Ford hits the street, drag strips, and the high-speed ovals with a slick new ’61 FORD SHOWROOM SUPERCAR, and the most powerful single-four-barrel and tri-power big-blocks yet. By 1961, Henry Ford was coming under pressure internally as well as from dealers to pull out of the restrictive 1957 Automobile Manufacturers Association’s racing ban. Most of […]
Ford offered multiple high-performance 312-inch engines in 1957, but the ’57 FORD SUPERCHARGED FAIRLANE was the prelude to Dearborn’s Total Performance marketing. In 1957, Ford offered high-output engines in its passenger cars, as well as in the T-Bird. You could order the hottest dual-quad and supercharged 312-inch engines with three-speed manual (with or without Overdrive) […]
CAR GUY CHRONICLES’ JIM PALAM HITS THE LONG PEDAL AND RACES TO THE HIGH-OCTANE EVENTS DURING MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2025. Monterey Car Week is an unapologetic showoff. Heck, its ‘week’ lasts 10 days! Its calendar crams in over 35 official events. MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2025 attendees – and there were over 100,000 of them – […]
Arguably, 1972 was the last year of the great ones. The ’72 PONTIAC FIREBIRD, FORMULA & TRANS AM, however, still delivered head-turning style, sporty car ride & handling, plus big-block performance! Chrysler and Ford followed GM with a vengeance, not only reducing compression ratios but killing some great engines and models. This resulted in GM’s […]
SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF ZORA ’57 FUELIE & LEGENDARY CORVETTES FROM GM’S HERITAGE CENTER AND THE REVS COLLECTIONS. The TEAM ZORA USA (Michael Moss, Martyn Schorr, Ken Kayser & John Cutrone) SPIRIT OF ZORA ’57 FUELIE & LEGENDARY CORVETTES are on display in Speed-Style-Legacy: The Corvette Story exhibit at the Saratoga (NY) […]
Inspired by the Slantnose 935 – Project F-26 – the GUNTHER WERKS 1,000 HORSEPOWER PORSCHE TURBO is limited to 26 builds. Gunther Werks unveiled its first Slantnose-inspired build at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering today. Project F-26 marks the culmination of everything Gunther Werks has learned since its first build, revolutionizing Porsche’s Turbo platform to […]
Fast cars and coffee pods provide perky stimulation for INDYCAR fans at the 2025 JAVA HOUSE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY. CGC’s Jim Palam was trackside. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is about a four-hour drive North from my home in Solvang, CA, and a world away from mundane tasks that make up my average days. It’s […]
Whatever the ’62 PLYMOUTH 413 MAX WEDGE MUSCLECAR lacked in style, it more than made up for with Super/Stock performance! In 1957, the Automobile Manufacturers Association’s ban on member auto racing participation and promotion was about as effective as the United Nations! Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors signed on, but never actually stopped developing and […]
Ford continues its Win On Sunday, Sell on Monday marketing mantra, with a packed performance portfolio including an updated ’64 FORD 427 GALAXIE. In 1964, Ford carried over its winning ways with new engines, race-only cars available for purchase, a game-changing Mustang, and aggressive dealer marketing and advertising programs. “It is the full intent of […]
With apologies to the Mamas & Papas, GM’s latest – CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: CORVETTE CONCEPT – is inspired by Southern California! GM has revealed the second in a series of three Chevrolet Corvette concept design studies to debut in 2025. The California Corvette concept was developed by GM’s Advanced Design studios in Pasadena, as part of […]
