EPA emissions mandates killed the muscle cars of the 1970s. But those smog rules didn’t say anything about trucks. That was a loophole Dodge couldn’t ignore. They jumped on the opportunity to make a muscle truck, jamming a 360-ci police-spec mill into a short-bed D150 in 1978. With that, the Li’l Red Express was born. ...
Original Minis are a lot of fun to flog, even in stock configuration. So this bright red 1967 Austin Mini, with all its aftermarket performance enhancements, should be a total blast to drive. According to the seller, a past owner built the car so his wife could join in on track day fun. Turns out ...
This Dodge looks like your typical mid-1960s 440, but it’s packing something very special under the hood – a Max Wedge 426-ci V8. That makes this pedestrian-looking Mopar good for mid-12 second quarter-mile passes, if not faster. And that’s assuming the engine is still stock. Developed for Super Stock drag racing in the 1960s, the ...
This may look like your secretary’s commuter car, but it isn’t your typical white 5.0 Mustang. It’s one of 232 Cobra R SCCA racers. Radio delete, no a/c, and no back seat make this less-than-friendly for the daily grind, but that was never this car’s purpose. It’s a factory race car in a Mustang wrapper, ...
This bright yellow 1973 Mazda RX-2 has a great look on polished Weld wheels, and that burbling turbo rotary engine will turn heads as you cruise past all the Mustangs, Camaros, Beetles, and Triumphs at this season’s local car shows. I would, however, remove that carbon fiber wrap on the hood – but that should ...