In 1968, Chrysler contracted the Hurst Corporation (of aftermarket shift levers and Jaws of Life fame, among other things) to produce a limited run (roughly 130 cars total) of heavily modified Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge...
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The first muscle car era is looked upon fondly by both gearheads who lived through it and those of us who came along after it. Consequently, Detroit has spent much of the last decade catering...
Now that the former Mercedes-Benz CL-Class has reverted back to the S-Class Coupe designation, all is right in the House Gottlieb and Karl built. Well, except for the fact that the CL range was headed...
The idea of mixing vehicle components from different vehicle manufacturers is as old as hot rodding itself. Quite a few car buffs object to this practice (and we are certainly more likely to be fond...
An overwhelming majority of sources assert that the Adam of the American muscle car species is the 1964 Pontiac GTO. It was certainly the first muscle car to be marketed toward leadfooted baby boomers, but...
In January of this year, Shelby American brought their tuned-up 2011 Mustang GT350 to the Barret Jackson auction in Scottsdale to help celebrate the 45th anniversary of the original Mustang GT350. This was the first rolling...
Germany’s Geiger Cars is a US auto importer that has been tinkering with American muscle cars and trucks for almost 30 years. Their tuning chops are well established and Geiger has modified everything from Hummers...
Launching a new car or truck is an absolutely monumental undertaking, more monumental than average person can comprehend. From the market researching to the designing, engineering, testing, government certification, and marketing, there’s a lot of...
Last March we were fawning over an even-more-hardcore Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series put together by the relatively unheard of outfit Domanig Autodesign. That red rocket was fortified with 800 horsepower, which gave it extra...
Throughout the first half of the previous century, pocket-sized toy cars were few and far between. That changed in 1953 when the British manufacturing firm Lesney Products introduced its first Matchbox vehicles. The idea came...