Stunning all-aluminum sports coupe raises the bar and challenges the status quo.
“Creating a sports coupe is the purest of design tasks and also the most challenging; get it right and aesthetically the result will be as dynamic as the car should be rewarding to drive. In the F-TYPE Coupe, I believe we’ve got it right,” said Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar.
“The dramatic debut of the 550 horsepower F-TYPE R Coupe in Los Angeles today – possibly the most dynamic reveal of a car eve...
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GARAGE CUSTOMIZATION: FORM & FUNCTION!
Levi Mackintosh blogs about turning an ordinary garage into a
luxury storage and workspace.
There is an indescribable feeling when you make a connection with a vehicle. Whether it’s on the road with your windows down on a winding drive, or in your garage with a bottle of wax and rag in hand. To a car enthusiast, the cliché phrase “Pride and Joy” really doesn’t suffice.
For those who spend countless hours on a restoration project, or even those who purchase new, knowing you have...
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CALLAWAY CHEVY SS: FOUR-DOOR CAMARO!
Callaway transforms the ’14 Chevy SS into a car truly worthy of
Super Sport badging.
Best known for its ultimate performance Corvettes, Callaway Cars is now producing four-door sedans that think they are super-high-performance sports cars. With a supercharged-intercooled 6.2-liter V8, six-speed automatic transmission, sophisticated electronics and traction control, Brembo brakes, sport-tuned suspension and 50/50 weight distribution, the 570 horsepower Callaway SS will be able to blow t...
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IndyCar: WHERE HAVE ALL THE HEROS GONE?
‘The trouble with IndyCar is not that there's no one available to take Dario Franchitti's place. It’s that no one cares who takes Dario Franchitti's place,’ blogs Stephen Cox. ‘The series is fast running out of heroes and reinforcements aren't arriving quickly enough. This is bad business.’
Let's look at a few successful business models.
When high school basketball star Damon Bailey began playing for Indiana University in 1990, be brought legions of fans with him. Everyone in the state kn...
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’29 FORD ‘DICK FLINT’ ROADSTER: ICONIC ROD!
The May 1952 HOT ROD Magazine cover car and Class winner at the Pebble Beach Concours and Grand National Roadster Show, to cross the block at the
RM Art of the Automobile Auction next week.
Dick Flint’s hot rod was “Hot Rod of the Month” in the May 1952 issue of HOT ROD shot by Felix Zelenka and illustrated with a Rex Burnett cutaway drawing. The car’s contours were perfect, and its hand-formed aluminum pan functional belly pan created by Valley Custom’s Neil Emory and Clay Jensen an...
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’64 CORVETTE PROTOTYPE: CERV II!
Zora Arkus-Duntov’s legendary torque-vectoring AWD Corvette test mule to cross the block at RM’s Art of the Automobile Auction next week.
The 1950s were a Golden Age for American car companies, but this was not by chance; it was because of designers and brilliant engineers like Zora Arkus-Duntov. Indeed, few innovators can take credit for redirecting the entire focus of an industry. He is rightfully regarded as the “Father of the Corvette,” taking the staid powerplant of its inaugural year a...
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’68 CHEVY NOVA: 468-INCH BIG-BLOCK!
Holly Clark has been drag racing since she was eight; twelve years later has won six annual Championships in a row!
Holly Clark, a British Columbia (Canada) native, races a ’68 Chevy Nova powered by a bored and stroked 468-inch Big-Block. In years past she has competed and won in Junior Dragster and High School Pro categories. She’s currently starting her 10th season and her Nova is nailing quarter-mile trap speeds of 114 mph. Her “home” tracks are in the Pacific Northwest: Mission, Ashcro...
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MUSTANG GT500: NEED FOR SPEED!
Need For Speed Mustang to pace the Ford EcoBoost Championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
At the November 17 running of the Ford EcoBoost 400 cars will be led by a one-of-a-kind Mustang that is a featured star in Need for Speed, the upcoming movie and Electronic Arts video game. The 900-horsepower supercharged Mustang rides on 22-inch wheels and sports aerodynamic styling upgrades. Designers worked on reducing aerodynamic drag by using low-profile mirrors, extended rocker panels, and...
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JAGUAR F-TYPE: Coupé de jour!
Jaguar turns its stunning F-TYPE into a spectacular sports coupe for all seasons!
Jaguar’s F-TYPE Coupé – the most dynamically capable, performance-focused, production Jaguar ever – will make its global debut on November 19, the eve of the Los Angeles auto show. The all-aluminum F-TYPE Coupé will deliver in production form the uncompromised design vision of the acclaimed C-X16 Concept. It will complement the award-winning F-TYPE Convertible, the 2013 World Car Design of the Year.
Ian Callum...
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‘14 CAMARO COPO: BOWTIE BASHER!
Limited-run Camaro can be ordered with choice of 327 to 427 cubic inch engines, targeting a variety of NHRA classes.
Chevrolet Performance’s COPO Camaro program returns for the third year with another limitedrun of factory-produced racecars and a pair of new racing engine choices. To purchase one of the exclusive models, potential customers must sign up for the COPO Camaro mailing list at chevroletperformance.com. Like in the two previous years, only 69 racecars will be built for NHRA Stock ...
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