Carrollton Car Show 2013: Part One

Small town car shows are a bit different then the ones you see in the cities. First off small town car shows are usually for a cause and in the case of Carrollton, Illinois it’s to help keep the public pool going. It’s a noble cause giving youngsters a place to safely beat the heat …

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Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird

Everyone has that one car that they dream about, lust over, and stop everything they are doing when they see one. That is the Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird for me. It’s just it. I dream of owning one, although I know that it’s highly unlikely with prime examples fetching well north of six figures and clones …

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The meanest Anglia you will ever see.

The meanest Ford Anglia you will ever see. You don’t think about Anglias as drag racers typically. The quaint little cars have great classic lines and typically come equiped 933cc I4. This Anglia which is an E494A was originally produced from 1948 to 1953. The Anglia we are taking a look at today is far …

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1965 Plymouth Barracuda

The Plymouth Cuda is a true muscle car legend. One of the all time greats and the king of the streets in it’s hay day. The Cuda had much more humble beginnings as the Plymouth Valiant which would eventually become the Barracuda. This is where our amazingly well restored 1965 Barracuda comes in. The muscle …

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Jul 08

Callaway Corvette Stingray to have 627hp. The folks at SRT are unimpressed

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When you hear Callaway you think power. Like Sledgehammer power. Of course we all knew it would be a matter of time before the Callaway gang hopped up the new Corvette Stingray. At 450hp from the factory the Stingray is no slouch. Callaway have managed to squeeze out almost 200 more hp. Almost. That brings the Callaway Corvette Stingray to 627hp. Two weeks ago we would have been impressed, but the guys over at SRT are pumping out 707 from the factory. I just thought I should point that out.
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Callaway has always been the expensive way to get more power from your Vette. Still for those of you that just want to have the legendary name plate on your car here’s your chance.

More pics, a fancy dynomometer print out and the details after the jump.
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Jul 04

The five most American cars

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I read an interesting article the other day about which cars are the most American. Turns out it’s a Toyota. Go figure. However I’d like to think of the question a bit differently. What makes an American car, American? It’s not the amount of parts made here, where it’s assembled, or any of that unimportant stuff. An American car should have three things. A big engine, big horsepower, and it should be big. So setting any logic aside here is the five most American cars.

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The Ford truck. Pick one anyone. Now ok it’s not a car, but really is there anything more American than a pick up truck? Yes there is and we’ll get to that later. In the mean time we could actually name America “pick up truck land” and it would be more fitting then the land of the free. The older the better. Why not a Chevy you ask? While super cool Ford is the number one selling truck here in ‘Murica.
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Jul 03

Music to your ears: Ferrari 312PB

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The fellows over at Petrolicious are kind of my automotive journalistic heroes. They get to do amazing things. Like record one of the coolest racers ever. The Ferrari 312PB. In the days when Ferrari still went prototype racing Ferrari was producing some amazing noise makers. The 312PB maybe the most amazing of them all.
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For long time readers of IG it’s no secret that sound is as much important to me as speed. Speed can be used on rare occasions, sound on the other hand, well with the right car you can give the neighbors an internal combustion symphony any time of day.

The 312PB was of course made for racing and it’s V12 sings a sweet song. Hit the jump for the full video.
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Jul 01

Hellcat Dodge Challenger cranks it all the way up to 11 with 707hp

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Ralph Giles and the crew have gone off the rails over at SRT with today’s announcement that the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will produce 707hp. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s a lot. I read the headline of the press release followed by a few swear words I won’t repeat here. I thought the mid 600hp range is where the Hellcat would ultimately end up but I was off. By a VW Beetle. 707hp is amazing. Of course no one needs 707hp but that’s not the point. Not to mention you know you want it.
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Did I mention the car will also have 650lb-ft of torque to go with that heaping helping of horsepower. Not long ago I heard two industry insider types talking about the horsepower wars being over. Well they may just be because 707hp is going to be tough to top.

video, info, and more pics after the jump.

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Jun 29

Nissan Concept 2020 Gran Turismo

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The legendary racing game Gran Turismo revolutionized video game racing when it was released. Inspiring dozens of other racing series, GT Academy, and it’s own super car concept the games reach is far and wide. The idea behind the Nissan Concept 2020 Gran Turismo is to create the perfect super car. With the brilliant minds behind the Gran Turismo series and Nissan’s real world experience the Concept 202 was born.
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After the jump we have a bunch more pictures and a video.
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