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Open Letter to Ford – Use Cubic Inches for Cobras and Shelby Mustangs

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Dear Ford Motor Company, You're rightfully proud of the new engine for the Shelby GT350 Mustang. With 526 horsepower, a new flat plane crankshaft and a redline of 8250 rpm, it's a performance monster, but you seem to be a little confused about who you're appealing to. In recent years you've reintroduced all of the most famous muscle car era names, Shelby, Cobra, GT500, GT350, … [Read more...]

Rock & Roll Rides Helps You Make Money From Your Classic Car

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You put all of that time and money into your classic car and it makes you happy, but does it make you money? Well, now maybe it can! Rock and Roll Rides is promoting itself as an UBER for classic cars. They're building an app letting users rent a classic car, either as a rider or a driver, though I'm not sure how many owners would be willing to turn over the wheel to an unknown … [Read more...]

1962 Rambler American Hot Rod

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Back in the early 60s, no one was hot rodding Rambler Americans. It just wasn't done, or rarely at best, but with the benefit of many years gone by and a new appreciation for almost any car from the era, we see creations like this. This 1962 Rambler American convertible is powered by a 350 Chevy with Edelbrock aluminum heads, a 750 Dominator carb and an HEI … [Read more...]

Google Cars Are to Driving Like Soylent is to Cooking

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You may be aware of a meal replacement called Soylent. It's the brainchild of Rob Rhinehart, an engineer who hated grocery shopping, meal preparation and cleanup so he invented an all in one drink. Drink it when hungry and you're done. I tried it for a few days, and as long as you don't mind drinking something that tastes, quite literally, like cardboard, it is quite adequate, … [Read more...]

Turning Back the Clock at HorsePowerSports

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Take a look in the mirror, see any gray? Yeah, me too. Think back to your first car, was the radio AM? Did it run on leaded gas? Did it have a distributor with points, and a carburetor? No airbag, either, right? If you answered yes to all of those questions then you'll like what we're doing here, we're turning the analog clock back to a simpler time, a time when you could pop … [Read more...]