"I was saving the good burnout tires for Sunday." -Drew Tillsen, winner of the Saturday burnout contest."I was saving the good burnout tires for Sunday." -Drew Tillsen, winner of the Saturday bu If you look closely, you'll note a blower motor. Usually, Hemi meant no heat, no air, no nothin'. The guys at Midwest Muscle and Restoration in Floyd, Iowa, recessed the entire box into the firewall so the car could be driven in the cold-and that is always in the Midwest.If you look closely, you'll note a blower motor. Usually, Hemi meant no heat, no air, no n Guys are still building Hemi Darts. This is a '69 instead of a '68, but we don't care. It has a 526-inch Hemi, a Tremec five-speed, and 4.10:1 gears.Guys are still building Hemi Darts. This is a '69 instead of a '68, but we don't care. It This might be the first time you've seen the Air Ride Camaro in Car Craft. Bret Voelkel brought the beast out to play on the QA1 autocross.This might be the first time you've seen the Air Ride Camaro in Car Craft. Bret Voelkel br This Camaro is nicknamed Velocity and earns it with a World Products Warhawk 427-inch LS mill pushing out 614 hp.This Camaro is nicknamed Velocity and earns it with a World Products Warhawk 427-inch LS m We noticed a lot more G-bodies this year and then ran into John Tell and his '78 Malibu wagon. He is one of several guys from twolaneracing.com who drive their drag cars every day.We noticed a lot more G-bodies this year and then ran into John Tell and his '78 Malibu wa The 'Bu has a 408-inch small-block with Brodix heads and a 300hp shot of nitrous from an NX plate. It runs on race gas and has seen 9.80s with the stock suspension on M/T ET Street tires.The 'Bu has a 408-inch small-block with Brodix heads and a 300hp shot of nitrous from an N The other cool wagon we saw belonged to Andy Lehner. Instead of a high-strung small-block, the '80 wagon uses a 496 with a 100hp shot of spray to take this 3,520-pound into the 11s. It also sees a lot of street time.The other cool wagon we saw belonged to Andy Lehner. Instead of a high-strung small-block, Remember V-8 Vega kits from the '70s? The ad looked just like this. If we were doing all the judging for the show, we would've given all the awards to Ralph Krasky and his '70 Duster. It started out as a real 340 car until Ralph pulled a Hemi and a four-speed out of a '66 Coronet, added a Bower blower, dropped it in the Duster, and began to cruise it on the streets. That was 34 years ago. Now, the car really hasn't changed except for maybe a speed part or two every decade. You can see the '80s yellow ACCEL coil and the Halibrands as proof of its vintage. The fatties on the rear are from Tom Hoover's Show Time Funny Car. Ralph bought them for $250 "a long time ago." What's not to love?If we were doing all the judging for the show, we would've given all the awards to Ralph K The cherry on top is the 432-inch Hemi with an ultragnarly solid lifter cam and stained huffer. Since there is no tach, Ralph shifts the elephant by ear.The cherry on top is the 432-inch Hemi with an ultragnarly solid lifter cam and stained hu Not one breast on a stick, but a pair of chicken breasts. « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | » | View Full Article By Car Craft Staff Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
