Rear-engine, Rear-wheel drive The post-war period was an exciting time for American automakers for a lot of reasons. One of which being that wartime rationing meant nobody was developing new cars ...

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Then there's SC's standard kit, a package which includes front and rear suspension assemblies, a rearend, steering, and a column. See All 25 Photos Contemporary Motor Car, 427 Cobra ...

Read about Tuning A Carbureted Kit Car Engine that discusses ways to fine-tune your ignition system to perform at it's best for reformulated unleaded gasoline inside Kit Car Magazine.

Indy-style car latest toy for Baby Boomers / Kit-assembled vehicle is new kid on sporty-wheels block By G. Chambers Williams III , San Antonio Express-News May 28, 2006 G. Chambers Williams III ...

Yep, the V-8 StealthBeetle isn't merely an engine-swapped VW—it's an entire chassis kit that relocates the engine where it should be: slightly ahead of the rear axle, rather than hanging way out ...

1983 was the last model year for the AMC Spirit, as well as the bigger AMC Concord, and both these cars had standard I6 power and rear-wheel drive.The AMC straight-six engine stayed in production ...

Popular Mid-Engine Sports Cars. While the mid-engine layout offers definite performance advantages — superior handling and increased traction for the rear (driving) wheels versus front-engine cars — ...

Using typical kit car parts, like Mustang II front suspension components, the car's drivetrain is lifted essentially intact from an SA generation Mazda RX-7, which usually means drum rear brakes ...

Students at the University of Middle Tennessee have installed a full plug-in hybrid kit in a stock 1994 Honda Accord. The setup gives between 50 and 100 percent better gas mileage with two ...

Those numbers don't sound like a lot, but they moved a low-slung car that weighed 1,742 lb at its lightest. The engine was placed in the rear, powering the rear wheels through a six-speed single ...