Forget Hemi ‘Cudas, Boss 429s, Tri-Power Corvettes and every other muscle machine from the 1960s and ’70s. None of them are powerful enough to make this list. Not. Even. Close.
Today is the golden age of automotive power. And the vehicles listed here have more horsepower than all the others through more than a century of automotive history. Incredibly, the weakest of the bunch packs 544 hp and the oldest hasn’t even hit its 23rd birthday.
This list isn’t based on opinion, but fact. Each machine’s spot on the list was determined by … More
It packs a 400 hp diesel out of a Ford F-350, a Dana 80 rear-end, and a look and feel that would make Max Rockatansky feel right at home. This is Mitch Allread’s custom fabricated creation and it is, without a doubt, one of the coolest things on the road today. This is a machine that transcends the traditional hot rod formula by breaking down borders and setting its own stage.
Whereas most hot-rods are built by custom shops utilizing parts from mail order catalogs, Mitch took a different approach and fabricated just about everything on his ride by hand. Calling this a rat-rod would be an insult – a work of art however… that’d be just fine.
HAVANA, Cuba– The American trade embargo with Cuba in 1960 had the effect of instantly separating thousands of 1940s and 1950s Detroit-built cars from their spare parts supply. Amazingly, many are still on the road more than 50 years later, cherished by owners who have patched them up with Russian and Chinese tractor parts.