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 […]
Once was a time when this land was awash in flathead Ford V-8s, and not under the hood of cars where they belonged. Nowadays, thanks to the traditional hot rod scene, we won’t say that flathead Ford V-8s have become scarce, but they’re certainly not littering the landscape anymore. So when four come up for […]
* Our friends at Coker Tire have recently kicked their recreation of the 1911 Indianapolis 500-winning Marmon Wasp into high gear, resulting in a first fire for the T-head six-cylinder engine this week. Best of luck with the work still ahead of you, guys! * Drifting was not invented for the Fast and the Furious […]