Posts Tagged: fire
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A Raven black 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 might look like just another big Ford sedan, but the R-code stamped on its 427 tells a different story — 425 factory horsepower, dual quads, and a 4-speed manual built for the drag strip rather than the driveway. Pulled from The Brothers Collection and featured on Muscle Car of the Week, this survivor represents a rarer, race-bred side of Ford’s full-size lineup that most collectors overlook. See what’s hiding under that long black hood.
The Camaro was born as Chevy’s rushed answer to the Ford Mustang, rolling off the line months ahead of schedule just to compete. Fifty years, six generations, and more than five million cars later, it has become an American institution in its own right. Here’s how Chevrolet marked the milestone, and how a car built to catch up ended up setting the pace.
Henry Ford quietly built at least eight boats in the early 1920s, and the last survivor, named Evangeline, carried a 450-horsepower V12 engine repurposed from a World War I fighter plane. It reportedly hit 49 mph in 1924, fast enough to outrun dedicated race boats of the day, before a fire at the Gold Cup ended Ford’s interest in racing on water for good.
Dodge’s teaser for the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon leaned hard on one idea: cold air, not just fuel and fire, makes a supercharged muscle car dangerous. It turned out to be true — the finished car delivered 840 horsepower, a 9.65-second quarter mile, and drag-racing hardware like a TransBrake and aerospace-grade driveline. Here’s how a teaser built around air intake predicted one of the most extreme muscle cars ever sold.
A Novato homeowner was doing what countless classic car owners do on a weekend — trying to coax a long-dormant engine back to life in his garage. A strange chemical smell on the first attempt should have been a warning sign. Instead, a second try on the ignition ended in an engine bay explosion, a spreading hillside fire, and a two-alarm response from local firefighters. Here’s what actually happened, and why old muscle cars carry this exact risk.
Steve Strope of Pure Vision built this Mustang fastback around a single what if — what would it look like if Ford and Martini Racing had joined forces on the rally stage. Powered by a 1966 Ford/Lotus Indy Car motor and finished in unmistakable Martini livery, it rewards close inspection as much as a quick glance. Petrolicious captures the obsessive detail work that turns a fastback Mustang into something closer to functional art.
Some cars promised the world and delivered a tow-truck receipt, and this countdown finally puts them on blast. From a Neon SRT-4 going up in flames to a Taurus wearing a push bar, the picks are the kind that start arguments among enthusiasts who owned them. It is part comedy, part cautionary tale for anyone shopping the used market. See which machines made the list and whether one of yours is on it.
This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am arrived at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop looking like a bird of fire but driving like a lame duck. Instead of swapping in a crate motor, the crew kept the Pontiac 400 and modernized it with a rare FAST EZ-EFI 2.0 setup, a 2004R overdrive, fresh rear gears, and a COMP roller cam. The result is a screaming chicken that finally lives up to its hood. See how it came together.
This 1967 Mustang Fastback, the first Mustang body style built to handle Ford’s big-block power, now runs a modern 302 crate engine dyno-tested at 370 horsepower. It’s a common resto-mod formula: keep the aggressive ’67 silhouette, swap in reliable modern power underneath. Here’s what makes this generation such a natural platform for the build.
A muscle car engine bay does not need a collision to end in flames, just fifty-year-old wiring, a weeping fuel line, and enough heat to bring them together. This piece looks at why classic-car fires happen, from brittle insulation hiding bare copper to fuel lines nobody thought to replace. It is the kind of failure that gives almost no warning, which is exactly why it is worth understanding before it happens to you.
It feels harmless to park in front of a hydrant for just a minute, until a fire breaks out down the street. CNN’s Jeanne Moos explains, with her trademark wit, exactly what firefighters do when a car blocks their water supply, and it is not what most drivers assume. The answer involves both of your windows and a fire hose. Watch to see why that convenient spot can turn into the most expensive parking decision you ever make.