To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...
An 890-horsepower Rat engine built for the Pavement Pounder project car. Originally published in the May 1999 issue of Hot Rod magazine. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with ...
In 1996, then-HRM Tech Editor Cole Quinnell embarked on an ambitious project. He wanted to create a genuinely streetable car that could gouge the nines at will. Quinnell further specified that this ...