Stock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by anyone. The strict regulations dictated...
Stock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by anyone. The strict regulations dictated...
Stock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by anyone. The strict regulations dictated...
Seed Achievements celebrates success and heroism. Few events in the twentieth century have inspired as much admiration as the conquest of time on land, at sea, and in the air....
Stock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by anyone. The strict regulations dictated...
When most people think of speed parts, they rewind a few decades and think back to the Ford flatheads that were so prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. However, did...
More auto racing has taken place in Southern California than any other equal-area place in the world. Where They Raced - LAP2 provides details and descriptions of over 170 racing...
“What wins on Sunday, sells on Monday” pushed Detroit's Big Four (GM, Ford, Chrysler and AMC) to produce selected factory-built production cars with gutted trim, lightweight frames stuffed with high...
Born and raised in central California, Larry “Butch” Lealwas obsessed with cars from a very early age. What beganwith field cars turned into hard work and new Chevrolets.This took place...
Since first becoming a mass-market success in mid-1964, the Ford Mustang has made millions of passes down the quarter-mile on sanctioned drag strips. With styling flared toward the youth, aftermarket...
Blast through the evolving early years of Funny Car drag racing when door slammers morphed into flip-top rail monsters. The era features historic mounts from Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick, Al...
Chevy-Powered Drag Racing (A Photo Gallery) For more than half a century, Chevrolet has served noticed down the quarter-mile with dominating record-setting performances from nitro-fed Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny...
Meet drag racing legend and pioneer Shirley Shahan, the Drag-On Lady! As the first woman to win an NHRA national event when she was named Top Stock Eliminator at the...
While the established stock and modified brackets arelong-recognized as the heart and soul of drag racing, it wasthe wheelstanders that more often than not put butts in thebleachers. In that...
Arnie “the Farmer” Beswick was called “the consummate underdog” by Hot Rod magazine. While there was good reason, there is much more to his unbelievable career. Born a third-generation farmer...
Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not...
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more than 45 years, devoting himself to full-time racing in 1975 and relentlessly pursuing horsepower and victory from the driver’s...
As Land Speed Record historian David Tremayne states in his foreword, "Quest for Speed is a wonderful book that celebrates passion." In a remarkable first book, Barry John has celebrated...
ROFGO Collection offers an exclusive look at one of the world’s greatest collections of competition cars. During the late 1960s, the success achieved by the Gulf-JW Automotive team fired the...
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme reveals for the first time ever his incredible life and career on and off of the drag strip. Imagine spending a year with Don “The Snake”...
From the very beginning of the automobile industry, manufacturers have had to prove the mettle of their products in order to stand out from the multitude of rival companies. One...
George Hurst was a hot rodder at heart, but he was also a visionary, an innovator, a brilliant promoter, and he was particularly skilled at building alliances. Hurst developed and...
Model expert Tim Boyd, author of Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits, turned his attention to the fantastic drag racing model kits available from the late 1950s through today. Some racing...
