Here’s a sample of the industry articles we’ve read this month. Of course, if you’re in the market for a new, remanufactured engine, transmission, differential, or heads, you know you can trust in Gearhead Engines!
Mustang, Camaro, Challenger: Muscle Cars Across The Years
By Nelson Ireson, Motor Authority
Muscle cars have an interesting dynamic amongst car enthusiasts. For some, the heavy, big-power, anything-but-subtle looks, and often low-tech engineering are the antithesis of what it means to build a performance car. For others, the raw, unfiltered nature and rubber-laying potential of the muscle car outweighs (or erases) the drawbacks.
This V-8-Swapped Fiero Is the Perfect Budget C8 Corvette Alternative
By Brian Silvestro, Road and Track
Interested in owning a car like the new mid-engine C8 Corvette, but don’t want to drop $60,000 on a new car? We feel you. This V-8-swapped 1987 Pontiac Fiero is the perfect alternative…
The engine is an LT1 taken out of a 1996 Corvette with around 25,000 miles on the clock. The car has done 10,000 further miles since the swap, meaning the powertrain still has incredibly low miles. Moreover, the seller claims all of the relevant gaskets and seals have been replaced, and the heads have been rebuilt.
15 of the Greatest Automotive Instrument Clusters of All Time
By Bryan Campbell, Gear Patrol
As a driver, there are few parts of a car you look at more than the instrument cluster. Your attention there is divided among occasional glances at the speedometer and tach, and if you’re really fancy, navigation instructions… But the dials on some cars are so pretty they deserve a more extended gaze.
These are 15 of the best automotive instrument clusters of all time.
Ford hopes ‘Mustang-inspired’ SUV will shock Tesla, electric vehicle world
By Chris Woodyard, USA Today
Ford Motor has made it official: it’s going to unveil a “Mustang-inspired” electric SUV next month.
“We’ve busted the myth that electric vehicles have to be boring,” the automaker says in a statement.
In showing a drawing of the roofline and hints as to the look of the front of the new vehicle – yeah, it sort of looks like the current Mustang – Ford appears to be taking direct aim at electric-car leader Tesla.