It is truly hard to believe that the SVT division at Ford is now 20 years old. It seems like it was only yesterday when the 1993 SVT Cobra and SVT Cobra R were announced and then hitting the streets in all their road melting glory. A lot of things have changed over the past [...]
The good folks over at MOPAR are celebrating the brand name’s 75th birthday this year and are bringing the gifts to all their Chrysler friends. MOPAR announced it will unveil some new surprises at the Chicago Auto Show this year. The new Dodge Dart will be given the following offerings: Carbon fiber hood, cold air [...]
One of the God Fathers of racing equipment has passed away. Gianpiero Moretti passed away at his home in Milan at the age of 71 after apparently being ill for sometime. He is best known to the car enthusiast world for his racing equipment company MOMO. Moretti started his racing equipment business, best known for [...]
We got our first glimpse of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato last year at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and simply put, it looked amazing! Red, elegant, mean, forceful… everything an Aston Martin should look like. Now we will see the final production design when it shows up in Kuwait this month. The reveal is [...]
We have a new feature coming to Muscle car blog! We are starting a new segment called Readers’ Rides in which we will showcase one of our readers’ vehicles each month. We want to see what it is that makes you tick in the automotive world. How have you improved your ride? What activities do [...]
He builds super cars. He creates legends of the road and makes people dream of owning one of his creations. You would think with that intro we would be talking about Carroll Shelby… but no, these are the creations of Jerod Shelby of Shelby SuperCars. However, it has just become a little easier to tell [...]
We were informed that the Viper would be coming back to us in 2013. Since the announcement of its rebirth there has been rumors and speculations galore as to what the new Viper would look like, have under the hood and how it would handle. Well, just a little while ago this picture was released [...]
Racing legend AJ Foyt was hospitalized this week after suffering complications from knee surgery. Reports indicate that Foyt is suffering from an infection during the recovery period shortly following the surgery. Foyt is expected to make a complete recovery. Foyt was slated to server as the Grand Marshal for the Rolex 24 at Daytona and [...]
It is one of the most beloved movies of all time. A true masterpiece of teenage angst that literally everyone who has ever seen it can relate to in one form or another. The movie I’m referring to is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and unless you have been under a rock, or cornered by a [...]
An anniversary celebration is always a good thing. Throw the name Carroll Shelby into the mix and a good thing can quickly become a great thing! Well, the Grand Master of the Mustang is celebrating his 50th anniversary of making things go very fast by making some new things go very very fast. Shelby American [...]
We are car lovers. We are gear heads. We are a myriad of other names used to associate us with things that go fast, make noise and well…. go fast. However, there comes a time when someone has to step in and simply stop the madness because it has gone too far. This my friends, [...]
Ahhh those folks at Barrett-Jackson have done it again! Continuing their fantastic tradition of raising money for charity, Barrett-Jackson delivered again with the auction of the one-off 2013 Shelby GT500 prototype Ford used in testing and development. This Mustang was put through the paces by the SVT team and Carroll Shelby in numerous locations including [...]
