By 1979, the traditional muscle car was all but gone. The W72 400 CID V8 equipped 1979 Pontiac Trans Am was as good as it got, though rated by Pontiac at 220 SAE net horsepower (320 lb-ft of torque), NHRA Continue reading
By 1979, the traditional muscle car was all but gone. The W72 400 CID V8 equipped 1979 Pontiac Trans Am was as good as it got, though rated by Pontiac at 220 SAE net horsepower (320 lb-ft of torque), NHRA Continue reading
When performance cars are mentioned in a conversation, we always hear about those fast cars that made it into production. These cars reached stardom even if it was a very brief moment and even if their total production volume was Continue reading
Last month I wrote about the 5 most significant cars of the 1970s decade. One of the reasons for the success of 3 of the cars on the list was their small size. Gasoline prices had really taken a massive Continue reading
Everyone wants to own a little bit of TV history. At least we like to thing that is the case. This is why action figures and other memorabilia from the more popular TV shows is so popular among collectors today. Continue reading
For many, the 1970s decade is one that they don’t remember or may not want to remember. It was a decade of inflation, skyrocketing gasoline prices, and the near death of the performance car. This was the decade that gave Continue reading
Today, music superstars can be seen parading around in late-model Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and many other top tier exotic sports and luxury cars. It seems to be a given that when a musician or a rock band hits it big, Continue reading
There’s something big missing in the current NASCAR racing circuit. It’s the look and feel of real stock production cars. Before the last 20 years NASCAR race cars used body panels that were actually shaped and sized like it’s production Continue reading
Most who have been driving behind the wheel of a car for a few decades, probably have at one point in their lives spent a substantial amount of time operating a manual transmission equipped car. However a large majority of Continue reading
The Chevelle SS was Chevrolet’s bread and butter muscle car during the golden era. It was a car that just about any high school graduate who found a full-time job could afford. A few hundred dollars down, and an easily Continue reading
Today, there are a whole slew of exotic performance cars that make well over 500 horsepower and can either come close to or even surpass 200 mph. This wasn’t always the case with exotic performance cars. In the last decade Continue reading