For a real alternative fuel option, woodgas conversions are about as alternative as you can get. This Ford F150 has a woodgas generator in the bed and is a current example of some pretty old technology. It was built by a guy just to see if he could make it work, which it does. Woodgas had a period of popularity around WWII when gasoline rationing meant you either parked the … [Read more...]
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Saleen S331
Steve Saleen has built another high performance vehicle which debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show and this time it's a truck. The S331 is based on the Ford F150 and comes in two flavors, regular and super. The normally aspirated version of the 5.4L 3 valve engine puts out 325 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque while the supercharged engine gives you 450 bhp @ 5200 RPM, and 500 … [Read more...]
Callaway SportTruck Joins the High Performance Pickup Crowd
Roush and Saleen have been building high performance pickups for some time now, both adding their attention and considerable talent to Ford's extremely popular F150. Now Callaway joins the fray with the Callaway SportTruck, a supercharged version of Chevrolet's line of light and medium duty pickups based on Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500 HD, Avalanche, Suburban 1/2 Ton and 3/4 … [Read more...]
GM 1950 Futurliner on the block at Barrett Jackson
If you love trucks, or almost any motor vehicles for that matter, the Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona is almost here, running from January 14th to the 22nd. Not many of us will have the opportunity to attend, however, the list of vehicles up for auction is on their website and it's enough to make any motorhead weak in the knees. The truck segment is … [Read more...]