In a competition that "took hot-rodding back to its SoCal roots," the SoCal Speed Shop--the entity founded by original hot-rod hero Alex Xydias and now helmed by Pete Chapouris--finally won the AMBR.

The SoCal Speed Shop has chopped, channeled, slammed and sautéed this version to run up to 250 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Aug. 13-19, aiming for 226.835 mph, ...

Under the hood, the car sports a Ford Racing drivetrain, including a supercharged 620 hp Coyote 5.0 crate engine, and a six-speed manual transmission. Chapouris expects a top speed of around 160 mph.

So-Cal Speed Shop says the package takes at least a year off the project's completion time, versus building the car from the ground up. At $39,950, the price is reasonable, ...

GM and the SoCal Speed Shop team up to create a 21st-century version of Alex Xydias' famed Belly Tank. The Ecotec Lakester is an exploration of what a modern belly-tank land speed record car would ...