Yup, there goes the neighborhood by-the-sea. The guys that organize Billetproof and the band of hooligans that have been fouling up the nation's road courses via the 24 Hours of LeMons have joined forces. They're now they're out to destroy, or at least tarnish, Monterey Weekend. For the three or four of you that don't know, Monterey Weekend combines the pre-war … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Buck a Lap Fast Track
Dateline 1971. Malcom Bricklin had just left Subaru. The question was what to do with a heap of leftover Subaru 360s, unwanted in part thanks to a Consumer Reports article that blurbed the diminutive runabout as the most unsafe car in America. If you were Malcolm Bricklin, you got on the horn with Bruce Meyers of Meyers Manx dune buggy fame and had him fab up some racy-looking … [Read more...]
Shrunken Fury
From the Clunkbucket northern California car shortening division comes this shrunken 1964 Plymouth Fury. This former b-body belongs to one Alan Rutter of Al's Rapid Transit, and packs roughly 450 horsepower of big block Mopar for motivation. Alan picked the car up as a project, and got busy cutting and welding everything back together eight inches less long. The 440 engine sits … [Read more...]
BOSS PINTO
From the twice as good department comes not one, but two Ford Pintos. The '72 Pinto with the American Racing Libre wheels belongs to Mike Streets, and is an award winning genuine BOSS PINTO - Hot Pants edition. Really. The chin spoiler, body cladding, rear spoiler, and stripe package all add up to factory-original '70s awesome. Mike infused some of his own Pinto road racing … [Read more...]
Jet Electrica Mopar Conversion
Proving false that lightning doesn't strike twice is this sporting example of what happened the last time Detroit got slightly discombobulated, and we sought alternative propulsion as a pan-galactic solution to our futuristic driving visions. This 1980 Dodge Omni 024-Plymouth Horizon TC3 stands as the only electric car ever sighted on many trips to the boneyard. Research … [Read more...]