Apr 27, 2018

Chevrolet engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov’s insistence on sending Corvettes head-to-head against the fastest European sports cars ...

Wagons, More Doors, and Campers: The People-Movers of Viva Las Vegas

By RK Motors - Apr 26, 2018

Typically when we attend a show, we look for the coolest coupes in the parking lot, but Viva Las Vegas isn’t exactly your typ...

Ford honors the 50th anniversary of the Cobra Jet with the "quickest straight-line stallion yet"

By RK Motors - Apr 23, 2018

2018 Cobra Jet Mustang. Image courtesy Ford Motor Company. In early 1968, Ford built a limited run of 50 lightweight Mustang...

The 755 Horsepower Corvette ZR1 Will Warp Your Perception of Speed

By RK Motors - Apr 23, 2018

Chevrolet. Just how quick is the ultimate Corvette? Really damn quick. I knew it was going to be scary; I really did. I hav...

AACA Library wraps up restoration of bookmobile, puts it back on the road full of books

By RK Motors - Apr 16, 2018

Photos courtesy AACA Library. “Baby” is 63 years old, 5,000 pounds, and rated at three-quarter ton. But after a seven-ye...

1951 Hudson Hornet featured on Jay Leno's Garage

By RK Motors - Apr 15, 2018

SOURCE: Jay Leno's Garage

Boxer Jock, Button King, and the beginnings of the Houston Art Car Parade

By RK Motors - Apr 13, 2018

Jackie Harris’ “Fruitmobile.” Photo by Harrod Blank. All photos courtesy Houston Art Car Parade. This weekend marks the 30th...

Overshadowed by the Mustang, 1967-70 Mercury Cougar interest is on the rise

By Brandan Gillogly - Apr 12, 2018

After the surprise success of the Mustang, launched in April 1964, Ford had its hands full producing the popular pony car. As...