The word “awesome” is quite subjective here. Would we consider the following cars cool simply because they’re underdogs? Many may reply with a resounding “YES!” But not so fast–these poor cars have been passed over time and time again. Sure, it was the mid-70′s and performance automobiles were scarce when the majority of these cars [...]
Archive for October, 2011
The Undesirables: Five Awesome “Underdog” Muscle Cars
Posted: October 24, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, OpinionFeature: Is Today’s Muscle Car Better Than Those of the Past?
Posted: October 19, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, OpinionTags: classic, modern, muscle cars, New vs. old, streetfiends.com
On one side of the spectrum you have high-powered factory drag cars, now commonly producing upwards of 500 horsepower. On the other side, you’ll find an ever growing crop of zero-emission, ultra-high fuel efficiency economy cars. What makes all of this possible is technology, research, and development.
Find of the Day: ’70 Plymouth Duster Project Car
Posted: October 19, 2011 by Dan Stollings in Cool Find of the Day, NewsTags: '70, Duster, ebay, find of the day, Plymouth
Most people will tell you that the hardest part of getting into the hobby is finding an affordable, decent condition project car to start with. In many cases, that’s true. Keep in mind though that in today’s economy, it’s a buyer’s market.
Violent Indy Car Crash Results in the Death of Racer Dan Wheldon
Posted: October 18, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, VideoTags: 2011, accident, car, Dan Wheldon, death, Indy, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, racing
Racing is still dangerous. Just last Sunday, Indy car racer and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, 33, was killed in a massive Indy car racing accident.
Driving Impressions: ’10 Dodge Challenger R/T
Posted: October 14, 2011 by Dan Stollings in Car Review, NewsTags: '10, 2010, Challenger, Dodge, R/T, v8
Chances are, there’s a few guys out there reading this article that share a lot of similarities with me. Young, poor, and full of hopes and dreams! Last week though, I got a little taste of modern muscle cars, and it felt good.
Find of the Day: “Bandit” Tribute Trans Am
Posted: October 12, 2011 by Dan Stollings in Cool Find of the Day, NewsTags: '00, 2000, Bandit, Pontiac, supercharged, Trans Am, tribute
With tons and tons of modifications and only 21,000 original miles on the car, this Bandit tribute Trans Am is absolutely a steal.
Why GM Should Resume Production of the Holden Commodore in the US
Posted: October 10, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, OpinionTags: Commodore, Darrell Waltrip, General Motors, GM, Holden, MPG Marathon, Vauxhall, VXR8
I dug up a couple recent bits of news regarding what used to be known as the Pontiac G8 here in America, and I couldn’t resist doing a write up on why we absolutely need this car in the United States again.
Coming Soon: Stock Eliminator Camaro?
Posted: October 8, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, RumorsTags: 2013, 2014, Camaro, Chevrolet, Chevy, drag pack, rumor, stock eliminator, ZL1
Ford and Dodge were quick to create factory beasts in an attempt to gain muscle car supremacy, but where is the Camaro in this bloody battle?
’13 Mustang GT500 To Receive 5.8 Liter Supercharged Engine
Posted: October 5, 2011 by Dan Stollings in News, RumorsTags: '13, 2013, 5.8, agreement, Ford, gt500, supercharged, UAW
Not even a couple weeks after we found out that the Camaro will have 580 horsepower with their LSA supercharged engine, we get even better news from Ford, regarding the GT500′s future power plant.
Find of the Day: ’72 Mercury Comet GT
Posted: October 3, 2011 by Dan Stollings in Cool Find of the Day, NewsTags: 302, Comet, ebay, find of the day, Ford, Maverick, Mercury
They’re uncommon, so you definitely won’t see them all over the place, it’s quick, and it has a recently rebuilt engine. For such a nice looking Comet like this one, the price seems pretty fair to me.