A Quick History of The Frazer Automobile
The very first Frazer automobile rolled off the assembly line on May 29, 1946. And considering we just saw one come into the Akron, Ohio Summit Racing Retail Store, we […]
Building a Nitro-Blown Cadillac 390 V8 for a Vintage Dragster Inspired by Pancho González
*Update! In the time since this story was first published, the engine has been installed and is running. Scroll to the bottom of this article to see (and hear!) the […]
What is a Brougham? We Explore the Carriage Design, the Guy Behind It & How the Name Evolved in the Automobile Era
Want to impress your gearhead pals with some obscure automobile trivia? You should learn about a guy named Henry Peter Brougham. Brougham was a lawyer and British statesman who ultimately […]
Photo Gallery: Car Show Pictures Taken from a 6 Year Old’s Perspective
In the United States, Bring Your Child to Work Day occurs on the fourth Thursday in April. So in the spirit of “Bring Your Kid to Work Day,” I took […]
How a Discarded Children’s Book Inspired a Soon-to-Be Gearhead
Way back, when I was four or five years old, my mother was scouring our local library’s annual book sale to find me some bedtime reading material. Among the titles […]
Breaking: Summit Racing Announces Amazing New Tool Innovation
Tallmadge, Ohio – In what’s being referred to (by us, anyway) as “the single most important invention in the history of the automobile,” the Summit Racing R&D team has revealed […]
Alex Taylor Q&A: Catching up with the Fastest Woman in Drag & Drive Racing!
With her 6.96-second pass on the first day of Sick Week, Alex Taylor became the fastest woman on the drag-and-drive circuit and achieved the ultimate goal for her “Quest for […]
There Was an Entire Class Dedicated to the VW Transporter at the 2023 Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance
The annual Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance is widely regarded as one of the top tier car shows on the planet, drawing in a fleet of bespoke luxury cars, vintage race […]
Jam Handy: A Filmmaker Whose Movies Helped Inspire Legions of Engineers, Designers & Gearheads (Here Are 10 of Our Favorites)
Henry Jamison “Jam” Handy was born on March 6, 1886, so we figured today would be a good day to talk about his contribution to the American automotive and film […]
Want to Know What LUV Is? Here’s a Quick History of Chevy’s Captive Import Truck from the 1970s
While much has been written about Japanese economy cars grabbing a share of the North American auto market in the 1970s, it’s also important to acknowledge the impact imports had […]