'You got wheelies? We want them! Big cars are better with the front wheels off the ground.>>>
The Big Red Machine
Who: Brian Fitzwater
What: '67 Chevy Impala SS
Where: Twinsburg, OH
Why: This is a small-block car, yet the wheels are in the air. He didn't give us much info except that it has a 0.030-over 350 and it runs 11.98 at 114 mph. We're going to guess nitrous, a transbrake, and crazy rear gears.
Lefthand drive in a righthand world.>>>
Surrey Muscle
Who: Paul Dodd
What: '72 Olds Cutlass Supreme
Where: Surrey, England
Why: Paul started a club called Surrey Muscle with his street-machine-loving English friends. The Olds runs 10.96 at 125 mph with a 455-inch big-block, a TH400 with a Holeshot 3,000-rpm converter, a 3.73:1 rear gear, and a little shot of nitrous.
He Says: "With 20 other musclecars in our club running 10s, we are really living the Car Craft lifestyle over here."
This guy has a bunch of buddies with equally killer rides.>>>
Big Wheel
Who: Darren Bitzer
What: '66 Chevy Chevelle
Where: Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada
Why: Darren waited a long time to score this Chevelle, and when he finally did he poured the money on. It has a 700hp Bill Mitchell 572 big-block, a custom-built reverse manual TH400, and a narrowed Ford 9-inch with an Auburn limited slip and 3.50:1 gears. It also has stainless everything including the 3-inch exhaust, disc brakes, Edelbrock suspension parts, and billet pulleys. The color is House of Kolor black with a metallic blue pearl. It took Darren two years to assemble the car.
Nobody looks at these late Camaro F-bodies. Why not?>>>
Stock Is Fast
Who: Jarrell Holland
What: '98 Chevy Camaro
Where: Lehi, UT
Why: This car ran mid-13s at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah, after Jarrell drove it there from nearby Lehi. The car only has a few bolt-ons like a Whisper airbox lid, GMP MAF, an SLP cold-air induction kit, a K&N filter, and a set of Lakewood traction bars. He sent us a timeslip and a dyno sheet that showed 313 hp at the wheels and 332 lb-ft of torque.
He Says: "No, this isn't a big-block '69 Camaro SS, but it is the fastest, best-handling production Camaro ever."
Handbuilt
Who: John Meeks
What: '63 Chevy Impala sedan
Where: Snowy, OR
Why: John sent us a step-by-step slideshow of the car as it was being built in an outdoor tarp garage. John did all of the bodywork one step at a time, then primed the car before taking it to a local paint booth to spray it. He also installed the interior and rebuilt the engine. He's a hero because it took him two years, and in several of the photos there is snow on the ground.
He Says: "I did this because I had a Chevy 350 from a '77 truck that needed a home, and I really like Chevys from 1962 to 1963."
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Burnout!!
Send your smoke!
Hold it open! Do a burnout and send it to Car Craft Burnout!! 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 or fast mail at CarCraft@primedia.com with a photo that is at least 1 MB in size. Please.
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"This is my barn-find '64 Rambler American 220 wagon warming its tires. This car has been
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"Here's my dad burning the tires off our rented Nissan Quest minivan while we were on vaca
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"Greetings: Here is a shot of my blown '69 Firebird convertible. I thought it was worthy o
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"Here's a picture of me hammering on my '72 Nova SS. Modifications to the L48 350 include
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"This was last year at Irwindale Dragstrip in California. It ran a 7.03 that day. It has r
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"This my first burnout in my '72 Chevelle!" -Jeremy Carter, Ogden, UT
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"This is my purple metallic Buick Grand National finishing off my BFGs halfway home from t
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"Hey Keith! Ever wonder what Mark, Bob, and I are doing when you leave the office for the
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"This is my barstool that we built showing all the cars how to do a burnout in the local b
'Send Stuff To Car Craft:
e-mail: CarCraft@primedia.com
online: CarCraft.com
mail: 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
fax: 323/782-2011
send: Write it on the back of a harem girl and put her on a plane
You like this car. Admit it, you're looking at it and it's cool.>>>
Must Stop Doing Camaro Edit
Who: John Kralyevich
Where: San Jose, CA
What: '67 Chevy Camaro
Why: CC staff geeks may never own a car this nice. Not only does John have a sweet Camaro, he is only 25 years old. To make things worse (for our pride) it has a ZZ502 big-block, a Tremec TKO 600 five-speed, and a Ford 9-inch rear with 3.89:1 gears. Sounds quick too.
All of Glad's friends looked like this in 1989.>>>
The '80s Look
Who: Rick Atwell
Where: Owasso, OK
What: '71 Chevy Camaro
Why: This thing is just cool to look at. Check out the rake that's not too stinkbug, and the fat 15-inch Cragars with Hercules rubber, yellow Lakewood slappers, and longhair driver. We likey!
We Say: Do a burnout, man. Do it!
Ding-Dong, It's The Pizza Guy
Attached please find a copy of your gracious invitation from October's Car Craft magazine ("Hemi Then and Now," Oct. '07) exchanging a pizza for a documented Hemi station wagon. I took delivery of my SRT Magnum Hemi-powered station wagon on November 17, 2005, from Bettenhausen Dodge in Tinley Park, Illinois. VIN number upon request.
I presume you'd want me to have a party-size pizza with several toppings so I think $25 should do it. I'll buy the beer. Thanking you in advance,Steve Rubens, Homer Glen, IL
Good one! We were actually looking for a '66 Hemi wagon but yours is nice too. We love to get busted on technicalities. No, really . . . we do. Do you want some pizzeria floor salad to go with that?