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Dan Gurney, 1931-2018

By RK Motors - Jan 15, 2018

Dan Gurney (R) with A.J. Foyt at Le Mans in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. If Dan Gurney wasn’t the greatest Ameri...

Original Bullitt Mustang found, takes its place alongside 2019 Bullitt

By RK Motors - Jan 14, 2018

  Thought to be lost, it has been with the same family for 40 years.   Few movie cars are as instantly recognizable ...

Genovation GXE Corvette: The 800-horsepower, $750,000 Green Hypercar

By RK Motors - Jan 12, 2018

She's real fine, my 209 (-mph 'Vette) On the occasion of the Genovation GXE Corvette’s official coming-out party at CES 2018...

This Rediscovered 1948 Land Rover Was One Of The First 3 Made

By RK Motors - Jan 11, 2018

JLR Classic will restore the former auto show Land Rover that spent decades in hiding. Long-lost classics, especially if the...

A boy's dream: Experiencing GM's Motorama in person

By RK Motors - Jan 07, 2018

  I couldn’t believe my good luck.   A junior-high friend invited me to join him and his father on a journey into New York...

Do You Know What Cars Will Become Classics? These Guys Do!

By RK Motors - Jan 04, 2018

  Back in the ’60s, no one knew that the cars on the road would be held in such high regard as classics. As hard as it is to...

Leave it to Motion Performance to Pack 454 Inches of Pavement-Pounding Power in a 1974 Chevrolet Vega

By RK Motors - Dec 31, 2017

  “The title sounds like bunk, you say? Well, what would you call a street Vega with a 454-cubic-inch big-block, Aunt Mary? ...

1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Build

By Josh Leatherwood - Dec 28, 2017

Time capsules have always fascinated the masses. Whether it’s a need for exploration or just simple romanticism, for many, a ...

Why I'm Not Worried About The Future Of Collector Cars

By RK Motors - Dec 28, 2017

Even if prices drop through the floor … so what? Consider, for a moment, a doomsday scenario: At the stroke of midnight on J...

1960 Chevrolet Impala Build - Fabrication (Part 2)

By Josh Leatherwood - Dec 27, 2017

In the previous Fabrication write-up, we started building the foundation of our brazen Impala restoration both figuratively a...

Check out this awesome 1942 Dodge Carryall on Jay Leno's Garage

By RK Motors - Dec 24, 2017

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1960 Chevrolet Impala Build - Fabrication (Part 1)

By Josh Leatherwood - Dec 22, 2017

If you’ve been following the RKM Performance Center’s 1960 Impala build, you probably know it’s been well over a year since w...

A Phantom 1955 Imperial Convertible Wins the Triple Crown

By RK Motors - Dec 21, 2017

  Check the production numbers for 1955 Chrysler Imperials. The total, including two-door hardtops, four-door hardtops, ...

This Stunning 1949 Cadillac Custom is Street Rodder's 2017 Street Rod of the Year

By RK Motors - Dec 20, 2017

For many years, the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville has been one of the events designated for the STREET RODDER Top 1...

4 New Lowriders Park at the Petersen

By RK Motors - Dec 20, 2017

It’s a celebration, low and slow   The new lowrider exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is so popular ...

Overdue federal regulations force low-volume replica car builders to delay production

By RK Motors - Dec 19, 2017

By now, two years after the passage of the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act, architects of the legislation had hope...

1970 Pontiac Tempest Build

By Josh Leatherwood - Dec 18, 2017

When someone purchases a classic sight unseen, there’s always an element of risk. Sure, most folks have good intentions, but ...

Going On Power Tour? Here's How to Prep for the Long Haul!

By RK Motors - Dec 15, 2017

  HOT ROD Power Tour is the world’s largest traveling car show, where more than 5,000 cars show up to drive almost 1,500 m...