Jake Stumph

It’s a bittersweet day indeed for Holden, General Motor’s Australian division. The Holden brand is ending production in their native Australia this year. That means it is the end of the road for the beloved Holden Commodore, the rear-wheel drive super sedan that no one ever bought. The Commodore, and indeed it’s Zeta platform, where the […] More »

The LS1tech Craigslist Find of the Week is a special feature we have to showcase some of the truly special oddities that appear on Craigslist. This find definitely fits the bill. What you are looking at is an Oldsmobile Toronado Trans Am race car. No need to adjust your monitor if the images appear a […] More »

Ford Customer Service Division has announced the new Omnicraft brand, which is slated to sell competitively-priced replacement parts for all makes and models. Available now at your local Ford dealership. Ford is also stating that it will begin servicing non-Ford vehicles at it’s dealerships with Omnicraft parts. 1500 common replacement parts, including oil filters and […] More »

We were invited to Ojai, California to drive this beautiful 1957 Chevy NAPCO truck. Restored and modified to the highest extent by Legacy Classic Trucks, they promised that no stone had been left unturned. We were promised the ultimate expression of on and off road performance, packaged in this classically-proportioned beautiful truck. It took just […] More »

Southern California is usually envisioned as a sunny paradise, an escape from the cold and inclement weather. Not this time, it was bucketing rain as we approached Classic Industries in Huntington Beach. The brand has become one of the largest one-stop shops for American muscle car parts in the United States. Their catalog of parts is kept […] More »

Depending on who you ask, the Mazda RX7 is either blessed or cursed. The rotary engine that powers these cars are mechanically simple, with few moving parts. However, they are equally temperamental, and reliability is not a strong suite. By eschewing pistons for the magical triangle, rotary engines can rev and rev and rev, spinning […] More »

The V6 Camaro has always suffered from an identity crisis. Why? Because when people think Camaro, they think V8. No high school kid is dreaming of having a V6-powered Camaro, they want the SS. If you’re someone who has worked their ass off and wants to buy a muscle car, you’re going all-out with that […] More »