AAA towing business up because of gas prices
Here is an interesting article from our sister publication, the Orlando Business Journal. Not only are people driving around with less gas in their tank, most late model fuel-injected cars have fuel...
View ArticleSIA Flashback – A Short History of Fuel Injection
So what do Ed Winfield, Mercedes-Benz and the Wright brothers have in common? As it turns out, each pioneered his or its own form of fuel injection, which has actually been around nearly as long as...
View ArticleWhat could’ve been: Corvair display engines at Stratton
The Corvair folks made an excellent showing at this year’s New England Concours d’Elegance, which you’ll be able to read about in the October issue of Hemmings Motor News. Included in that excellent...
View ArticleNothing New: 7 modern car technologies that are actually 100 years old
I often say, flippantly, that the industry is just now starting to master the technologies of a century ago. That’s been more an impression than a statement of fact; I recall seeing many things in...
View ArticleJon Kaase unveils stack injection system for new Boss Nine engine
Fans of big-block Ford power are likely familiar with Jon Kaase and his engine-building outfit, which forged its reputation on winning Pro Stock engines. Pro drag racing programs are still a big part...
View ArticleSmokey Yunick big-brake fuelie 1957 Corvette headed to auction
Photos by David Hunt, courtesy Mecum Auctions Up until the June 6, 1957, Automobile Manufacturers Association ban on auto companies’ direct involvement with racing, Chevrolet invested heavily in...
View ArticleFour-Links – counter-Continentals, Beverly Hills Kenworth, vintage Trans-Am,...
* Following up on his series of post-Packard Packard what-ifs, Frank Peiler at Consumer Guide’s Daily Drive envisioned how other manufacturers would have implemented the concept behind the first...
View ArticleHemmings Find of the Day – 1957 Rochester fuel injection unit
Rochester mechanical fuel-injection units are undeniably cool, but finding one to put on your Chevrolet small-block V-8 can sometimes turn into a frustrating experience of tracking down the right...
View ArticleFuel injection pioneer Stu Hilborn dies at 96
Stuart Hilborn in his legendary 150 MPH streamliner. Photo courtesy Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum. Most young hot rodders who know nothing about auto mechanics tend not to go anywhere fast, but...
View ArticleHemmings Find of the Day – 1958 Pontiac Rochester fuel injection unit
Unless somebody’s going all out to create a phantom fuelie Pontiac from scratch, we imagine this 1958 Pontiac Rochester fuel injection unit for sale on Hemmings.com will likely end up on or as a spare...
View ArticleHemmings Find of the Day – 1981 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo
Enthusiasts will always find a way. One constant source of worry about newer old cars with more complex technology, plastics, and computers, is that the components will fail and thus turn the cars...
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