Auto World’s Ponty celebrates NASCAR's legendary Fireball .... There are perfect names and nicknames for race drivers, no doubt adding to their mystique and popularity. As a kid I had two early favorites, Jim “Herk” (as in Hercules) Hurtubise and Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts. Herk was famous at the Indy 500 and Fireball was a... Continue Reading →
Review: 2024 Mustang GT Premium
Forget T-birds, you'll have fun, fun, fun with this (or any) 2024 Mustang. The GT packs major V8 sounds and fury!
Diecast: Auto World 1971 Ford Torino GT
1:18 scale Torino GT oozes 1970s muscle, fastback styling ... Clint Eastwood loves his Gran Torino, both the car and the movie he made that revolved around one. But Torinos were mainstream, a lot of folks owned them in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. That’s because they were the midsize or intermediate Fords, good... Continue Reading →
Savage Racing
Running the Milwaukee Mile with the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience ... The guttural roar of a stock car engine and the resulting vibration transmitted through the seat of my racing jumpsuit as I approach Turn 1 at the Milwaukee Mile nearly makes me feel as if I’ll pass out. I feel woozy in a way... Continue Reading →
2020 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody
Hellraisin Challenger cures a lot of ills ... I’ve discovered the perfect cure for pandemic boredom. Slip into the camel brown suede and black leather interior of a muscle-bound hot rod, known to the Mopar brethren as a Dodge Challenger. But not the low-end V6-powered SXT, although I’m sure it has its party favors too.... Continue Reading →
2020 Toyota Camry TRD
TRD makes Toyota's Camry racy ... Toyota’s Camry has won three NASCAR championships and a fair number of “stock car” races to get there, but be honest, do you think of a Camry as racy? Camry mostly conjures the image of a practical family sedan. But that could change, and all because of Toyota’s 2020... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Futuramic
Olds' Futuramic coupe swooped its way toward the 1950s ... Post-WWII cars have their own charm and simplicity, yet even by 1949 General Motors was trying to get a little swoopy with their 2-doors, plus adding muscle. Plus at Oldsmobile the Rocket 88 was a name that launched the Greatest Generation into their growing family... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1925 Duesenberg Indy 500 winner
Pete DePaolo's Duesenberg is a beauty ... Last time we laid eyes on Replicarz’s 1/18 scale Indy-winning Duesenbergs they were prototypes. Now comes the real deal, and just in time for next month’s 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. Granted Duesenbergs haven’t been ripping up the Speedway recently, but they were a force in the... Continue Reading →
2017 Lexus GS F
Lexus GS F is a NASCAR wannabe in street clothes ... Unless your name is Hellcat or you sport some semblance of racing stripes and a hood scoop you’re not supposed to gurgle and pop with power if you’re simply a luxury sport sedan. Ah, but the Lexus GS is everything from a fine... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Mercedes-AMG GT3
Even as a model Mercedes-AMG GT3 is sexy ... Some cars are sexy, some are nasty, some are fast. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 racer is all of the above, a lawn dart of an automobile with a long nose and a monster rear wing. Looks like it could nail any competitor to the pavement. Autoart creates... Continue Reading →