Despite the Dodge branding, despite the Shelby connection, Mopar’s front-drive performance vehicles of the 1980s always seemed more European than American. Take this 1986 Shelby GLHS for sale on Hemmings.com: Even if we dismiss the body styling that looks very much like Chrysler’s French cars and Volkswagen’s Rabbit, there’s still the combination of four doors, […]

Since when did throwing good money after bad become a sport?

The origins of many automotive terms often seem lost in the shrouds of history. For example, nobody yet knows for sure when and where the term “hot rod” came about, and there has always been speculation about the phrase “drag race.” After all, racers are not literally dragging anything when they line up side-by-side on […]