Cars.com, the online classifieds resource for buying and selling new and used cars, announced the Dodge Challenger as the winner of its annual Shoppers’ Choice award. Finalists for the award were selected based on shoppers’ actions on the site that indicated interest in new vehicles, including searching for vehicles, sending inquiries to dealers on availability [...]
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1950′s Pontiac “Chief of The Sixes” Coin
My father-in-law dropped this little treasure into my hands yesterday evening. He had found the token while cleaning out an drawer in his father’s desk. Pontiac’s advertising department coined the phrase (pun intended) “Chief of the Sixes” in 1926, and the slogan was a stamped on the company’s Indian Head radiator / grille emblems used from 1926-1929. The slogan passed [...]
Ford Crown Victoria Tackles Hell’s Revenge Trail In Moab
Next time you’re out on a trail ride in your Jeep Wrangler, Chevy Blazer, or Ford Bronco and you bypass that tricky obstacle, that makes your toenails curl and get your shorts in a wad, just remember: it’s okay. If it wasn’t difficult a car could do it, right. Be glad this guy isn’t riding behind you… He just [...]
AEV Debuts Jeep Wrangler Pick-Up Truck Concept Brute Double Cab at SEMA
When Mopar released the JK8 Independence earlier this year all it did was fan our desire for a true Jeep Wrangler pick-up truck more inline with the Jeep Gladiator of old. Unfortunately, Jeep’s conversion kit elimiated one of the most positive features of the JK Wrangler 4-door, the second row seat. American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) 2012 Brute [...]
Mazda Preps MX5 Spyder & Turbo 2 Concepts For SEMA Show
The guys at Mazda have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on two MX5 Miata concept cars and a DISI-turbocharged MZR-powered Mazda2 concept. Mazda is sticking to the golden rule for exhibitors of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)’s annual super show in Las Vegas—the largest performance automotive gathering in the world, simply called “SEMA”—is to bring [...]
1967 SEMA Show Gallery – Take a Look Back at the First SEMA Show
A lot has changed since SEMA started life as the Speed Equipment Manufactures Association 1963. As the number of accessory parts manufacturers grew the organization changed its name to Specialty Equipment Manufactures Association to reflect this shift in the marketplace. The first SEMA Show was held in 1967 in the basement of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. They had [...]
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible Body Heads Back Into Production
Forty-five years after the last 1964-1/2-1966 Ford Mustang Convertible rolled off the Dearborn Assembly Line the legendary pony car is headed back into production. -This time a restoration accessory. It’s a classic car lover’s dream come true: Now it is possible to build a 1964½, 1965 or 1966 Mustang convertible from the wheels up using the all-new [...]
Artist Chris Dunlop’s Sharpie Camaro
Pinstriping is a dying art. The masters of the golden age of hotrodding are getting older. Their hands are aren’t quite as steady as the once were. Years of squinting has finally taken its’ toll on their eyesight. Unfortunately, far too artisans have taken their time to pass of their knowledge to the next generation. So, when we see young [...]
Hyundai Genesis Hurricane SC Storms Into 2011 SEMA Show
To showcase the extreme power of Hyundai’s most popular performance car, Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. (HATCI) teamed up with Magnuson Products, Rhys Millen Racing, Harman International and Torvec Inc. to develop and build a special edition prototype Genesis Coupe, the Genesis Hurricane SC. HATCI, Hyundai’s design, technology and engineering branch, will display the [...]
2012 Fisker Karma gets EPA Certified at 52 MPG
Fisker Automotive confirms that the 2012 Fisker Karma sedan has received emission certification and fuel economy ratings from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As the first luxury sports sedan on the market with a range-extended electric powertrain, the Karma creates an alluring class of its own. It blends supercar performance and luxury with a [...]
