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Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: The “Fueled Up” 1979 AMC Spirit AMX
Springfield Missouri – It is no secret that we are huge fans of American Motors around here. In fact, if it wasn’t detrimental to our employment at Summit Racing, we’d dedicate every article on this blog to Hornets, Javelins, Gremlins,…
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 America” package, available for the Nova, Impala, and…
Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1985 Dodge/Shelby Charger
Joliet, Illinois – Say the word “Shelby” in any gearhead circle and most folks will immediately picture a Mustang…or a Cobra roadster….or heck, maybe even a GT-40. Not many of us would picture a 1980s front-wheel drive Dodge fastback. …Unless…
Hot Rod Power Tour 2026 Vehicle Feature: 1970 Datsun 240Z “Series 1”
Joliet, Illinois – A while back, we interviewed Max McCroskey of Resurrected Classics for an episode of The OnAllCylinders Podcast, and he told us something we didn’t know: The earliest Datsun 240Zs are slightly different than the same cars that…
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 on the salt at Bonneville for Speed Week. You can read all…
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 to wonder if the SEMA Young Guns competitor could top it. Sure,…
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 to swoon over classic Rebels, Javelins, and even a Gremlin or two—but…
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 week. Case in point: our pals Bonnie and Scott in their LS-swapped…
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 massive grounds of any Power Tour stop and you’ll find hot rods,…
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 and the LS-Powered Holdens from GM Down Under. If you’ve never heard…