Sitting in Ford’s 2011 SEMA booth, might be one of the most important Ford of all times, but that won’t stop most SEMA Show attendees from walking right by it. Sitting on a container high above the show floor, is the red #1 1967 Ford GT40 Mark IV, but with all the glitz and booth […]
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Get ready – the wait is almost over for America’s iconic predator. The all-new 2013 SRT Viper is ready to shed its skin and sink its fangs into the supercar world! Check out www.motorcitymusclecars.com at 11:55 a.m. EDT on April 4, 2012 for the official unveiling live from the New York International Show. In February […]
Famed Ferrari Designer Sergio Scaglietti died at his home Novemer 20, 2011 at the age of 91. Scaglietti and his coachworks, Carrozzeria Scaglietti, are credited with designing some of the most stunning “prancing ponies” of all time, including the 250 Testa Rossa, 250 California Spider, and 250 GTO. Scaglietti’s company opened in 1951 and […]
Christopher “Doc” Ingrassia chopped a 1966 Ford Mustang coupe in half and stretched the body to build this one off Mustang Limousine. Doc who hails from East Dundee, Illinois (just outside of Chicago) has been building and restoring classic Mustangs since 1980 and owns MustangRestoration.Net. No word on what caused the Ingrassia family to embark down the journey of […]
eBay Motors has announced the winners of the 2011 People’s Picks survey—the annual poll inviting enthusiasts to weigh in on all things automotive, including best camshaft, favorite ignition and favorite muscle car—even the best movie car of all time. More than 3.4 million votes were cast in this year’s competition, 10 times the 2010 […]
Automobiles and music have been intertwined since the first Motorola model 5T71 radio was installed in car in the spring of 1930, but before their was a radio in dash automobile purist regarded the engine as its own symphony. The films makers at format67.net wanted to know what would happen when they blended the […]
We were ready to pan the 2012 Jeep JC-12 concept as a just a reprisal of the Nukizer M715 concept, but the more I see of the JC-12 the more I like it. The Jeep J-12 concept is essentially an extended version of Mopar’s recently introduced JK-8 pickup conversion kit for the Jeep Wrangler.The […]
You already know that the Jeep Traildozer concept started life as a Dozer Yellow 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. What you may not know is that the 37″ Mickey Thompson tires Dana 44 axles equipped with 4:10 gears and electronic locking differentials serve one purpose. Getting power to the ground from the bolt-in 470 horsepower 6.4-liter HEMI […]
To prepare the Jeep Wrangler Traildozer for Moab’s toughest trails, Jeep Design worked closely with the American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) engineering team to bring it to life. Starting with a new Dozer Yellow 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, the team added a bolt-in 470 horsepower 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 engine mated to a Getrag 238 six-speed manual […]
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is well known for its benchmark off-road capability, courtesy of its Quadra-Lift™ air suspension, Selec-Terrain™ traction control system, Off-Road Adventure packages, tow/recovery hooks tested to twice the vehicle’s Gross Vehicle Weight, and class-leading 4×4 systems – including Jeep’s Quadra-Drive® II system that includes a rear Electronic Limited-slip Differential (ELSD), delivering industry-leading […]