12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (578+ words) The legendary 454 engine officially debuted in 1970 as the ultimate evolution of the Chevrolet Mark IV big-block architecture. Arriving right at the pinnacle of the muscle car era, this massive 7.4-liter internal combustion containment units immediately claimed the absolute status of…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (389+ words) The history of the American auto industry is filled with illustrious nameplates and vehicle platforms, with many of them having an impact and recognition that go far beyond auto enthusiast circles. One of these is Ford's legendary Panther platform. Even…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (350+ words) The engine and transmission from an Elan are wrapped in a practical package for 1960s-style sport-wagon excellence. Not this feisty little wagon. Clean as a whistle and tidy in two-tone blue paint, it looks ready to go turn any backroad…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (504+ words) "I bought this car in 2015," says David, the owner of a perfectly executed tribute General Lee, recalling the moment he accomplished his lifelong childhood dream of owning the famous bright orange cruiser. Kevin Chauhan, the host over at the Classic…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (938+ words) John Lloyd is a staff writer at Backfire News, where he writes about the messier, more entertaining side of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever weird automotive thing happened to blow up online that week. He's drawn…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (555+ words) “I think this car is a great candidate for electric conversion because of all the space below the bed floor,” the seller explains. The reason why there’s so much space is that this vehicle was born as a Bel Air…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (366+ words) Your daily dose of steel, rubber and soul Just 61,449 original miles Built Ford Tough. The long-running tagline was launched by advertising agency J. Walter Thompson in 1979, and it endured for years in commercials for Ford trucks. One of the rugged pickups…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (760+ words) Paul Newman had just picked up a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Nobody's Fool when, at 70 years old, he climbed into a Ford Mustang Cobra built around a steel tube-frame chassis that had almost nothing in common with anything sold…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (172+ words) The Quad-City Times Javascript is required to use this website. Darrell Slabaugh shows pictures of what his 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible looked like before he restored it at the Maple City Cruisers Car Show in downtown Geneseo on Saturday, Sept....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) The Mopar was among the last vehicles to join the muscle car wars. High insurance rates, the oil crisis, and new emissions regulations forced these vehicles out of showrooms by 1974. For Chryslers, however, it was game over after the 1971 model…...