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Video: The Future of Classic Car Audio Is in Your Pocket

There’s something timeless about a classic car - the lines, the sound, the feeling. But when it comes to technology, even the most vintage ride deserves a modern upgrade. Enter the RetroSound Radio Control App: a free, powerful companion that transforms how you interact with your vehicle’s audio system.

Designed specifically for RetroSound radios equipped with the latest Motor 4HD and Motor 4DAB platforms, this app bridges the gap between nostalgic style and cutting-edge convenience - putting total control right in the palm of your hand.

Upgrade Your 1967-72 Chevy or GMC Pickup Dash with Modern Precision

When you slide behind the wheel of a 1967-72 Chevy or GMC pickup, the view over the hood is timeless. Your gauges should be just as dialed-in as the rest of your build. Whether you’re restoring a classic or building a modernized street machine, the Dakota Digital VHX Series Gauge Set (Part #DD672W) brings your dash into the present without sacrificing its vintage soul.

Engineered as a direct-fit system for ’67-’72 GM pickups, this setup installs into your stock or reproduction bezel and instantly upgrades your interior with a clean, high-performance look that feels right at home.

Holley Street Warrior 600 CFM: Great Carburetor for Classic Muscle Cars


SKU: H80457

Category: Fuel System / Carburetors
Brand: Holley Performance

When it comes to building, restoring, or upgrading an American pony or muscle car, few components influence both performance and personality quite like the carburetor. The Holley Street Warrior 600 CFM 4160 Carburetor - available at Classic Industries - delivers the perfect blend of reliability, drivability, and classic performance that enthusiasts have trusted for generations.

Whether you're dialing in a small-block Chevy, tuning a Ford 302, or breathing new life into a Mopar V8, this carburetor is designed to help your engine perform at its best - on the street where it belongs.

Restoring the American Dream: Kris Luce's 1972 Chevrolet C10 Pickup

Bucks Transmission Shop - what a great name for an automotive garage. Located in Fort Worth, TX, Kris Luce’s family owned the business. How great would it be to grow up in such a nurturing environment – warm motor oil, the sweet smell of auto transmission fluid, the exotic essence of high-Octane fuel, the silkiness of gear oil, grease, grime, exhaust fumes, revving engines, perhaps a bit of explosions here and there, grunts, groans, thrown tools, cussing, giving the trusty shop dog some attention when you just can’t figure out what to try next, and that hydraulic/electric sound of the lift going up and down? How romantic and idealistic can you get?

Sleeper Bel Air: A '55 Chevy with a Surprise Under the Hood

The Tri Five Chevy is a platform that can be restored and resto-modded in a variety of different ways. Many are built for cruising with the original inline-six or a small-block V8. But for hot-rodders who want to crank up the performance into muscle car territory, that's always an option. The owner of this '55 Bel Air kept its appearance relatively mild, so you might think it's another cruiser at first glance. In reality, there's a built LS motor with a Whipple supercharger lurking beneath its hood.

Video - 7th-Gen Camaro Set for 2028: What Enthusiasts Need to Know

The word on the street is that Chevrolet will be unveiling the seventh Generation Camaro the latter part of 2027 as a 2028 Camaro! A prominent GM component supplier has confirmed (or leaked) this information to several automotive media entities via Automotive News. Both the Camaro and a new Buick are slated to be built alongside the next four-door Cadillac at GM’s Lansing, Michigan Grand River assembly plant. The Grand River assembly line is where the outgoing rear-wheel drive Alpha 2 platform Caddy CT4 and current CT5 are manufactured.

Rescuing a Rare Breed: Reviving a Factory Sunroof 1972 Dodge Demon 340

In the world of Mopar muscle, rarity isn’t just about numbers - it’s about the stories buried in sheet metal, the quirks of factory production, and the passion it takes to bring those stories back to life. This 1972 Dodge Demon 340 is one of those stories - a true enthusiast’s car with an uncommon pedigree and a restoration journey driven by equal parts determination and respect for originality.

The car was acquired in August of 2017 from a family friend in northern Idaho - specifically Sand Point, ID. At the time, it was an honest, largely untouched survivor that had yet to undergo restoration. Aside from a few period modifications - an intake and carburetor swap, a repaint, and an altered roof - the car retained much of its original character. But what set it apart wasn’t immediately obvious to the casual observer.

Hidden in Broad Daylight: The History of Pop-Up Headlights

In the classic car world, we've watched many memorable design features and styling cues come and go over the years. Designers in the 1950s and 1960s borrowed styling elements from aircraft, leading to what some historians call the "Tailfin Era". In the 1970s and 1980s, T-tops rose quickly to popularity but disappeared just as fast. Pop-up headlights, also known as hidden headlights or hideaway headlamps, are another unique classic car feature that you won't see on new cars anymore. So what happened? Read on as we take a look back at the history of hidden headlights.

Restore the Face of Your Mustang II: 1975–1977 Grilles from Classic Industries


Let’s be honest—nothing defines the look of your Mustang II more than the grille.

It’s the first impression. The attitude. The personality.

And if yours is faded, cracked, or missing… you’re not showing the car the way Ford intended.

That’s where Classic Industries steps in, with high-quality reproduction front grilles built specifically for 1975–1977 Mustang II models.

Grand Camino: This Custom El Camino Got a Full Buick GNX Conversion

The term parts bin special is used to describe cars built by mixing and matching an array of existing off-the-shelf parts to create a new combination with reduced engineering costs. There are many noteworthy examples in classic car history — for example, the Shelby AC Cobra started out as a British AC Ace with a Windsor V8 from a Ford Fairlane, and the original Mustang was mostly constructed with parts from the Ford Falcon. General Motors also had many examples of this, from the GMC Syclone to the '94-96 Impala SS. This philosophy led one enthusiast to raid the proverbial 1980s GM parts bin and fuse a 1984 Chevy El Camino with a 1987 Buick GNX, calling the result the "Grand Camino."