Archive for May, 2006


Quadski - High Speed Amphibian ATV

31 May 2006

Walk into any powersports dealer and you’ll see the personal watercraft in one area and ATVs over in another area. Makes sense, one for water, one for land. The folks at Gibbs Technologies had a different thought, why not build a workable amphibian? It was a natural for them because they’ve been building high performance [...]

Boyd Coddington Collector Car Auction

30 May 2006

The Barrett Jackson auctions have turned into quite the televised buying frenzy with enormous dollars chasing cars of all types. It’s not surprising that someone else with a bit of name recognition in the custom car field has decided to jump into the auction business.
Boyd Coddington will hold his first collector car auction on [...]

Pontiac Going Rear Wheel Drive?

30 May 2006

When you read the story of the Hot Rod Solstice project, you notice that GM Performance jumped right in to help with the details. It’s almost like they were looking to boost Pontiac’s image in the eyes of the hot rod community. Now, Autoweek is reporting that Pontiac is planning to go all rear wheel [...]

Pontiac Solstice LS7

30 May 2006

In the spirit of the AC Cobra, Hot Rod magazine has built an amazing piece. A brand new Pontiac Solstice was taken into the garage, the four cylinder engine removed and in its place, they bolted in an LS7, the 505hp V8 from the Z06 Corvette. Of course, they did a little work on [...]