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How America Fell In Love With V8 Engines
Here's why the V8 remains such a staple of not just American car culture but American life in general, and why gearheads have loved it for over a century.
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The Liberty V12 Aircraft Engine Was Designed In A Hotel Room And Forged Lincoln
Powering the legendary "Liberty Planes," this turbo-supercharged aircraft V12 sparked the founding of Lincoln and helped the Allied forces win World War I.
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Before Hemi And Viper-Powered Rams, These Two Pickups Were Modern Muscle Truck Pioneers
Do you know which pickups paved the way for today's muscle trucks? The story goes back to the early '90s, when two specific models kicked off a revolution.
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The Soviet ZIL-4104 Boasted A Hand-Built 7.7-Liter V8 Engine For Communist Elites
When communist Soviet leaders needed a luxury car, they turned to American designs, reverse-engineering U.S.-made sedans to create their own elite limousines.
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The History Behind The Most Bizarre Single-Wheeled Vehicle Ever Conceived
This fully functional monowheel could reach 30 mph and was deemed more efficient than cars, but several disastrous flaws made it a rolling death cage.
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How A Pontiac Muscle Car That Didn't Get Made Became Performance Car Of The Year
Pontiac canceled its ill-fated flagship muscle car at the last minute, after one car magazine had already declared it Performance Car of the Year.
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The First Turbocharged Engine To Ever Race At Indy Was A Semi-Truck Engine
What's the strangest car to ever qualify for the Indy 500? With its truck roots and unique engineering, the #28 Cummins Diesel Special is a strong contender.
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This Super Rare License Plate Is Worth More Than The Average New Car
Only four of these American license plates are believed to exist, each of them likely worth more than the average $49,191 Americans pay for a new car today.
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What Games Do You Play On Road Trips?
Someone, please, reassure us that the internet hasn't killed all the old road trip games.
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This Was The First Real Gas Station In The Nation
Gas stations have come a long way. The first one ever built used a hilariously simple and crude method to fill cars with gas, and it's a total nostalgia trip.
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Should The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Be Considered A Muscle Car?
Is the 1957 Chevy Bel Air a true muscle car or just a really fast family ride? We're letting you decide, but first, here are both sides of the argument.
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9 Brilliantly Quirky Car Communities Worth Knowing About
Cars have long been central to American culture. The same is true in many other parts of the world, where entire subcultures revolve around customized vehicles.
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The Biggest Difference Between The 426 Hemi And 440 Six Pack Is Daily Livability
Choosing between a Hemi and a 440 Six Pack was the ultimate Mopar dilemma. While the Hemi ruled the track, the Six Pack provided more streetable performance.
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'World-Class' At The Petersen Museum Condenses 100 Years Of Mercedes-Benz Into A Greatest Hits Exhibit Featuring Cars You've Definitely Never Seen Before
Even for the most discerning Mercedes fan, there will be at least a couple cars in this 42-vehicle exhibit that surprise and delight.
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This Chevy Muscle Car Lost Its Owner A Million Dollars
A Chevrolet muscle car was sold for over $1.2 million at auction. But a combination of factors forced its owner to sell the car for a massive loss.
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Why Automakers Turned Real Continental Kit Spare Tires Into An Unsatisfying Hump
The Lincoln Continental's spare tire looked elegant sitting at the back of the car. So classy that echoes of it stayed on the Continental long after their time.
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A 1931 Cummins Diesel Finished The Indy 500 On Just $1.40 Of Furnace Oil
Cummins' Duesenberg diesel race car made history at the 1931 Indy 500, completing the 500-mile race without refueling and using just $1.40 worth of furnace oil.
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This 7-Series Flagship From The '80s Was The Second Turbo Road Car BMW Ever Produced
BMW's second turbocharged road car was a luxury flagship that broke all the rules, with the German automaker using creative engineering to outclass rivals.
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Porsche Engines That Aren't Flat-Sixes
Porsche's flat-six design might be the most popular from the brand. But it's used a number of other designs in the past, as well as in the present.
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Why Doesn't Ford Make Ghia-Badged Cars Anymore?
In the past, Ford's Ghia-badged cars were top-of-the-line. But there's a simple reason as to why the brand abandoned this name by the early 2000s.
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Why Harley-Davidson Used Four Camshafts For Pushrod V-Twins
Pushrod V-Twins had a very unique design that involved the use of four camshafts connected by meshed gears. The reason for this was more than experimentation.
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Learn To Drive Like It's The 1970s With This Aetna Drivotrainer Simulator
Can you actually use it to learn how to drive? Without the accompanying screen and instructor, probably not.
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Porsche Developed A Sedan For Studebaker, And It Even Involved John Z. DeLorean
Porsche didn't always just make Porsches. It was founded as an engineering firm, and it created cars for other brands. Studebaker almost was one of them.
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Why Consumer Reports Called The Acura SLX 'Not Acceptable'
The Acura SLX faced some difficulties in the mid-'90s. Consumer Reports blasted models of that era for the risks it posed to owners' safety.
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Yes, There's A Difference Between Austin-Healey Bugeye And Frogeye Sprites
The entry-level British sports cars may appear identical to the casual observer, but there's a key difference between Austin-Healey's Bugeye and Frogeye Sprite.
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