by Fast Machines | Sep 29, 2014 | Spares
Get your engines ready: Americans are spending again, and that’s a good sign for the economy. Purchases of durable goods such as furniture and cell phones increased almost 2% in August over the prior month. That’s a healthy uptick after mere gains of 0.1%...
by Fast Machines | Sep 29, 2014 | Exterior
I have a fully valid driver’s license. I own three turbochargers. Junior Johnson once mailed me some ham. From the October 2014 Issue of Car and Driver Greetings, Earthlings. This is a momentous occasion, my debut column for Car and Driver. I told...
by Fast Machines | Sep 29, 2014 | Auto News
Ford announced official towing and payload ratings for the 2015 F-150 pickup truck today, boasting best-in-class status on both counts. The company said its new half-ton can carry up to 3,300 lbs and is able to tow a maximum 12,200 lbs thanks in large part to weight...
by Fast Machines | Sep 29, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
Two hours into the 1957 12-hour Sebring Grand Prix, driver John Fitch dove into the pits to abandon his Corvette Super Sport. Officials were told a failed rear-suspension bushing prompted the DNF, but the real reason behind the early retirement was that Fitch couldn’t...
by Fast Machines | Sep 29, 2014 | Exterior
Official Photos and Infoarrow VIEW PHOTOS (14) | COMMENTS Subaru reworks its workaday small car. We have a whole lotta love around here for Subaru’s Impreza-based and turbo-wild WRX and STI. Be that as it may, the base Impreza sedan and five-door are more, well,...
