The Cheap(ish) Muscle Car Lives!
Tim OdellFour hundred twenty eight cubic inches of displacement and four gears manually selected by a floor shifter, accompanied by clean steel wheels…
I want to, but Can't Hate this VW "Cobra" Kit
I hate Cobra kits. If you can't afford a real one, buy a LS-swapped Caterham or Miata, as they're the…
Calculating Head CCs, Compression Ratio and Risk Tolerance
Engineering's a funny thing: there's no such thing as "Best", only "Best for a Purpose". We'll take The Ranchero's cylinder…
Custom Chevy-Powered Countach Replica is Nowhere Near as Bad as You'd Expect
My "poster car" growing up was the Countach. While it was well past its prime by the late '80s/early '90s, my…
This Beater Marauder Convertible is Hotrodding at its Finest
This 1961 Mercury Marauder has all the necessary equipment: A tri-power 390ci V8, four-speed transmission, nice seats, intact floors and…
Black and Tan 1958 Mercury Wagon: I must have you
Ford did some weird things with Mercury engines in the late 50s. This wagon has a four-barrel 383ci V8, but…
Project Car SOTU: '62 Ranchero, '64 Falcon, '69 Wagoneer and '59 Project House Hell
Time flies. Re-reading last year's post, so many of the "really need to get to..." items remain as such. At…
Showdown: Non-Wretched Jeep FC Vs Detroit-Diesel Swapped International
It's been forever since our last showdown, but when I had these two tabs open adjacent to each other (and…
534ci Twin-Turbo Super Seamaster is Here to Shame Your GM Twin-Six
In the late 50s, Ford sold (from the factory!) a 534ci twin-turbo marine V8. Such a thing has some pretty…
"Das Customizing" Leads to the World's Best(?) Six-Wheeled Opel Corsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LUmDwYU8Ug Some guys in Germany had one-and-some-extra Opel Corsa As and did what any rational group of guys with a welder,…