In a recent article about using the metric system on American cars, the 7 Litre Ford came up in the comments. It was available as a separate model for one year only, 1966, and as an option package in 1967. The numbers I found on how many were produced and still exist seem to vary a bit, but it's definitely a small number and dwindling as the years go by, so when I saw this one … [Read more...]
1962 Rambler American Hot Rod
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...]
Turning Back the Clock at HorsePowerSports
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...]