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Buy Your Own Drag Strip?
January 19th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Getting your favorite car during the pandemic may harder than usual (not here on RYNO, though!), but if you're in the market for your own drag strip, well one just popped up for sale. Located in Brown County, Indiana, the Brown County Dragway, 50 miles south of Indianapolis, is looking for a new owner. It's being sold by the Sandy Fields estate, as Sandy Fields, its previous owner, recently passed...
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Like Your Blackwing Rare? Find it in Dark Emerald Frost
January 17th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Future collectible hunters, take note. The new Cadillac Blackwings' rarest color is Dark Emerald Frost. The very cool color was not available on the first 500 Blackwings produced. It was only available on the production Blackwings. It was the most expensive color option - $3295. Plus, it was a late color availability for 2022. Then, before it could even take off, Cadillac discontinued the color so...
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Happy Birthday "Big Daddy" Don Garlits
January 14th, 2022 Chris Phillip
He's the most famous drag racer on earth and now he is a nonagenarian. Born way back on January 14, 2032, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits turns 90 years old today. We check in with Don on a regular basis. He feels great, works in his garage five days a week and says slowing down is not in his vocabulary. If you haven't seen Don's Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida, then, you owe it to drop in and see...
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North American Truck of the Year Is ... The Ford Maverick
January 12th, 2022 Chris Phillip
When automobile manufacturers recycle a legacy name, they hope for the best. So, now that the new Ford Maverick is the North American Truck of the Year, those naming strategists at Ford can all breathe a sigh of relief. The Ford Maverick is hot. As one voting juror put it, "The Maverick is the first affordable, efficient, entry-level vehicle that happens to provide pickup truck utility.” This awar...
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Carroll Shelby Would Have Been 94 Today.
January 11th, 2022 Chris Phillip
It's been nearly 10 years since the legendary Carroll Shelby passed away on May 10, 2012. Today would have been his 94th birthday. As we celebrate the man who changed motorsports in so many ways, we'll present to you his famous quote for you to enjoy! "There is never enough horsepower......just not enough traction.” We have another big racer birthday coming up this week. Stay tuned and watch for i...
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Win a Tesla for $25?
January 11th, 2022 Chris Phillip
What does $25 buy you these days? Not much, but maybe, just maybe, that $25 can score you a Tesla. You read that right. Help out RYNO's great friends at Dream Giveaway for a chance to bring home a $100K Tesla! Racers like horsepower and torque. This Tesla has both: 788hp and 910 lb-ft. If you've never seen a Tesla race the quarter mile, you really should look at the videos on the Internet. Even Fe...
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Oops I Did It Again - Dodge Takes a Victory Lap!
January 10th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Dodge delivers again. America's self-proclaimed muscle-car brand has once again topped the sales charts in the muscle-car segment, beating out Mustang and Camaro. The Dodge Challenger was the best-selling pony car of the year. Dodge sold 54,314 Challengers during 2021, which is 3% over its performance in 2020. Ford, on the other hand, managed to sell 52,414 Mustangs last year, which was a decrease...
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The Unflippable F-150 Lightning
January 9th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Ford's shocked at the potential secondary market of its new all-electric cars and trucks. So to prevent folks from quickly selling their new F-150 Lightning truck for a profit, there's some fine print in the contract. You have to keep it for a year. Seriously. Every new buyer of an F-150 Lightning must sign a legally binding contract with Ford that they won't resell it for a full 12 months. The le...
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Chevy Truck First to Get 24" Production Wheels
January 9th, 2022 Chris Phillip
Do you remember when trucks were lucky if they had 15-inch wheels? Now, Chevrolet's new Silverado EV will be the first to get giant 24-inch wheels from the factory. "General Motors unveiled the all-new 2024 Chevy Silverado EV in conjunction with the recent 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), introducing a fresh all-electric variant of the popular pickup nameplate. In addition to the new battery-...
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Cadillac Says First AV by Mid Decade
January 6th, 2022 Chris Phillip
It may look like it's from outer space, but Cadillac's concept, the Inner Space, is where autonomous vehicle design is heading. CES 2022 attendees this week in Las Vegas got their peek at the Cadillac Inner Space and it's not your grandpappy's Cadillac. GM and Cadillac are “pursuing a comprehensive path to autonomous mobility with the aim to deliver the first personal autonomous vehicle from Gener...
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