If there’s an unsung hero of American performance cars, it’s Francisco “Fran” Hernandez, the Southern California hot rodder turned factory racing facilitator. He’s known variously for being one of the contenders in the first drag race, one of the pioneers of nitromethane use in drag cars, the guy behind Mercury’s Trans-Am efforts, and one of […]
A number of Pontiac enthusiasts were, well, vocal about the Yenko-modified Pontiac Trans Am we brought up a couple of weeks ago. We imagine they’ll be much more satisfied with this 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula, reported to be one of 43 1973 Formulas built with the Super Duty 455 engine. From the seller’s description: This […]
This week saw the kick-off of Mecum Auctions’ 2011 running of its Original Spring Classic event in Indianapolis. It seems appropriate then that one of the featured lots is a former Indy 500 competitor from the stable of one of the Brickyard’s most noted competitors. A.J. Foyt started 35 Indy 500s, and over a dozen […]