Late city · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Vol. 2026 · No. 293 Wednesday
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Section lead American Spirit Reimagined | Summit Racing’s Spirit of ’26 Chevrolet Nova

American Spirit Reimagined | Summit Racing’s Spirit of ’26 Chevrolet Nova

As America prepared to commemorate its Bicentennial in 1976, the brain trust at General Motors had their own plans for the celebration. For 1974, the company unleashed its special edition “Spirit of…

Aug 23, 2026 · 1 min

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Video Vehicle Feature: Ford GT-40 Replicar

Joliet, Illinois – When we first met Michael Callahan a few years back, he was prepping his STREET LEGAL Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II for a 200 mph run…

Aug 23, 2026 · 13 min

The Top 10: Thomas Dickerson’s 1967 Chevy C10

After seeing Thomas Dickerson’s first build, a 1967 Mustang GT350 tribute that we featured both here and in our Big Book catalog back in 2023, it was fair…

Aug 23, 2026 · 3 min

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1974 AMC Matador X

Rantoul, Illinois – There’s no denying that our three favorite letters in the gearhead alphabet are probably A, M, and C. So it doesn’t take much for us…

Aug 23, 2026 · 4 min

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1972 Pontiac Le Mans

Tulsa, Oklahoma– One of our favorite aspects of the Hot Rod Power Tour is that you get the chance to bump into the same Long Haulers throughout the…

Aug 23, 2026 · 4 min

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1989 Buick Reatta

Rantoul, Illinois – One of the neatest aspects of the annual Hot Rod Power Tour is that the field of participating vehicles is amazingly diverse. Walk through the…

Aug 23, 2026 · 3 min

Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1995 Dodge Stealth R/T AWD Twin Turbo

Joliet, Illinois – A while back, we listed the Dodge Stealth as number three on our list of the best captive imports, only behind the alphabet soup XR4ti…