Autocrossing a muscle car – my new obsession.
Muscle cars are good for (basically) two things: Looking Cool Going Fast. This past weekend I ran my Chevelle through the autocross at the 2010 Heartland Nationals Good Guys show in Des Moines. I’ve never autocrossed before…..but I definitely will again. Hopefully tonight, tomorrow, and every day after that. It’s absolute utter joy. I’ll let […]
The 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour – Muscle Car Heaven!
Summer is here, and so is the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour! If you’re a fan of American muscle, or even just cool cars, the Hot Rod Power Tour is like heaven on wheels. For one week hot rodders everywhere gather together and take a cross-country road trip. We’ll be on the trip again, and […]
The MuscleCar Place Podcast – Episode #47 – Gary Richgruber and Mopars In The Park
Click HERE to download the podcast show in iTunes! News: The Bondurant sign-up deadline is June 15! The Chevelle update…. Chevelle-a-bration is June 10! Moparfest is August 21-22 in New Hamburg, Ontario The Midwest MuscleCar Challenge is Memorial Day Weekend 9 of the top 10 cars sold at Mecum Indy were muscle cars The Paddock […]
Get $900 off Bondurant Racing School with The MuscleCar Place!
It’s time to go to racing school at Bondurant, and you can come with us at a discount price! Scroll down to listen to our podcast interview with Bondurant Chief Instructor Mike McGovern! Click HERE to download the podcast show in iTunes! I wrote in our last blog post and spoke in Podcast Episode 45 […]
Go racing with us at Bondurant!
Summer driving season is almost here, and it’s time to get the muscle cars ready to roll! For some, that means Saturday drives, and for others it means wheeling the car at autocross tracks. I’m in the autocross camp! For the first time ever I’m planning to see if my Chevelle and I have what […]
Get Your Muscle Car Ready for Summer
As summer of 2010 approaches it’s time to get my ride ready for summer. I’m a person that likes to set goals, and in January I laid out 7 goals I wanted to accomplish (car and driving wise) in 2010. I don’t always achieve all of my goals….but this year is off to a good […]
eBay Driver of the Day – 1967 Coronet 500
One day each week we’ll list a cool project car or a nice driver for sale here – whether we’re the original lister of the car or not. We’ll try to keep the price to a max of $20,000 for full driver cars. For project cars….well, we’ll do our best! Visit us every day, or […]
How to convert a 2005 V6 Mustang into a Rocket Ship
Our friends at American Muscle just posted a press release on their conversion of a 2005 V6 Mustang. They bumped the horsepower up by 125 and the torque up by 165! Full details (with video) are below. Enjoy! -Robert Kibbe TheMuscleCarPlace.com | Muscle Cars for Sale ============================================= How do you take a V6 Mustang from […]
Ford Mustang co-creator Donald Frey dies
Donald Frey, co-creator of the Ford Mustang (the longest living muscle car of all time), recently passed away at age 86. A few interesting facts about the development of the car: “The whole project was bootlegged,” Frey told USA Today in 2004. “There was no official approval of this thing. We had to do it […]
Will this be the Mustang you regret not buying 40 years from now?
Our friends at Autoblog have written a terrific article on the 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 titled “The Best Car We’d Never Buy“. It’s worth a read for sure, but prompts the question: will this be the Mustang that you regret not buying…..40 years from now? With the escalation of muscle car values in the last […]