For some enthusiasts, building their dream ride is the best part of the journey, not necessarily driving the finished product. For others, the satisfaction might come in finding a completed car or truck they can buy and enjoy immediately. Rick Howell had done a year
Automotive auction platform and enthusiast community Bring a Trailer (BaT) will host a charity auction to commemorate its milestone 100,000th listing. Up for auction will be the company’s 1973 Datsun 240Z and the proceeds will benefit the Piston Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing
Tribute cars are usually accurate replicas of an original – an authentic-looking ’69 Z28 Camaro or a ’70 Boss 302 Mustang, for example. For Angela Payne and Ron Scott, their autocross-racing Corvette is a personal tribute to the iconic ’69 ZL1 Corvette. Starting with an original
Have you ever had a vision for a car just strike you? Ryan Butler knew exactly what he would do with his 1964 Chevy II – even before he owned it! “I drove my bagged ’01 Chevy truck to my friend Jarred’s shop, Carroll’s Rods
Anyone who’s worked on multiple cars of a certain era – 1955-57 Chevys, for example – quickly develops a sense of what pieces are interchangeable between years and even corporate relatives. Tri-Five Chevy people know that many parts are the same for all three years.
For many owners of original vintage muscle cars, tracing the vehicle’s lineage is a circular search that often runs dry at some point. For Randall Campbell, documenting the previous ownership of his 1971 Chevelle SS 454 was easy. Older brother Neil bought the car new
Editors Note: Shortly after the following story was written, this '83 Squarebody was sold at a Mecum Auction in January 2023 for a staggering $228,250. Information on the new owner is unknown to Fuel Curve, so the story will remain as written prior to the
After decades of building and working on your own vintage cars and street rods, it can be a welcome relief to find an already-built vehicle to purchase, one that only requires some fine tuning to be an enjoyable cruiser. That’s what Mike Howard discovered when
Tri-five Chevy enthusiasts typically fall into two camps. First, there’s the hardcore restorers. These folks spend hours debating shades of flat black paint and the placement of chalk marks on chassis components. On the other side are those who respect the iconic designs but want
It’s difficult to beat cubic money in any form of auto racing. Those who have the means to buy the latest parts and craft the most sophisticated cars will frequently finish on top. But you should never discount experience and determination. Sometimes the right combination
