I started learning to work on cars in the late 1970s by helping my stepdad turn salvaged mid-1960s Chevy Chevelles into street-stock-class race cars. Throughout that period, I had my hands on a number ...

We wouldn't say that the Chrysler is a tried-and-true race car, or that the Chevrolet had a four-speed, or that we were penalized by having to ballast the Mustang beyond the weight of any stock ...

In the high-stakes game of competitive smail-block crate engines, Ford Motorsport has raised the stakes of the game. It has matched the Bow-Tie boys' 345-hp ante—and raised it by 40! Later this fall, ...