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Big Block Fever: First Anniversary 427 Big Block ZL-1 on the block at Barrett Jackson

Monster motors were the order of the day in the late 1960s, and GM's 427 was a part of that class. The drawback to a big-block's burly output was, and still is, the increased weight of the engine. While big blocks are a hoot for straight line shenanigans, a small block car is often a better all-around performer. That goes out the window for most of us upon tapping that vast well of torque, and there was a solution direct from GM. The ZL1 was a 427 rendered in aluminum to save weight and carried a 430 horsepower rating. The ZL1 is the stuff of ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: It's big, it's black and we want it Alex Nunez

Click image for gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Looking_for_a_new_home_Kickass_homebuilt_open_wheel_street_car'; You know how when you were a kid, and you used to doodle wild ...

VIDEO: Nothing very Civic minded about this big block CRX Frank Filipponio

Thanks to Jalopnik for sharing this clip. Because of it we were able to rekindle memories of our youths, when kustom kreations filled our matchbox collections and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth had Rat Finks ...

eBay Find of the Day: Evel Knievel's big-block 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda Chris Paukert

As an automaker best known for its voluptuous, curvy coupes, the Aston Martin Lagonda is a knife-edged enigma. The origami aggression of its exterior, its tech-laden interior, along with the sheer ...

GM Power Shop hits the road Stuart Waterman

Both General Motors and Ford are making big inroads into the aftermarket world for high-performance parts, and now GM Performance Parts is taking it to the streets-- literally. The company ...

Big Block Fever: First Anniversary 427 Big Block ZL-1 on the block at Barrett Jackson 1 year ago on Autoblog

Monster motors were the order of the day in the late 1960s, and GM's 427 was a part of that class. The drawback to a big-block's burly output was, and still is, the increased weight of the engine. While big blocks are a hoot for straight line shenanigans, a small block car is often a better ...

eBay Find of the Day: It's big, it's black and we want it 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Looking_for_a_new_home_Kickass_homebuilt_open_wheel_street_car'; You know how when you were a kid, and you used to doodle wild wheeled creations in your notebooks instead of listening to your teachers? Remember how you thought ...

VIDEO: Nothing very Civic minded about this big block CRX 3 years ago on Autoblog

Thanks to Jalopnik for sharing this clip. Because of it we were able to rekindle memories of our youths, when kustom kreations filled our matchbox collections and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth had Rat Finks driving around in massively overmotored rods with giant rodents behind the wheel. Not sure about the ...

eBay Find of the Day: Evel Knievel's big-block 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda 3 years ago on Autoblog

As an automaker best known for its voluptuous, curvy coupes, the Aston Martin Lagonda is a knife-edged enigma. The origami aggression of its exterior, its tech-laden interior, along with the sheer scale of the thing (over 17' long) must've made it look like an aluminum-skinned spaceship when it ...

GM Power Shop hits the road 3 years ago on Autoblog

Both General Motors and Ford are making big inroads into the aftermarket world for high-performance parts, and now GM Performance Parts is taking it to the streets-- literally. The company has put together a mobile exhibit of its offerings called the GM Performance Parts Power Shop, which ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

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