’70 TIME MACHINE: REBEL WITH A CAUSE

Posted on April 27, 2026 by MartynL

Packed with a 340-horsepower, 390-cubic-inch V-8 and breathed on by Hurst, the ’70 TIME MACHINE: REBEL WITH A CAUSE was AMC’s maximum muscle. AMC’s representation in the 1970 Supercar Sweepstakes was a limited-build Rebel “Machine”. Produced by Hurst, the boxy cars were powered by an upgraded 390/340 Ram Air engines with four-speeds and 3.54 rears. The ’70 TIME MACHINE: REBEL WITH A CAUSE was introduced at the October 1969 National Hot Rod Association World Championship Drag Race, in Dallas, T...

COMPACT MUSCLE COMPARO: ‘69 CHRYSLER VS. GM.

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 by MartynL

Musclecar guru, Diego Rosenberg, shows that GM and Mopar high-performance specialty compacts are similar on paper only in COMPACT MUSCLE COMPARO: ‘69 CHRYSLER VS. GM. “There is more than one way to skin a cat.” You’ve probably heard this folksy proverb before, and it holds weight in the automotive world. During the high-performance sweepstakes of the 1960s, manufacturers developed their own approaches to go from Point A to Point B—often 1320 feet at a time. With 375 horsepower, the ...

455 HURST-OLDS: LANSING’S EXECUTIVE EXPRESS!

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by MartynL

Conceived by Hurst’s Jack “Doc” Watson as personal transportation for George Hurst, Olds turned his one-off Concept into a Supercar legend. Some of the brightest engineering minds in the industry created the only GM midsize car powered by a rules-bending 455-inch engine. In 1968, GM policy still limited the displacement of engines in midsize models to 400 cubic inches. However, corporate policymakers turned a blind eye to Oldsmobile’s rogue 455-inch Cutlass: 455 HURST-OLDS: LANSING’S EXECUTIVE E...