The Pontiac GTO was the first true muscle car, a gas-guzzling, tire-smoking beast built when oil was cheap, the roads were open and no one gave a damn about fuel economy or emissions. Such a car is an ...

Every once in a while, however, we come across a well-thought-out example that involves proven technology, and ultimately provokes the thought, "Why didn't I think of that?" Mark McConville of ...

In 1966, Pontiac's GTO wasn't just another muscle car—it was the muscle car. Now, nearly six decades later, one bright-red hardtop in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, blends the glory of that peak year with ...

Here we go again – back to when gas was cheap, cars were pretty, and America was the biggest carmaker on Planet Piston. Not only that, but it made heaps of cool machines every year, icons of the ...

Route 66 is a symbol of our country's independence and determination. This summer, my good friend Mark McConville and I set out to enjoy that American spirit by setting the record as the first ...

Ever hear how no fast cars were built after 1970? That perception existed at one time because General Motors lowered compression on all its motors in 1971, but time has a way of changing perceptions, ...

Nineteen-seventy is often considered the high-water mark of the muscle car era, but for whom? That was the year General Motors lifted its rule that limited A-body vehicles (Chevelle, Tempest, F-85, ...

SLP Engineering slid off our radar screen about four years ago when the General lowered the boom on the Camaro and Firebird. Now SLP is back with a pair of new performance packages for GM's 400-hp, ...

Khris is a Mechanical Engineer and a classic car aficionado, who adores his Jags, Alfas, and old-school American muscle cars. He keeps tabs on everything from super exotics like an old EB 110 to the ...

Thinking outside the box. It's a common saying that carries a variety of meanings, and how literally it's taken largely depends upon the person you're speaking about. It can conjure up thoughts of an ...