The muscle car era of the 1960s and 1970s is renowned for its iconic V8 engines, but many underrated powerplants played crucial roles in shaping automotive performance. From torque-rich designs to ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Stan Wiggins, Houston, TX:I have a question regarding camshafts. What is retarding and what is advancing the camshaft? I mean, if I drill the cam sprocket and install a bushing, which way do I ...

If you've ever been around muscle cars, you might have noticed large blowers sticking out of the hoods of some of them. What ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, American carmakers devised several clever marketing strategies to promote their high-performance vehicles. Among those were cool names that gave the potent V8s at the heart ...

The 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 and 1964 Pontiac GTO are generally regarded as the first American muscle cars. The era they spawned saw many other carmakers strap powerful V8 engines onto a lightweight ...

Name the first three things that come to mind when you hear ‘year 1964.’ Pony Car, Muscle Car, Muscle Engine – so where’s the Oldsmobile 4-4-2? It’s hidden in the folds of history, overshadowed by the ...

The most impressive muscle cars of the ’60s & ’70s The 1960s and ‘70s were the golden era for muscle cars, an iconic breed of ...

With the one of the nation's largest gatherings of rare Chevys at the 7th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, naturally, we wanted to look under the hoods. This show always brings out the unique ...