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    350-Powered Ford T-Bucket Hot Rod

    This T-bucket hot rod was built using a fiberglass body mounted to a custom-fabricated steel frame, and it is powered by a 350ci Chevrolet V8 paired with a TH350 three-speed automatic transmission. The car rides on a modified suspension with a suicide front end, a tubular drop axle, rear coilovers, and hairpin radius rods front and rear along with Billet Specialties alloy wheels, front disc brakes, and wheelie bars. Highlights include a raked windshield, zoomie headers, Dolphin gauges, and an Ecoxgear soundbar. Acquired by the seller in 2022, this custom T-bucket is now offered with a Texas title in the seller’s name listing it as a 2004 assembled vehicle.

    The fiberglass body is finished in yellow with multicolor pinstriping, and exterior details include a raked windshield, wheelie bars, cat-eye taillights, and polished headlights with visored tri-bar trim.

    The carbureted 350ci Chevrolet V8 is equipped with an MSD distributor, an Edelbrock fuel pump, zoomie headers, and a finned air cleaner lid and valve covers with blue accents. A diamond-plate panel has been added to the firewall, and the aluminum radiator is cooled by an electric puller fan.

    Staggered-width Billet Specialties alloy wheels are mounted with Mickey Thompson tires. The car rides on a custom-fabricated steel frame, a “suicide” front setup with a polished drop axle and transverse leaf spring, a live rear axle supported by coilovers, and polished harpin radius rods both front and rear. Braking is handled by front discs and rear drums.

    The divided bench seat is trimmed in black vinyl upholstery, and color-coordinated carpets line the floor. The dashboard fascia is painted to complement the body, and an Ecoxgear soundbar has been installed along with a Lokar shifter.

    The three-spoke steering wheel is mounted on a tilt column and sits ahead of Dolphin instrumentation consisting of a 140-mph speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The six-digit odometer shows 7k miles, approximately 1k of which have been added under current ownership.

    Power is sent to the rear wheels through a TH350 three-speed automatic transmission and a 10-bolt rear end.

    The car is titled as a 2004 ASVE using the VIN 1S9ST181142514003, which appears on an identification plate riveted to the frame. The title includes the notation “Replica: 1923 Ford.”

    302-Powered Factory Five Racing ’33 Roadster Hot Rod

    This ’33 Ford roadster was sourced from Factory Five Racing and built around 2010. It is powered by a 302ci V8 topped by a four-barrel carburetor and linked to a three-speed automatic. The fiberglass bodywork has been painted Candy Apple Red with silver stripes, and it rides on a fabricated tubular chassis with an independent front end and four-wheel discs. Inside are bucket seats, a tilt column, Auto Meter gauges set in an engine-turned panel, air conditioning, cruise control, and an integrated roll bar. This FFR ’33 roadster is now offered on dealer consignment with a clean Florida title listing the car as a 2010 Assembled Roadster.

    The fiberglass bodywork has been painted Candy Apple Red with silver stripes. The exhaust exits ahead of the rear wheels, and this example has cycle fenders and a full hood as well as a black soft top.

    The car rides on 17″ alloys and has four-wheel disc brakes, power steering, and an independent front suspension with inboard coilovers.

    The cabin has two bucket seats upholstered in black leather, black carpeting, and an engine-turned panel set in the body-color dashboard. A tilt column, cruise control, and a ventilation system with air conditioning are provided.

    A digital display screen is set ahead of the driver. The owner has added all of the 753 miles on the car.

    The car was built with a 302ci V8 topped by a four-barrel carburetor on an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold. Tubular headers and an aluminum radiator were also installed.

    Dodge Runs a Charger in One Lap of America

    There’s a name I haven’t heard in awhile—One Lap of America, the legal version of the Cannonball Run that also happened to be created by Brock Yates. The idea was to produce a similar race without being thrown in jail for reckless driving. Dodge—you know, the company that had the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car and continues to make that claim without a Hemi—will be making its first race appearance a specially prepared Charger in the 41st annual One Lap of America.

    By the time you read this, the race will have already started at the Tire Rack corporate headquarters in South Bend, Indiana. Dodge high-performance vehicle dynamics engineer David Carr will be driving a special Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack in Alternative Fuel class, accompanied by Dodge Garage contributor Sean Yoder. This white Charger will feature interesting orange graphics on the rear with a hood blackout featuring the Dodge Fratzog. A standard feature on the Scat Pack are huge 16-inch Brembo vented rotors and red six-piston front/four-piston rear fixed calipers. The only modification to this Charger is the roll cage.

    (Image courtesy of Dodge)

    “The One Lap of America is a formidable endurance test, one the 670-horsepower Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack is uniquely equipped to meet head-on, as the all-new Charger is not only designed and engineered for performance on the street, but also at the track and the strip,” says Dodge CEO Matt McAlear. “The One Lap competition will showcase key Charger Daytona Scat Pack features, such as Track Package performance content and best-in-class cargo space in the ‘hidden hatch’ muscle-car design, providing our race team plenty of room to stretch out and bring along important gear as they spend basically an entire week in the Charger.”

    Here’s the schedule of the One Lap:

    Saturday, May 3

    • Tire Rack Corporate Headquarters, South Bend, Indiana (skid pad)
    • Grissom Air Force Base, North Central, Indiana (autocross)

    Sunday, May 4

    • Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois (time trials)

    Monday, May 5

    • Hedge Hollow Road Course, Adrian, Missouri (time trials)

    Tuesday, May 6

    • NCM Motorsports Park Road Course, Bowling Green, Kentucky (time trials)

    Wednesday, May 7

    • Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia (time trials)

    Thursday, May 8

    • Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, Pennsylvania (time trials) 
    • Quaker City Motorsports Drag Strip, Salem, Ohio (drag race/bracket drag)

    Friday, May 9

    • Grattan Raceway, Belding, Michigan (time trials) 

    Saturday, May 10

    • Tire Rack Corporate Headquarters, South Bend, Indiana (skid pad)
    (Image courtesy of Dodge)

    If you’d like to follow the Dodge via online race coverage, you can visit DodgeGarage.com. You can also view the YouTube livestream at onelapofamerica.com.

    (And let’s hope next year Dodge will run a companion vehicle with Hemi V8 power!)

    2025 Hennessey H600 Tahoe and Suburban Get 625 Supercharged Horsepower

    Last week, I told you what it was like traveling around Palm Beach with some of my Collector Car Network colleagues in a rented 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe. Its 5.3-liter V8 got us where we needed to go, but we could have saved a hell of a lot of commuting time in a 2025 Hennessey H600 Tahoe or Suburban.

    Technically, Hennessey could have called the upgrade package H625. By adding a new Magnuson supercharger with an intercooler, a cat-back exhaust, and upgrades to the air induction and crankcase ventilation systems, the Texas company boosted the output of the 6.2-liter V8-powered Tahoe and Suburban to 625 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 633 lb-ft torque at 4,200 rpm (and dyno-tested them to 600 horsepower, as shown in the video below). While those numbers aren’t as high as the Cadillac Escalade-V’s 682 horsepower and 653 lb-ft, they are substantially greater than the stock specs for the Tahoe and Suburban. According to Hennessey, its enhancements boost horsepower by more than 200 and torque by more than a third.

    Hennessey also upgrades the hardware responsible for channeling that kind of grunt to the road. It lowers the Tahoe and Suburban 2.5 inches closer to the ground and installs a set of lightweight 24-inch gloss black wheels with Firestone Firehawk Pursuit tires. Up front, the stock brakes are replaced with heavy-duty Brembos with six-piston calipers. Of course, Hennessey makes it clear these aren’t your normal full-size Chevy SUVs by adding a windshield banner, and special exterior and interior badging.

    The 2025 Hennessey H600 Tahoe and Suburban will probably be hard to spot on the road because of their supercar levels of power, but don’t worry. There’s a chance you’ll see them on showroom floors because they’re the first GM models available through Hennessey’s authorized Chevrolet dealers in the U.S. But there’s no guarantee: production is limited to 100 units for 2025.

    Identify These Pickups!

    Below you will find four pickup trucks that are currently listed for sale on AutoHunter. Some are stock, some are modified, but all should be readily identifiable. Up to the task?

    You can write your answers in the Comments section below. Be sure to give us the year and make, with bonus points if you can identify the model. If you need an assist, just click on any image and you’ll be taken to the actual AutoHunter auction.

    Click on a photo to reveal each car

    The ClassicCars.com Journal has a new automotive puzzle every Tuesday. Once you’re done with this one, you can test your knowledge with previous games.

    AutoHunter Spotlight: 1968 Pontiac Firebird

    I love the first-generation Pontiac Firebird. It’s the combination of what I think is stellar styling, good performance and ease of use – making it, in my opinion, one of the greatest cars the U.S. has ever produced. You could say that the Camaro is the same car, but it is not. I also like the Camaro – but the Firebird was, to me, the pinnacle pony car of all time.

    Our AutoHunter Spotlight of the day is one of these awesome cars, a 1968 Pontiac Firebird Sport Coupe located in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The auction will end Monday, May 12, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT.

    The seller describes this Firebird as powered by a GM Performance ZZ6 350ci V8 crate engine mated to a four-speed 700R4 automatic transmission. Finished in Hugger Orange over a black vinyl interior, this muscle car is now offered by the seller with service receipts, parts paperwork and a New Hampshire registration.

    The exterior of this Firebird looks to be in nice shape, with only a couple of paint chips on the Hugger Orange paint. The body features a cowl induction hood, rear spoiler and louvered quarter-panels. Upgrades include LED headlights and taillights, as well as 15-inch Rev wheels mounted with 225/60 General radial tires.

    The interior is nice-looking with a bit of a Restomod feel. It features factory black vinyl bucket seats in correct upholstery, as well as a custom center console with a B&M automatic shifter. The car also features power steering, a three-spoke steering wheel, a column-mounted Sunpro 10,000-rpm tachometer, Sunpro auxiliary gauges for oil pressure, temp and voltage, and the owner has installed a Bluetooth-enabled aftermarket Jensen stereo.

    Under the hood, you see a ZZ6 350ci V8 Chevrolet crate engine with 405 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque, which makes this a seriously fast first-gen Firebird. The engine features a Holley four-barrel carburetor mounted to an upgraded intake manifold, with a March Performance serpentine belt system and Patriot headers. Power is delivered to the rear wheels by a four-speed 700R4 automatic transmission.

    Under the car is a 10-bolt rear end featuring an Eaton Detroit Truetrac differential with Richmond 3.55 gears, front coilover shocks, and power front disc brakes with drilled and slotted rotors.

    This is much more of a Restomod than a stock Firebird, but that only makes it a better and considerable faster car than it ever was new. It looks to be the perfect car for events such as the Hot Rod Power Tour and would be fun to run at a vintage rally like the Copperstate 1000, where I am guessing it would quickly make most of the European cars in attendance distant specks in your rearview mirror.

    If you are interested, you might want to log into your AutoHunter account and place a bid, as the auction for this 1968 Pontiac Firebird ends on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (PDT).

    Visit the AutoHunter listing for more information and a photo gallery

    Pick of the Day: 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition

    Chevrolet made the C3 Corvette for so long (1968-1982) that it can be hard to tell with a quick glance just which model year one of them is, especially if it’s passing you on the highway. But if you become the next owner of our Pick of the Day, a 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition posted on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Florida, it’ll be clear where it falls on the Corvette’s timeline.

    There are a few reasons for that. Let’s start with the most obvious: the colors. To mark the end of the third-generation Vette, Chevy covered the 1982 Collector Edition in silver-beige metallic paint with pinstripes and fade-away striping on the hood, fenders, and doors. A pair of bronze-colored glass removable roof panels protected passengers from inclement weather. There’s more silver-beige metallic in the leather interior, with the bucket seats and door panels upholstered in an array of neutral colors.

    Then there’s the equipment. The center console houses the shifter for the new-for-1982 four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Elsewhere in the cabin of this particular Collector Edition you’ll find power controls for the windows and mirrors, power locks, power driver’s seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel on a tilt and telescoping column, and air conditioning. Fitting luggage in the back is easy thanks to the lift-up glass rear hatch, another new addition to the Corvette.

    The 1982 model’s engine stayed the same size as before (5.7 liters), but came equipped with Cross-Fire Injection, which delivered gas through dual throttle-body fuel injectors. Output for the L83 was 200 horsepower at 4,200 rpm and 285 lb-ft of torque at 2,800 revs.

    Over the past 43 years, this final-year C3 hasn’t been mothballed or driven into the ground. It’s actually been enjoyed (as all Corvettes should be), but not much: there are only 32,330 miles on it. For $39,997, you can add this 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition to your collection of cool cars, then decide how many more miles you’ll put on the odometer.

    Click here to view this Pick of the Day on ClassicCars.com

    No Reserve: Fuel-Injected LT4-Powered ’33 Ford Tudor Sedan Street Rod

    This ’33 Ford is a fiberglass-bodied Tudor sedan built around 25 years ago with a body sourced from Redneck Corporation and a boxed frame from Frames-N-Thangs, with a total cost estimated at ~$128k by the builder. It rides on a Jaguar-style front and rear suspension from Kugel Komponents and staggered Budnik wheels, and it has disc brakes and power steering. Power comes from a fuel-injected 5.7 LT4 V8 linked with a four-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 9″ with a Truetrac differential. The custom interior features air conditioning, Dakota Digital gauges, a tilt wheel, cruise control, ProCar bucket seats, and a Clarion CD stereo in a custom roof console. Acquired by its current owner in 2020, this ’33 street rod is now offered on dealer consignment at no reserve with records and a Florida title listing the car as a 1933 Ford.

    The fiberglass body was sourced from Redneck Corporation and features a chopped top, full fenders, and running boards. The hood is a three-piece steel unit, and the grille insert was sourced from Jim Wrench. The headlight buckets are cast-aluminum reproductions with halogens, and out back there is a frenched third brake light and ’39-style LED taillights. The doors have poppers, and the body was painted Mitsubishi Patriot Red according to the build sheet.

    The car rides on a custom boxed frame from Frames-N-Thangs. Both front and rear independent suspension were sourced from Kugel Komponents and included disc brakes. The front end has 2″ drop spindles and 450 lb-in chrome-plated springs, while the ball joints were sourced from a ’75 Vega.

    The 16″ and 17″ wheels are from Budnik, while the steering rack is a modified power rack-and-pinion unit from an Omni. A power brake booster and stainless-steel brake lines were also used.

    Paul Atkins Custom Interiors trimmed the ProCar Magnum front seats in parchment leather. Vintage Air climate control was installed along with sound/heat insulation and Wilton wool carpeting, and three-point seatbelts and power windows are provided for the front occupants.

    The Clarion CD stereo is mounted in a console in the roof. 

    The Budnik steering is mounted on a tilt column with cruise control from Ididit. ~3,400 miles are on the Dakota Digital cluster.

    Records indicate the Corvette 5.7-liter LT-4 V8 was purchased from Street & Performance as a crate motor. An LT-1 water pump and Lokar throttle cable were utilized along with headers from Street & Performance. The stainless-steel tank is a reproduction from Rock Valley, and the fuel lines are braided stainless-steel. The selling dealer tells us the oil was recently changed.

    The 700R4 transmission was purchased from Phoenix Transmissions in Dallas, Texas, and it has a 2,400-rpm stall converter and a cooler. The Ford 9″ rear end is from Currie Enterprises and has a Detroit Truetrac differential.

    Build records and service records are further displayed in the gallery.

    The Florida title is a duplicate.

     

    No Reserve: 502 Ram Jet-Powered 1932 Chevrolet 5-Window Coupe Street Rod

    This 1932 Chevrolet is a steel-bodied five-window coupe that was built into a street rod circa 2002, and it is powered by a fuel-injected 502ci Ram Jet V8 linked to a three-speed automatic transmission and a Halibrand quick-change rear end. Finished in red with tan pinstriping, the car rides on a boxed steel frame with a Kugel Komponents independent front assembly, a triangulated four-link rear setup, adjustable coilovers, power steering, staggered alloy wheels with spinners, and four-wheel disc brakes. Inside, beige upholstery is joined by a Vintage Air climate control system, a Lokar shifter, a Sony digital media receiver, a banjo-style steering wheel, and AutoMeter gauges. Additional highlights include a chopped roof, chrome hood vents, a serpentine accessory drive, and tubular exhaust headers. This custom Chevrolet is now offered on dealer consignment at no reserve with a photo album and a Florida title.

    The steel body was decked and the roof was chopped before it was painted red with tan pinstriping. Details include an arched headlight bar, an Eagle hood ornament, a Frenched license plate box, running boards, oval taillights, and a chrome grille, headlight housings, hood vents, and bumpers.

    The car rides on a boxed steel frame with a Kugel Komponents independent front assembly, a triangulated four-link rear setup, adjustable coilovers, and power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering. Braking is handled by four-wheel discs with drilled rotors.

    Polished 14” front and 15” rear wheels with faux three-eared spinners are wrapped in 215/60 and 29×12.50” Hoosier radial tires, respectively.

    The seats are trimmed in beige upholstery that extends to the headliner and custom door panels, and color-coordinated carpets line the floors. A Vintage Air climate control system has been installed along with a Lokar shifter and a Sony digital media receiver.

    The banjo-style steering wheel is mounted on a tilt column and sits ahead of AutoMeter instrumentation consisting of a 120-mph speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 2,300 miles, which is said to represent the distance driven since the build was completed.

    A fuel cell is mounted in the trunk.

    The 502ci Ram Jet V8 is from GM Performance Parts and has a Street & Performance intake, electronic port fuel injection, short-tube exhaust headers, and a serpentine-belt accessory drive.

    Power is sent to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic transmission and a Halibrand quick-change rear end.

    An album of photos taken at various stages of the build will accompany the car.

    The car is titled as a 1932 Chevrolet using the VIN 6BA111359. The title is a duplicate.

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    No Reserve: Turbocharged 383-Powered ’35 Ford Pickup Hot Rod

    This Ford Model 48 pickup-style hot rod was built using a fiberglass cab and steel bed mounted to a fabricated frame from Speedway, and it is powered by a turbocharged 383ci ZZ4 V8 with a FiTech electronic fuel injection system. The engine is backed by a Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission and a Currie 9” rear end with a limited-slip differential, and the chassis features a front drop axle with hairpin radius rods, a four-link rear setup with QA1 coilovers, and four-wheel disc brakes. Inside are bucket seats wearing two-tone upholstery as well as a center console, a tilt steering column, a digital media receiver, and Equus gauges. Acquired by the selling dealer in 2025 shortly after its completion, this custom Ford hot rod is now offered at no reserve with a clean Arizona title listing it as a 1935 Ford.

    The 383ci ZZ4 stroker V8 is equipped with a 61/62 turbocharger, and the hot side is wrapped with heat insulation. A FiTech Go EFI 4 electronic fuel injection system sits atop a welded aluminum intake manifold, and finned valve covers are finished in black. The selling dealer estimates power output at ~500 horsepower. The aluminum radiator is cooled by an electric puller fan.

    The fiberglass cab and steel bed are mounted to a frame constructed from steel box tubing that was sourced from Speedway, and they are all finished in white. Brushed metal runners accent the cargo area cover, and additional details include LED headlights and taillights, dual side mirrors, and a polished grille insert, spreader bar, and door handles.

    E-T Gasser 15” front wheels are mounted with 185/55 Yokohama YK-GTX tires, while American Racing 15” rear wheels are wrapped in 29.5/10.5” Hoosier slicks. Up front is a drilled front drop axle and hairpin radius rods finished in black along with a transverse leaf spring, while the live rear axle has a triangulated four-link setup with QA1 adjustable coilovers. Braking is handled by unassisted four-wheel discs.

    The cab features white and black bucket seats on either side of a gray center console. Sound-deadening material has been applied to the inside of the roof, and black carpeting lines the bulkhead and floors. The dashboard fascia and door panels are painted white, and a digital media receiver has been installed along with an 8-ball shifter knob, a RaceQuip shifter boot, and billet hardware.

    The steering wheel is mounted on a tilt column and has a Punisher-logo center cap. Equus instrumentation consists of a 120-mph speedometer flanked by gauges for fuel level, voltage, coolant temperature, and oil pressure. The six-digit odometer shows 219 miles, which is said to represent the distance driven since the build was completed.

    An aluminum fuel cell is mounted alongside the battery.

    Power is sent to the rear wheels through a rebuilt Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission linked to a Currie 9” rear end with a limited-slip differential.

    The truck is titled as a 1935 Ford SPECON using the Arizona Assigned Identification Number AZ394540.