There was an article in the September Hot Rod magazine about turning a 1963 Ford 312 into a 600Hp fire breather. The engine was bored and stroked to 355 cubic inches. The output was remarkable for a 355 cid engine that’s normally aspirated. What caught my attention was that the pistons, connecting rods, crankshaft, camshaft,

I have to admit, I’m not sure at all that I remember the car “grounding straps” from the 1960’s. I wasn’t aware of the current trend either, until recently. I saw a young couple driving a Hemi Charger who were visiting across the street. I had seen the car before, but the red objects hanging

I was just in Cape Town South Africa, accompanying my PhD daughter on a genetics seminar. The city was gorgeous, as was the weather. It’s winter there, with daytime temperatures mostly in the sixties. What I didn’t expect was the proliferation of European performance cars. Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, and others, were

I’m reading a book called ‘The Promise of Space’, by Arthur C. Clarke. Clarke was an honored and prolific writer of science fiction, with the focus on the first word. He wrote about futures he viewed as possible, so no instant acceleration to faster-than-light speeds for him. You might know Clarke as the author of