GM’s third production overhead-valve V-8 engine in five years, the Buick “nailhead” was the warmup act for the small-block Chevy, and a classic in its own right.
We can guarantee that seeing Shelby Cobras tearing up the track and laying waste to Ferraris and Corvettes sold a lot of cars, and this is the tale of what is known as the winningest Cobra of all time ...
The region used to be a hotbed of drag racing activity, but one facility after another closed—the original Irwindale Raceway (1977), Orange County International Raceway (1983), Brotherhood Raceway ...