Southern Polytechnic State University (or simply Southern Tech) in Marietta is my alma mater. My father owned a tire shop in nearby Smyrna and once a year we would take a ride over to Southern Te...
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DEARBORN, Mich., March 15, 2017 Ford is issuing a recall for approximately 6,000 2017 Ford Mustangs built at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Jan. 13, 2017 to Jan. 31, 2017. . The Mustangs are bein...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/mustang/ford-recalls-2017-mustang-faulty-door-handle/
You know what is missing in this world? An amphibious Ford Bronco pontoon boat. Luckily somebody out there had the vision and the talent to create one: From what we can tell this amazing piec...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/this-ford-bronco-pontoon-boat-is-an-all-terrain-party-barge/
Turbo diesel powered cars will always have a special place in my heart. One of my favorite cars from my past was a Peugot 505 Turbo Diesel with a stick. Sure it was dog slow off the line, but on ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/turbo-diesel-nova-launches-hard-poops/
Lately there has been an increase in so called “gender reveal parties” along with other events that give happy parents-to-be a fun way to tell their friends & family what gender child they ar...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/hero-dad-reveals-babys-gender-burnout-v8-miata/
If you aren’t familiar with the publication Grassroots Motorsports, they have one of the most dedicated readers bases you will ever see. Those readers are also an odd lot, with some having ecle...
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If you have been around the Mustang performance world for a while then the name JBA should ring a bell. J. Bittle American (JBA) started in 1985 and has made a big impact on the hot rodding world...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/car-shows/jba-speed-shop-coffee-cars-burnouts/
Our hats are off to whoever looked at their 1979 Ford Econoline and thought “I bet I could fit a jet engine back there.” It did take a little massaging and a little stretching, but it fits an...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/ford-econoline-van-jet-dragster-pure-americana-sale/
Jeep, Goes most anywhere… Does most anything. We’re really not sure what to think about the intro to this 1960 Jeep commercial. Buster Keaton was no doubt the king of silent film comedy, but ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/old-jeep-commercial-shows-versatile-jeeps/
Would you believe us if we told you that NASCAR was once involved in land speed racing? It’s true! In fact, NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) was the sanctioning body for ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/racing-film-daytona-beach-measured-mile/
While perusing eBay this morning, pretending that we have money, we came across an awesome looking wide body 2014 Mustang: Pretty cool right? It even has an old school IMSA vibe to it from the...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/wide-body-2014-mustang-with-a-sad-secret/
And just like that “BAM!” there it is, the return of the Ford GT. Gone is the thundering V8 power of the previous GT and GT40, in its place an impressive 600-horsewpower twin-turbo EcoBoost 3...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/2016-ford-gt-twinturbo-600-horsepower-supercar/
Further acknowledging what we here at Motor City Muscle Cars have long known, American race cars are not only worth saving, but they are also a serious investment opportunity. Last year RM sold a...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/1970-mustang-boss-302-trans-racer-hit-auction-block/
Dear Lincoln, What happened to us? We used to be so close, but you’ve grown more and more distant as the years have gone by. When I bought my first Mark VII we had so much fun together, doing b...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/cadillac-kicks-door-640hp-2016-cadillac-ctsv/
Chevrolet unveiled the restored 2009 Corvette ZR1 at the automotive industry SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The vehicle was damaged earlier this year when a sinkhole developed beneath the National Corve...
Here at Motor City Muscle Cars were absolutely love vintage Jeeps. This old War Department Signal Corps training film is all kinds of awesome. First we see what appears to be a complete waterproo...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/retro-cinema-waterproof-mb-jeep/
Scott Hoag has a funny sense of humor. Back in 2011 Scott’s team at MRT decided to take a different path and customize a lowly V6 Mustang. Yes, the same car your parents bought your little sist...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/mrts-tko-2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-23l-rolls-sema-2014/
Scramblers are awesome, let’s just go ahead and make that statement now. While the short wheelbase of the CJ is great offroad, there are times when a bit more room is a welcome addition. The fo...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ebay-find-of-the-day-2/ebay-1982-jeep-scrambler-ambulance-conversion/
Over the years Mike and Jim Ring, aka “The Ringbrothers” have created some amazing show cars. Whenever we see one of their masterpieces in person we are always caught scratching our heads and...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/car-shows/ringbrothers-built-insane-980-horsepower-1966-chevelle/
Now that 2015 Ford Mustangs are landing in dealer showrooms it was just a matter of time before videos like this started popping up. To be fair this isn’t the most scientific comparison ever co...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/street-race-2015-mustang-gt-2014-mustang-gt/
I have mixed emotions about my love affair with Chevrolet’s small truck offerings. Back in high school I owned a 1988 Chevrolet S-10 4×4 with the woefully inadequate 2.8L V6 engine. The size w...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/car-reviews/driven-2015-chevrolet-colorado-gmc-canyon/
There’s no denying we love old muscle & pony cars around here (hence the name of the site). But what we love even more are old pony cars getting thrashed on the track. The driver of this 1968...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/watch-68-mustang-cobra-jet-launch-hard-strip/
It is quite amazing how vehicle trends have changed over the years. Maybe I’m just late to the party, but it seems that the new reigning king of the “Dad-mobile” world is the four door pick...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/review-2014-toyota-tundra-crewmax-1794-edition/
It really is hard to capture just how deep the history of the Ford Mustang runs, but “Mustang – The First 50 Years” takes a pretty good crack at covering it all. This double DVD set examine...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/ford/mustang-the-first-50-years-dvd-review/
You can almost see it. Dodge and SRT Brands CEO Tim Kuniski walks out onto a dimly lit stage. Suddenly the lights come up and behind him sits the all new 2015 Charger SRT Hellcat. Tim raises the ...
ALL-NEW ’15 FORD MUSTANG HAS MORE HP AND IMPROVED POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIOS 5.0-liter V8 headlines all-new Ford Mustang lineup with 435 horsepower and 400 lb.-ft. of torque New 2.3-liter EcoBoost...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/2015-mustang-gt-50l-puts-435-hp/
Is the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT the most powerful factory prepped muscle car of all time? Dodge seems to think so. It has put out a video touting the Hellcat as the most powerful production musc...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/video-2015-dodge-challengers-heart-thumping-700-hp/
George Talley and his prized ’79 Chevrolet Corvette were reunited at General Motors’ world headquarters today, just three miles from where the car was stolen from him 33 years ago. Talley, 71...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/gm-helps-reunite-man-stolen-corvette-33-years/
The all-new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT, with its supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® Hellcat engine, produces an unprecedented 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque, making it the most powerful Chall...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-powerful-mopar-707-hp/
Chevrolet and a Camaro that converts into the iconic Bumblebee will once again turn heads when the Transformers movie franchise returns to screens around the globe in the upcoming “Transfo...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/chevy-camaro-corvette-star-transformers-age-extinction/
FULL LAP IN CAR VIDEO OF ISLE OF MAN RECORD RUN WALKAROUND VIDEO OF RECORD-SETTING 2015 WRX STI ALSO RELEASED Cherry Hill, N.J. – Subaru of America, Inc. has released “Flat Out: The Full L...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/racing/subaru-wrx-flat-full-lap-isle-man-record-video/
In late 1966, Ford designers prepared a Mustang concept to preview some of the design updates coming for the 1969 model. The Mustang Mach I was a two-seat fastback with a very aggressive looking ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/1966-ford-mustang-mach-1-concept-car/
Nissan Creates virtual supercar to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the legendary Gran Turismo video game franchise. NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo hints at the future 2+2 virtual super...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/nissan-reveals-2020-concept-car-gran-turismo-6-trailer/
DAYTONA BEACH,FLORIDA (June 6, 2014)– Sports car racing legend John Bishop, the visionary co-founder of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), died Thursday in San Rafael, Calif. du...
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Douglas, Isle of Man – Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that in a final timed run on the Isle of Man TT Course, Mark Higgins driving a 2015 Subaru WRX STI breaks his lap record of the...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/racing/2015-subaru-wrx-sti-sets-isle-man-lap-record-1175-mph/
NASCAR Hall of Famer’s son seeks help on Twitter The last fire suit Rusty Wallace wore in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series vehicle is considered stolen by the Wallace family, according to a tweet f...
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Seventy years ago today members of the Great Generation mechanized one of the most daring military operations of all time. 156,000 Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy as part of Operation ...
DETROIT – The all-new 2015 Corvette Z06 is the most powerful production car ever from General Motors and one of a few production cars available in the United States that delivers more than 600...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/2015-corvette-z06-powerful-chevrolet-650-horsepower/
With only one round in the books this Red Bull Global Rallycross season, there has already been no shortage of surprises in the results column. Top Gear Festival Barbados saw Scott Speed, Steve A...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/racing/games-power-rankings-global-rallycross-austin/
MMD is giving Away the May 2014 Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Cover Car Modern Muscle Design is giving everyone the chance to drive away in their SEMA built, custom 2014 Mustang GT—Project MMD. ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/americanmuscle-2014-ford-mustang-gt-mmd-project-car/
Life is measured in achievement, not in years alone.’ When a 27-year-old Bruce McLaren penned those words in 1964, his new company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd, was less than a year old. In ...
The Nissan DeltaWing has grabbed headlines, turned heads, and divided opinions wherever it has gone. For Nissan, a company known for delivering innovation that excites, this project has gathered ...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/nissan-deltawing-history/
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Five Chevrolet performance cars, including the first retail production model of the 2014 Corvette Stingray, raised a combined $2.14 million at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale...
Hyundai announced its renewed partnership with Rhys Millen Racing (RMR) to defend its 2012 world record in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC). This years’ race to the international...
Once we raced Daytona’s roval backward. Every now and then, I stumble across a photo taken when Dwight Eisenhower was President, the year Aston Martin won Le Mans and Daytona’s sports cars we...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/daytona-24-hours-breaking-dawn/
Tom Gloy made a career out of sittin’ low and drivin’ fast. In a racing career that spanned more than 25 years, Gloy collected a Trans Am World Championship as well as a Formula Atlantic titl...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/tom-gloys-roadster-wins-goodguys-2012-tanks-hot-rod-year/
It took Illinois State University student Trent Nicholson four weeks to build this Jeep Wrangler out K’NEX. More than 28,000 K’NEX pieces were used to build this full size model. Since it’s...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/life-size-jeep-wrangler-built-knex/
Mustang fans can now build their dream pony cars and pit them against other fans wherever they go with the redesigned 2013 Customizer app for iOS and Android phones and tablets. “Since we rel...
http://motorcitymusclecars.com/auto-news-2/ford-mustang-customizer-app-ipad-iphone-android/
The streets of Miami are about to get hotter as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim gets underway July 19 – 23 with a packed schedule of 32 designers and supermodels showing off their 2013 collecti...
Ferrari mourns the passing of one of the most celebrated gentleman drivers of the 1950s, Count Giannino Marzotto, who died on Saturday the 14th of July aged 84. Son of an industrialist, Marzotto ...
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