[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBICDja6Sg&list=UUXlfi8sf6cKGQ8sOd0-yRuw[/youtube] By now you should be quite familiar with the Hoonicorn RTR, a.k.a. the insane-in-the-membrane 1965 Ford Mustang built by Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s shop for Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos. If not, you should probably read...
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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/113158655[/vimeo] Most of you are familiar with the long-serving muscle car and hot rod adage, “There’s no replacement for displacement,” correct? Well, 103 years ago, Fiat engineers took that advice to an extreme that hasn’t...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MsAN0ETLss&index=12&list=LLCpNw5Fe-9YYS4duyxmzh0A[/youtube] Impossible though it may seem, it’s already Thanksgiving Day again here in the U.S. And in between munching on appetizers before the big turkey dinner and fielding questions from elderly relatives concerning such lightweight...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs&list=UUXlfi8sf6cKGQ8sOd0-yRuw[/youtube] A couple weeks ago, Ken Block debuted his latest Gymkhana video co-star – a very-radical 845 horsepower, AWD 1965 Ford Mustang – at the SEMA Show. And today, the first video in the series...
As much as we enjoy Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos, it’s hard to deny that they’ve gotten a little stale of late. Fact is, there are only so many ways you can make sliding and jumping...
Although a great many “experts” advise against going into business with one’s siblings, there have been many occasions of brothers and sisters collaborating where the venture didn’t end in financial ruin and prolonged awkward silence...
After a pair of high profile economy car kerfuffles (namely the Corvair and the Vega) in the space of a decade, Chevrolet circa Autumn 1975 was hoping against hope that its latest stab at an...
The original Volkswagen Golf R32 was the ultimate evolution of Wolfsburg’s fourth-gen breadwinner, with a snarling 3.2L VR6 sending the better part of 240 horsepower to all four wheels. This limited edition hot hatch is...
As the last decade of the 20th century dawned, Honda gave sports car fans a lot to smile about. It was at that time that the company introduced a nimble, mid-engine, two-seat turn-conqueror powered by...
The James Bond movie franchise has had the market on bitchin’ fictional secret agent cars cornered for decades, but when it comes to time to rank 007’s rides, the Q-customized Aston Martin DB5 that debuted...