hot rods, muscle cars, customs...

[AnthonyD1993]

Chrysler missed out on a perfect opportunity to put in a supercharged 426 Hemi with that Roadkill special Hellcat.

 

[Slash]

Chrysler missed out on a perfect opportunity to put in a supercharged 426 Hemi with that Roadkill special Hellcat.

Completely agree.

 

[Cowboy]

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I saw these guys race on Wednesday night.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

IIRC, Diversified Creations wound up doing the work on both General Mayhem and the GMG Dart. Roadkill put up the results yesterday and Speed Society had put up video of the race.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I just heard that they did Roadkill's car, but I really don't know. It was awesome to see in person though. Gas Monkey's car sounded way better.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Slash]

My hometown 1/8th mile strip and oval. Theres a 1/4 mile around too but I frequent this one more.

http://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/racetrack-57-gunnville-rd-history-lancaster-dragway-needs-saved/

 

[Slash]

 

[CyborgGT]

I put up shots of a compete-ish Model A with a Honda F20C swap not too long ago. Found a better shot:

 

[Slash]

 

[TexRex]

Some more Harry Bentley Bradley artwork--all part of the same proposal for a custom to be referred to as Tribute.

Note Porsche iconography in the final image--it's my understanding that an early 911 engine was specified (in the same orientation as the original car but positioned ahead of the firewall and driving the front wheels) with a slushbox of unknown origin. It's a shame nothing came of it, I'd have loved to see those rear trailing arms fleshed out.

 

[Cale]

 

[High-Test]

My apologies for the bad cell phone pics. Go to legendary Pittsburg Fried Chicken joint, see this. What do?

 

[Heldenzeit]

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Now that's what I call a frog on steroids... It's still kind of cute somehow, at least to me.
Who said you can't make a hot rod out of a Austin Healey?

 

[mustang fanatic]

 

[CyborgGT]

Who said you can't make a hot rod out of a Austin Healey?

Saw this last year. No engine shot, sorry, but if I remember right it was a 427.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Saw this last year. No engine shot, sorry, but if I remember right it was a 427.

Wow, that's very nice. It's almost like the Shelby Cobra was based off an Austin Healey and not an AC roadster. The 427 seems to fit perfectly inside the engine bay as well, and the side exhaust pipes are also a nifty touch. Oh, and the obvious Torq-Thurst rims because trademark custom muscle car, apparently.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

 

[TexRex]

And some of the Bradley artwork that led to it:

 

[Cale]

 

[playnthru]

Saw this last year. No engine shot, sorry, but if I remember right it was a 427.

That's Sebring MX kit car and was very popular in the 80's-90's . It was never a actual Austin-Healey. http://www.classicroadsters.ca/html/sebring_mx.html

I prefer this anyway.

 

[LivingWithGames]

*whistles*

What a beaut.

 

[CyborgGT]

^ That body style of Roadrunner is probably the only full-size muscle car I like. Beautiful example.

 

[TexRex]

That body style of Roadrunner is probably the only full-size muscle car I like.

Some would say that to be a muscle car is to be a full-size, while smaller dimensions are indicative of something else--say, a pony car.

 

[The Chosen One]

A few weeks ago in Syracuse I spotted this:

 

[TexRex]

A few seconds ago I stifled a gag reflex.

 

[CyborgGT]

Some would say that to be a muscle car is to be a full-size, while smaller dimensions are indicative of something else--say, a pony car.

Some people generalize, some don't, that's why I maid a point of saying "full-size." I acknowledge the "pony car" segment, but they're still muscle cars to me. If I just said "muscle car," that statement would be an enormous lie.

 

[TexRex]

Some people generalize, some don't, that's why I maid a point of saying "full-size." I acknowledge the "pony car" segment, but they're still muscle cars to me. If I just said "muscle car," that statement would be an enormous lie.

And that's perfectly fine. I subscribe to the belief muscle cars existed from the early 60s to the early 70s and are generally two-door variants of full-size vehicles that share a platform with four-doors or wagons and are equipped with engines considerably larger and/or more powerful than those found in the less expensive examples.

"Pony car" isn't an insult and, while I despise the bellybuttons (Mustang, Camaro, 'Cuda--and any of their direct counterparts) because they're bellybuttons--I'm very fond of Javelins (I consider them pony cars, obviously).