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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has a Mysterious Racing Past, Hideous Square Headlamps
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has a Mysterious Racing Past, Hideous Square Headlamps

27 Aug 2021, 20:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yup, someone went through the trouble of cutting out the area around the stock, round headlamps to make room for rectangular lights. Yuck!

 
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Has Never Been Titled, Boasts Extensive Drag Racing History
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Has Never Been Titled, Boasts Extensive Drag Racing History

20 Aug 2021, 20:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1969 Camaro was the first car to run the quarter-mile in less than 13 seconds in the Showroom Stock category. And you can buy it!

 
Xtreme Bird Is the World's Meanest 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird, Runs 6s
Xtreme Bird Is the World's Meanest 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird, Runs 6s

12 Aug 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The stock Superbird was famous for being able to hit a top speed of 200 mph. This dragster exceeds that while running the quarter-mile

 
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block

5 Aug 2021, 11:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1955 Thunderbird looks like a vintage Top Fuel dragster. The kind that Don Garlits would drive on his way to new ET and trap speed records

 
World's Rarest 1970 Plymouth Superbird Sports Psychedelic Livery, Sounds Vicious
World's Rarest 1970 Plymouth Superbird Sports Psychedelic Livery, Sounds Vicious

26 Jul 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Superbird you see here is the only one that won an NHRA title. It also sports a unique purple livery with psychedelic motifs.

 
1959 Ford Anglia Gasser Looks Weird, Flaunts Candy Stripe Interior and 750-HP V8
1959 Ford Anglia Gasser Looks Weird, Flaunts Candy Stripe Interior and 750-HP V8

23 Jul 2021, 13:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Essentially an old Anglia body on a race-ready frame, this gasser roars to the tune of 750 horsepower and features a Concours-ready interior

 
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Hops Like a Bunny, Wins Drag Races Like a Champ
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Hops Like a Bunny, Wins Drag Races Like a Champ

22 Jul 2021, 11:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Whatever lurks under the hood enables the Coronet to snap off the line with tremendous force, to the point where the front wheels go up in the air.

 
Plain-Looking 1971 Ford Torino Is An 8-Second Dragster in Disguise
Plain-Looking 1971 Ford Torino Is An 8-Second Dragster in Disguise

20 Jul 2021, 14:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This plain-looking Ford Torino packs a massive big-block V8 that can deliver up to 1,300 horsepower with a shot of nitrous

 
1933 Willys Gasser Is Plum Crazy with a Hemi Twist, Costs Porsche 911 GT3 Money
1933 Willys Gasser Is Plum Crazy with a Hemi Twist, Costs Porsche 911 GT3 Money

19 Jul 2021, 20:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This purple-painted 1933 coupe is one of those Willys racers that will turn a lot of heads at the drag strip. And it can be yours for a small fortune

 
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Drag Races Fourth-Gen Sibling, The Gap Is Huge
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Drag Races Fourth-Gen Sibling, The Gap Is Huge

17 Jul 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The drag race you're about to see here brings together a couple of turbocharged Camaros, both featuring engines that you couldn't get from the factory

 
Dodge Challenger Demon "Funny Car" Rendering Is Muscle Car Madness
Dodge Challenger Demon "Funny Car" Rendering Is Muscle Car Madness

10 Jul 2021, 20:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The point is to go back to the 1970s Funny Cars that you could identify from a quick glance and be happy you have the same model

 
Rescued 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Becomes Beat-Up Gasser, Goes Dirt Racing
Rescued 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Becomes Beat-Up Gasser, Goes Dirt Racing

8 Jul 2021, 13:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sure, this Tri-Five looks all beat up and it doesn't even have an interior, but hey, that's what building rat rods is all about

 
All-Electric Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Sets New Quarter-Mile World Record
All-Electric Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Sets New Quarter-Mile World Record

3 Jul 2021, 18:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now around a half-second quicker than last year, the Mustang Cobra Jet is only a half-second off the fastest quarter-mile run for electric cars of any kind

 
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today

2 Jul 2021, 18:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Coeburn Dragstrip is the finest example of a no-prep surface outside a public road and these racers managed to bring it back to life

 
Bill Goldberg's 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 "Lawman" Has No Mufflers, Sounds Mad
Bill Goldberg's 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 "Lawman" Has No Mufflers, Sounds Mad

1 Jul 2021, 14:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1970 Mustang Boss 429 left the factory as a supercharged monster with 1,000 horsepower and it sounds downright insane

 
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Is an Unlikely Gasser, Flexes Meaty Hoosier Tires
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Is an Unlikely Gasser, Flexes Meaty Hoosier Tires

29 Jun 2021, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Converted into a full-blown gasser sometime in the 1970s, this Corvette ran quarter-mile sprints until 1984, when it was retired in a heated garage

 
1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS Is an Unrestored Vintage Dragster, Needs TLC
1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS Is an Unrestored Vintage Dragster, Needs TLC

26 Jun 2021, 13:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Malibu SS used to run quarter-mile sprints at the track back in the 1960s. After decades in storage, it's looking for a new life

 
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway

25 Jun 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Definitely not the kind of day you want to have at the drag strip, but it could have been worse—imagine losing a rear wheel at higher speed

 
Twin-Turbo Ford Mustang Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Godzilla Gets Walked
Twin-Turbo Ford Mustang Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Godzilla Gets Walked

23 Jun 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / 14 years old as of 2021, the R35 is quicker than many newer sports cars, but it's not fast enough to win straight-line races against drag-prepped muscle cars

 
Looking For a Brand-New Dodge Challenger Demon? This Dealership Has 16 of Them!
Looking For a Brand-New Dodge Challenger Demon? This Dealership Has 16 of Them!

22 Jun 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A Southern Carolina dealership has been sitting on no fewer than 16 Dodge Challenger Demons; with no miles on the odo, they cost $200,000 each