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A Street Racing Legend: 1970 Challenger

Wednesday 03.22.23 11:59 am Leave a Comment

The car featured today was known as “The Black Ghost” on the west side of Detroit. It would come out, win a ton of races, and then disappear. No one really knew who owned this extremely rare ride, but on occasion you would catch a glimpse of it cruising the streets and the rumors would start flowing. Maybe that’s what made The Black Ghost such a spectacle, the mystery of it all. But in any case, the story of this classic ride is tremendous, and truly worth the watch. Click the video below, thanks to Historic Vehicle Association. You won’t regret it.

Source: Historic Vehicle Association

’61 CHP Dodge Polara

Monday 03.20.23 11:59 am Leave a Comment

Happy Monday, everyone. We thought we would kick off the week by sticking with the theme of police cars from past decades. In this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, our host features a ’61 Dodge Polara Police Cruiser, and he’s out looking for perps. Check it out, right here:

Source: Jay Leno’s Garage

The Most Beautiful Duesenberg Ever Built

Friday 03.17.23 11:58 am Leave a Comment

Direct from the Nethercutt collection and into Jay Leno’s Garage is the most famous Duesenberg of all time. With almost triple the amount of horsepower and torque than anything else from it’s era, it’s one of the few antique cars that you can drive on the freeway. Check out this beautiful – and functional – classic ride, right here. Enjoy.

Source: Jay Leno’s Garage

Final Teaser From Dodge: Last Call Las Vegas

Wednesday 03.15.23 11:59 am Leave a Comment

Dodge released the final teaser video for the final Last Call model before the official reveal on Saturday. The unveiling will happen at the Dodge Last Call Powered by Roadkill Nights Vegas one-day performance festival. The teaser shows a leprechaun jackhammering a bunch of golden balls, but as expected there are some Easter eggs throughout. Our guess? A Dodge Challenger. Check it out and let us know yours. Enjoy.

Source: CarBuzz, Dodge

Past vs. Future: 2017 Chevy Bolt vs. VW GTI

Tuesday 03.14.23 11:58 am Leave a Comment

Well, well, well, what do we have here. Looks to us like a good old fashioned drag race. Sure, the unusual egg shape of the Chevy Bolt isn’t the most attractive model we feature, but don’t judge, it’s a damn good car. The Fast Lane Car puts the Bolt up against the VW Golf GTI. The GTI has a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that relays 210 horsepower to the front wheels, making it a standard in a line up of the world’s best hatches. Unfortunately for the Golf, the competition in this race has it completely beat.

We know that electric cars usually own drag races due to all the electric torque on tap from the start. The Bolt’s 200 horsepower and 266-lb ft of torque delivered to the front wheels seems to make the Bolt the easy winner off the bat. We don’t get to see what happens post take off, but we’d imagine the GTI would overtake the electric Chevy once the engine gets going. Check it out: