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1,300-HP Corvette Drags 1,200-HP Camaro, Thank God They're Not Racing for Pink Slips
1,300-HP Corvette Drags 1,200-HP Camaro, Thank God They're Not Racing for Pink Slips

22 Jul 2023, 07:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / These two Chevrolet dragsters are lining up for an epic 2,500-horsepower battle down the quarter mile. And it's tricky to predict who will win.

 
World's Nastiest 1964 Chevy Nova Runs the Quarter-Mile Quicker Than a Hellcat
World's Nastiest 1964 Chevy Nova Runs the Quarter-Mile Quicker Than a Hellcat

20 Jul 2023, 12:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a 400-cubic-inch V8, this 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II needs fewer than 10 seconds to complete a quarter-mile run.

 
1947 Nash Ambassador Gasser Hidden for 37 Years Flaunts Psychedelic Livery, SBC V8
1947 Nash Ambassador Gasser Hidden for 37 Years Flaunts Psychedelic Livery, SBC V8

18 Jul 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / No, this Nash is not a modern conversion for the nostalgia classes. This 1947 Ambassador was part of the iconic Gasser Wars of the 1960s.

 
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss

16 Jul 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've discovered some fantastic stories behind the people involved in drag racing, and you wouldn't believe how much time and effort goes into a 7-second pass.

 
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Used to Be a Street Sleeper, Now It's a 1/4-Mile Winning Machine
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Used to Be a Street Sleeper, Now It's a 1/4-Mile Winning Machine

15 Jul 2023, 19:08 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You will rarely see cars with engines this big. And even if you do, will they be able to run the quarter mile in under nine seconds?

 
1955 Nash Metropolitan Is an Altered Dragster Freak With a HEMI V8 Under the Hood
1955 Nash Metropolitan Is an Altered Dragster Freak With a HEMI V8 Under the Hood

3 Jul 2023, 14:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A more exotic take on the cute Nash Metropolitan, this HEMI-powered altered dragster covers the quarter-mile in less than 13 seconds.

 
248-MPH Chevy Camaro: The Less Time, the Greater the Pleasure
248-MPH Chevy Camaro: The Less Time, the Greater the Pleasure

27 Jun 2023, 13:57 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The "Predator" is a Chevrolet Camaro Dragster that could run the 1/4-mile in 6 seconds, with a trap speed of 250 mph. "The less time, the greater the pleasure."

 
1,300-HP Drag Race: It's Camaro vs Camaro Down the 1/4-Mile
1,300-HP Drag Race: It's Camaro vs Camaro Down the 1/4-Mile

13 Jun 2023, 15:52 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 600-hp Camaro is going up against a 700-hp one down the 1/4-mile. Both drivers have some impressive stories, and this race was as close as it gets.

 
Ford-Powered 1955 Chevy Tri-Five Has Sacrilege Written All Over, It's Quicker Than a Demon
Ford-Powered 1955 Chevy Tri-Five Has Sacrilege Written All Over, It's Quicker Than a Demon

7 Jun 2023, 15:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a blown big-block Ford V8, this 1955 Chevy covers the quarter-mile in as low as 8.65 seconds at more than 150 mph

 
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda RTS Hidden for 46 Years Sells for $2.2 Million
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda RTS Hidden for 46 Years Sells for $2.2 Million

21 May 2023, 16:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The third most expensive Plymouth ever auctioned, this unrestored and low-mileage 'Cuda RTS fetched more dough than a 1970 Superbird HEMI.

 
1968 Dodge Coronet Police Car Comes Out of Retirement To Drag Race With Hellcat V8
1968 Dodge Coronet Police Car Comes Out of Retirement To Drag Race With Hellcat V8

12 May 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While 1960s police cars are easy to replicate, this 1968 Dodge Coronet Pursuit is authentic beyond the Hellcat engine and the drag-spec internals

 
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Drag Car Parked for Decades Hides a HEMI Under the Hood
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Drag Car Parked for Decades Hides a HEMI Under the Hood

30 Apr 2023, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Challenger T/A was the only race car built by Dodge in 1970, but that didn't stop racers from taking the E-body to the drag strip

 
Opel Manta 'Reloaded' Render Needs a Prepped Quarter-Mile Dragstrip to Fulfill Its Dreams
Opel Manta 'Reloaded' Render Needs a Prepped Quarter-Mile Dragstrip to Fulfill Its Dreams

30 Apr 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Andreas Richter, a virtual artist formerly known as "ar. visual_" (now "richter.cgi") on social media, is behind this design, and it's pretty darn bonkers

 
1963 Ford Galaxie 427 Gives Off Thunderbolt Vibes, Sounds Vicious
1963 Ford Galaxie 427 Gives Off Thunderbolt Vibes, Sounds Vicious

30 Mar 2023, 13:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While not as successful as the Thunderbolt, the Galaxie is also a legendary racer of the early-to-mid-1960s, having competed on both NHRA and NASCAR tracks

 
1968 Ford Mustang Looks Like an Unrestored Survivor, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
1968 Ford Mustang Looks Like an Unrestored Survivor, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

30 Mar 2023, 11:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This rare 1968 Cobra Jet packs a race-spec, all-aluminum V8 that enables it to run the quarter-mile in less than 12 seconds

 
Here's the 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 Pulling Its First Public Quarter-Mile Run
Here's the 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 Pulling Its First Public Quarter-Mile Run

22 Mar 2023, 10:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Delivered by helicopter, the 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 pulled its first public quarter-mile run at the Las Vegas Speed Motorway.

 
1966 Dodge Coronet Emerges After Decades in Hiding, It's a One-Off "Mr. Norm's" Car
1966 Dodge Coronet Emerges After Decades in Hiding, It's a One-Off "Mr. Norm's" Car

20 Mar 2023, 14:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Originally fitted with a Street Wedge V8, this 1966 Dodge Coronet in Plum Crazy purple spent its early years at the drag strip.

 
1957 Chevrolet 210 Hidden for Decades Is an Amazing Survivor With a Drag Racing Past
1957 Chevrolet 210 Hidden for Decades Is an Amazing Survivor With a Drag Racing Past

17 Mar 2023, 18:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1955 to 1957, the Chevy Tri-Five is quite the common barn find nowadays. But luckily enough, not all of them were forgotten once retired

 
1957 Chevrolet 210 "Mr. Gasket" Tribute Hides a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
1957 Chevrolet 210 "Mr. Gasket" Tribute Hides a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

3 Mar 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sporting a cool livery and a 350-cubic-inch V8, this Chevy is a great way to revive a 210 Tri-Five rather than send it to the junkyard

 
1964 Rambler American Is a Nasty Wagon With Drag-Racing Skills
1964 Rambler American Is a Nasty Wagon With Drag-Racing Skills

15 Feb 2023, 17:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some people love grocery-getters so much that they turn them into quarter-mile racers. This 1964 Rambler American is one of them