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Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Engine in Hot Rod Magazine

Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Engine in Hot Rod Magazine

If you have been with us since the beginning you know that one of the first Feature Cars we introduced you to was the Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Fiero and now it is back in Hot Rod Magazine. (You can even see our site listed as one of the “Sources” at the end of the [...]

Smokey Yunick

Smokey Yunick

There are a number of pages on our site devoted to the Legend of Smokey Yunick. We will continue to add pages and information as we find it and as we discover more of his cars and inventions. Today we just added a Feature Car page under Race Cars devoted to a couple of his [...]

Cars of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance

Cars of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance

Seeing the cars on the show field of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance will take your breath away. Seeing these beautiful works of art start their engines and drive through the crowd is enough to make you act like a school kid! Seldom have I been as excited at a car show as I was when [...]

Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 3

Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 3

Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested in his Hot Vapor engine as well as the stories behind the man. He was a true inventor and built some controversial cars as well as some outstanding race cars. There are books and stories [...]

Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 2

Working With Smokey Yunick, Part 2

Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested in his Hot Vapor engine as well as the stories behind the man. He was a true inventor and built some controversial cars as well as some outstanding race cars. There are books and stories [...]

Working With Smokey Yunick

Working With Smokey Yunick

Some of the most visited pages on our site are those relating to Smokey Yunick. It seems everyone is interested in his Hot Vapor engine as well as the stories behind the man. He was a true inventor and built some controversial cars as well as some outstanding race cars. There are books and stories [...]

Muscle Car Book Review: Camaro Forty Years

Muscle Car Book Review: Camaro Forty Years

Motorbooks has published a great book by Darwin Holmstrom titled Camaro Forty Years. It is a combination coffee table book with wonderful David Newhardt photos with great historical info on the Camaro. Some call the Camaro a Pony Car but it is a Muscle Car in the right trim levels. Although most of us will [...]

Smokey Yunick’s Hot Vapor Fiero; 51 mpg and 0-60 in less than 6 Seconds!

Don’t believe this is real, check out the VIDEO on our Feature Car page. We have just put up on our Feature Car page the Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Fiero that gets 51 mpg and performs like a muscle car. If you aren’t familiar with either the car or Smokey I suggest you check it [...]