This 11-second muscle car dominated drag strips in the early 1960s, and would remain Ford's fastest muscle car of the era. No, it wasn't a Mustang.

To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...

1965 Chevy Corvette Sting Rays came with a 250-horsepower 327 Small Block and a three-speed manual gearbox as standard equipment, in addition to a power radio antenna and vinyl interior. Convertibles ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The age of muscle cars built up momentum for six years before erupting at the debut of the 1970s, and there was one particular motor that can righteously be called the epitome of that piston cataclysm ...

All new for the 1963 model year, the Chevy Corvette Sting Ray was one of the first projects Bill Mitchell tackled when he replaced Harley Earl as GM’s Styling Section VP. Based on the 1959 Stingray ...

There's an old saying we remember that goes something like, "Horsepower sells cars, but torque wins races." Everyone brags about their humongous horsepower numbers, but when it comes to getting ...

In lockstep with the beating drum of “more power” is one of the top aftermarket automatic transmission rebuilders in the industry—Gearstar Performance Transmissions of Akron, Ohio. As breakthroughs in ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...