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New Dodge Challenger Hellcat delivers performance of biblical proportion

ALAN PARADISE May 18, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

Hell hath no fury like Detroit scorned. Since the late 1970s, U.S. automakers have been fighting a tailspin. When the oil embargo of 1976 sent… Continue reading

MUSCLE CAR MATH: Power to Weight to Pavement

ALAN PARADISE February 27, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

The Formula for Lower Elapsed Time The ground shakes, the eyes burn from the expended fuel, the ears ring from unfettered exhaust— what a rush… Continue reading

SHOCK AND AWESOME

ALAN PARADISE February 24, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

A Top Down Family Affair It all started with an oil spot that turned into an oil leak that soon became an oil lake. So… Continue reading

MANY HANDS

ALAN PARADISE February 08, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

A ’57 With a Give-and-Take History  Talent seems to cluster. We see this is our sports teams, in movie casts and at schools and universities.… Continue reading

MIDDLE CHILD

ALAN PARADISE February 07, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

An Old School Build Caught Between Two Icons The firstborn gets all of the attention. The last born gets all of the pampering as well… Continue reading

MASTER OF STYLE

ALAN PARADISE February 05, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

How Harley Earl Changed the World It was just another bleak late winter’s day in Detroit. The year was 1927 and a brash Californian had… Continue reading

SUSPENSION 101: A CRASH COURSE

ALAN PARADISE January 22, 2023 Tech

Get a Grip of Optimum Performance Suspension Geometry It’s the place we all start: tires, wheels, and suspension. If any single change best defines a… Continue reading

HARLEY EARL: THE MASTER OF STYLE

ALAN PARADISE January 16, 2023 All Feature Vehicles

How Harley Earl Changed the World It was just another bleak late winter’s day in Detroit. The year was 1927 and a brash Californian had… Continue reading

The Racing Adventures of Raymond Beadle

ALAN PARADISE September 29, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

The Racing Adventures of Raymond Beadle If you could put together the positive attributes of the most successful Funny Car drivers in NHRA history—the intuitive… Continue reading

1969 Camaro

ALAN PARADISE September 12, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

A Top Down Family Affair It all started with an oil spot that turned into an oil leak that soon became an oil lake. So… Continue reading

59 and ’60 Chevrolet line should be considered historic

ALAN PARADISE August 10, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

The Flight of the Omnipresent Red Phin There is something obviously special about milestone automobiles with their elements and styling cues that endear us to… Continue reading

The MASTER OF STYLE "Harley Earl"

ALAN PARADISE July 27, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

How Harley Earl Changed the World It was just another bleak late winter’s day in Detroit. The year was 1927 and a brash Californian had… Continue reading

MUSCLE CAR MATH: POWER TO WEIGHT TO PAVEMENT

ALAN PARADISE July 25, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

The Formula for Lower Elapsed Time The ground shakes, the eyes burn from the expended fuel, the ears ring from unfettered exhaust—what a rush of… Continue reading

1964 Ford Galaxie Playing in the Dirt

ALAN PARADISE July 18, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

Playing in the Dirt When the subject of off-road racing is mentioned, the conversation naturally turns to half-million dollar trophy trucks, dune buggies and fearless… Continue reading

Supercharging for the Street

ALAN PARADISE July 18, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

Forced induction using a supercharger is not a new concept. In fact, superchargers have been used on production-based cars since the ’30s. However, to performance… Continue reading

Ford Poised to Return to Le Mans

ALAN PARADISE July 15, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

Ford Poised to Return to Le Mans The name “Ford” is synonymous with racing. It’s a flame that was ignited when Henry Ford built his… Continue reading

A ’57 Bel Air With a Give and Take History

ALAN PARADISE July 14, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

Talent seems to cluster. We see this is our sports teams, in movie casts and at schools and universities. The gifted attract others with the… Continue reading

65' Mustang, 67 Camaro, or the 67 Firebird " Your Choice"

ALAN PARADISE July 07, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

How Five Years of Racing Influenced 50 Years of Passion As the automotive vernacular goes, the term “Pony Car” is fairly young. Many enthusiasts are… Continue reading

’56 Chevy An Old School Build Caught Between Two Icons

ALAN PARADISE June 29, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

The firstborn gets all of the attention. The last born gets all of the pampering as well as the benefits from the lessons parents learned… Continue reading

MUSCLE CAR MATH: SUSPENSION 100

ALAN PARADISE June 27, 2022 All Feature Vehicles

Getting a Grip on the Road It’s the place we all start, tires, wheels and suspension. If any single change best defines a performance car,… Continue reading

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