The XNR Concept Was Asymmetric And Astounding

It's hard to know what to be more astounded by: the look of this crimson wraith or the fact that it's based on a Valiant chassis, with a Slant-6 and everything. Whatever reason you choose, Virgil Exner Sr's 1960 XNR (get it?) concept is stunning.

Read…
88A

1932 Ford "Willet Special" Has Suprise Powerplant

1932-Ford-Willet-Special.jpgInstead of going with a top ten list like everybody and his brother, the Detroit Autorama narrows things down to 8 finalists in the hunt for the prized Ridler Award. This group of fresh hot rods live in what's called "the Great 8". We've already seen the winner of this years Ridler Award, the Ferrambo, but we're going to …

Read…
18A

Ferrambo Wins 2008 Ridler Award At Detroit Autorama

After the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, we needed a little recoup time, but yesterday we were back on the beat at the 2008 Detroit Autorama. We're just going to lay the smack down right away, the winner of the 2008 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award was a car we saw last year in the building stages - a Ferrari-engined Nash…

Read…
40A
 Loading more stories…