On the endless list of accolades that Bobby Unser has accumulated is one that’s almost never mentioned: He was named to Sports Illustrated‘s list of the top five athletes during the first 20 years of its publication, which began in 1954. That’s heady company, to say nothing of the three Indianapolis 500 wins, qualifying marks […]

Though Goodguys still has four events left on its schedule, the street rodding organization has already announced the winners of several of its major categories, including Truck of the Year, Kustom of the Year, and Custom Rod of the Year. Starting with the Early Truck of the Year award, prolific hot rod builder and financier […]

In the late 1930s, the cab-over-engine truck design had long been discarded in favor of more conventional truck designs, which sacrificed the maneuverability and maximized cargo space of a COE for the space for larger engines capable of hauling bigger payloads. But when many of the truck manufacturers began considering and building COEs yet again, […]