We're pretty fond of classic fiberglass kit cars around here, there's something about the timeless classic grunt and underpinnings of a vintage muscle car with a funky lightweight body on top that ...
This car was commissioned without a powertrain and the original owner fitted a 377-cubic-inch V8 and several other elements ...
The '60s were an interesting time for the automotive industry; this was the era when multiple household brands solidified ...
Last-built Bill Thomas Cheetah highlights grassroots engineering and racing success in 1960s American sports car competition.
Bill Thomas was a Chevy Corvette racer in the 1950s and 1960s. When the Shelby Cobra debuted on racetracks across the country, the Corvettes were ceremoniously trounced. Thomas couldn’t abide being so ...
"First, we are the manufacturer for the Bill Thomas Cheetah. We are BTM," Robert Auxier says. No wonder he was so thrilled to have uncovered the one and only 427 Super Cheetah, a big-block coupe set ...
Bill Thomas used Corvette parts and a mid-engine layout to build something Ferrari had genuine reason to fear ...
Hummer has become a household name, but things could have turned out very differently. In 1979, the U.S. Army drafted specifications for a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a ...
When we first reported on the Shell Valley Cheetah kit back in November 2002, the only example we had seen was the first prototype. Since that time Shell Valley has been developing the kit to make it ...
We’ve all seen significant battles in the Ford versus Chevrolet wars. Agreement on who makes the better truck is unlikely.