Every auto enthusiast knows the impact of custom rims. They can turn an everyday ride into an eye-catcher, and a project vehicle into a show winner. Beyond personalizing the look of your ride,...

A lot of performance promises have been made since the advent of the internal combustion engine more than a century ago: miracle lubricants, gasoline additives, new-fangled carburetors, fire-injector...

Jim Wangers, the advertising and marketing man responsible for the mystique that surrounds the Pontiac GTO today, and John DeLorean,...

This oft-debated subject of choosing the right headers has been an element of bench racing for ages. Which headers make the most power? Long-tube or short-tube? Equal-length or conventional? What...

Owning and driving an old Ford can be one of the greatest pleasures in life, especially if you're an aging baby boomer who remembers a...

Plenty of folks buy a 4X4 pickup truck or SUV and never intend to take it off-road. In fact, plenty of those same folks never even think about actually using the vehicle's capabilities to their...

For sheer audacity and showmanship, nothing can compare with the wheelstanding Hurst Hemi Under Glass Cuda. Manned by Bob Riggle, this "Frantic Fish" has wowed the crowds for more than four decades...

Automotive hill climbs like Pikes Peak are almost as American as apple pie and broken campaign promises. By definition, this motorsport requires...

While Reno calls itself the biggest little city, the Hot August Nights (HAN) event held there is anything but small. Now in its 25th year, HAN is widely recognized as the largest classic car and...

In the early days, hot rods were outlaws. Nowadays, though, they have become socially acceptable, something to sip wine over on the lawns of Pebble Beach. Not that there's anything wrong with that....