The owner of a red 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle was recently reminded how important it is to stay up-to-date on all vehicle information, regardless vehicle status. In a rare situation, a lady removed her late-husband's name from an insurance policy after his death, but never switched his name from the '67 Chevelle's title. When an electrical short in the spare refrigerator caused a fire, the garage and all 4 cars inside were completely destroyed. After receiving a $25,000 check from Hagerty Insurance for the loss of the Chevelle, the wife was unable to cash the check due to proof she owned the car. Now, with the emotional devastation of the fire still on the family's mind, they're knee-deep in attorney fees and court costs attempting to obtain executor status of the title for the late-husband's son.

The Car Craft staff is hitting the road for the annual 2013 Anti Tour and we're hoping you'll tag along! The tour is a great chance to meet the staff, cruise some classic cars, and enjoy the beautiful weather. It's a 3 day event, stopping for food, unique photo opportunities, and a huge car show. The tour begins at the Willwood Engineering Headquarters in Camarillo, CA, then heads to the CA33 and CA166 up to the final destination of Morro Bay, a total of 194 miles. This is the 3rd consecutive year to Morro Bay and we're excited to make it a tradition.

Eastwood's Pottstown, PA, retail store is reveling a grand reopening celebration set to fire off on April 19th - 28th. During the event, Eastwood is hosting free hands-on training classes covering topics such as welding and automotive refinishing. All visitors to the retail store who bring out their collector vehicle during the grand reopening celebration will receive a free gift and exclusive discounts.

Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Boise's Firebird Raceway have joined together and formed the "Boise-Bakersfield Blitz," a four-race points-earning series for AA/Funny Cars in 2013.

This is a photo of Art Carr (foreground) and Bill Von Vliet in early 1962, dropping an FE into what is likely the first Ford Thunderbolt. Due credit has always been given to the East Coast boys at Tasca Ford, but this photo proves there was a ’62 Ford Fairlane with a 406 in the West at roughly the same time that Tasca Ford was experimenting with its big-block Fairlane. To read more of this story, find a copy of Elapsed Times—our spin-off retro drag racing magazine—on the newsstand.

July 19-21, 2013 – Minnesota State Fairgrounds – Saint Paul, Minnesota. Join Car Craft for three days of unique cars, burnouts, bikinis, cruising, and competition – can it get any better? Chevrolet Performance presents Car Craft Summer Nationals – if you’re not there, you’re gonna wish you were.

This year marks the 110th anniversary for Buick; the company leaves behind a trail of quality cars and is currently cursing towards an even brighter future. Throughout its 11 generation history, Buick has sold more than 43 million cars - that's the equivalent of every vehicle sold in the United States over the past three years.

This year marks the 110th anniversary for Buick; the company leaves behind a trail of quality cars and is currently cursing towards an even brighter future. Throughout its 11 generation history, Buick has sold more than 43 million cars - that's the equivalent of every vehicle sold in the United States over the past three years.

With its chrome-topped tail fins and chrome hood rockets, the '57 Chevy rolled off General Motors' assembly lines as a classic from the factory. Surprisingly enough, the '57 Chevy Bel Air is among the most sought after cars in America - for car thieves. In 2012 alone, forty-two '57 Chevys were stolen; a total of 23,250 Bel Airs have been stolen from 1958 through 2012.

Big tires, lots of chrome and unbelievable horsepower - that was the culture of the Street Machine Nationals (SMN) back in the day. Toby Brooks, an avid fan of the nationals and a huge muscle car lover, is bringing the car culture back to Du Quoin, IL. This year the SMN will return to Illinois June 28th-30th.

Pro Street
Who: Norm Krantz
What: Pro Street Nova
What: Green Bay (go, Packers!), WI
What: In his email, Norm asked how he could get his car in the magazine. Well, it’s as simple as including a couple nice pictures and having a cool car. So here you go, Norm! He says he built the whole car himself, with a little help from friends Randy and Adam when installing the glass and wiring the car. The engine is a warmed-over 454 with a Comp 292 cam, a Holley 770 Street Avenger carb, and headers Norm made from a Hooker weld-up kit. The trans is a TH400 and connects to a 9-inch with 4.88 gears and a Detroit Locker differential. Norm’s a painter by trade, so the bodywork and paintjob were a breeze. We especially like the wheels—polished Ansen Sprints, measuring 15x3 and 15x15.

Car Craft featured Moore’s wagon in 2005, when it ran 10.30s at 131 with a naturally aspirated 425ci small-block. Since then, the engine let go during the first round of qualifying in the PSCA Quick Street class in Fontana, California. Mark Millhollin at Hot Rod Performance in Torrance, California, built a new, smaller, 421-inch engine using an iron Dart Little M block and Chapman 18-degree cylinder heads to make a lot more power. We caught Moore doing this wheelstand at the NMCA West Coast Shootout in Pomona, California, after a 9.69-at-141-mph qualifying pass.

Power steering is often taken for granted. As long as the pump doesn't leak or growl, it's rarely given much thought. But today's hot Pro Touring cars that employ giant, sticky front tires, lots of positive caster, and are used on high-g road courses or autocross tracks put a serious load on the power-steering pump. We talked with Jeff Roethlisberger, owner of Turn One, for some input on upgrading a power-steering system and allowing it to survive. We use the term "survive" because often, especially on hot summer days at track events, it's common to see power-steering pumps fail.

"Open that hood! I have to see what's in that street car that just blew my doors off!" Nate Shaw of Lakeville, Minnesota, heard this as he pulled back into the pits. He had just put the hurt on a 500ci dedicated drag car in a bad way, and the guy was miffed.

It's been nine years since Art Morrison experimented with his own project '55 Chevy (Project GT55) at the Goodguys "Street Machine of the Year" competition. For the project he used his own chassis design, and has since assembled and sold 1,000 of the Tri-5 GT Sport chassis. Engineered in 2004 as a groundbreaking "bolt-on" high performance chassis for 1955-57 Chevrolets, Morrison has produced a product that's established a proven reputation for success.

Part of the car crafting culture has always been joining together for burgers and fries at a local diner, staying up late chatting about burnt rubber and spilt coolant. The SoCalLX club revolves around that very idea. Embracing the late-model Mopar, this Southern California car club joins together the first Friday of every month at Beach Burgers in Huntington Beach, CA, to meet new people, catch-up with old friends and chow-down on burgers while talking cars.