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Art Morrison 1950 Chevrolet 3100

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Big Muscle checks out the new daily driver of Craig Morrison of Art Morrison Enterprises, a 1950 Chevrolet 3100 series pickup truck. Craig bought the truck off the side of the road because it reminded him of the 1949 GMC that his grandfather used to drive him around in on the family farm. The chassis was replaced by a new Art Morrison GT Sport series complete bolt-in unit with a GM Performance Parts 353 converted to EFI. Art Morrison makes some of the best engineered chassis available evident by the fact that this truck can now handle better than a Corvette. The coolest part about the truck is that it performs well yet it’s not so nice that it can’t be driven everyday rain or shine.


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Blown ’64 Cadillac Deville Drop-Top – Big Muscle

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This is one of the more interesting episodes of Big Muscle simply because they chose to expand their definition of “muscle car” with this 1964 Cadillac Deville. The car comes from an era where Cadillac was sparing no expense to make the most prestigious and luxurious cars. The fact that all of the intricate stainless steel brightwork is present in this Deville’s stock interior makes it all that much cooler. The owner, Ron Dean, decided to take this luxury cruiser and paint flames on the side and drop a 600 horsepower blown Chevy big-block V8 under the hood. It’s one of those cars where if you have to ask about what the purpose of it is, you’ve missed the point. It’s awesome simply because it exists. It’s a combination of a lot of great things that can be enjoyed together but normally aren’t.


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The Cars of the Race of Champions 2012

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The DRIVE channel on YouTube is bringing exclusive coverage of this year’s Race of Champions to the US. As a primer for the event, John Hindhaugh of RadioLeMans.com introduces the new cars that the drivers will have to master this year. The ROC buggy and the KTM X-Bow are back alongside a Lamborghini Gallardo based Super Trofeo, a TRD prepared Toyota GT-86 race car, a V8 powered NASCAR style stock car and a VW Scirocco.


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The Koenigsegg Factory

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The Koenigsegg factory in Angelholm Sweden is the birthplace of some of the most extreme hypercars in the world. The DRIVE channel had a chance to tour the facility earlier this year after they switched to production of their new Agera R. Koenigsegg took over the military aircraft hangar in 2003 after their original factory was lost to a fire. The group that previously occupied the hangar was Sweden’s oldest squadron. Koenigsegg inherited the squadron’s symbol, the ghost, which is painted onto every car they produce.

The tour gives us a look at what it takes the make one of the most extreme cars on the face of the planet. The carbon monocoque in the Agera has an aluminum honeycomb core that makes it stronger and safer in crashes. It’s also the stiffest production monocoque found on any car despite having no structural roof. Fuel is flown in from all around the world so that each customer’s engine can be optimized on the dynometer for their intended region of operation. Each car is then test driven on Koenigsegg’s own runway. The video is 30 minutes long, but every bit of it is absolutely fascinating.


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The Man Who Designs Moto Guzzis

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DRIVE channel’s Ride Apart segment featured this fascinating interview of the Vice President of Design for the Piaggio Group, Miguel Galluzzi. He is responsible for the design of the Ducati Monster and the Moto Guzzi V7 among other bikes. Hailing from Argentina, Galluzzi and his brother got their first motorcycle from their uncle as a birthday present instead of the drum set they were hoping for. From there they both started racing motocross before Galluzzi moved to Florida to study Mechanical Engineering. Once in Florida, Miguel transferred to the Art Center to study design. His work has been very influential in the world of Cafe Racers and naked bikes because he keeps things “simple and strong.” Watch the video to hear about the rest of his philosophy and what it means for a design to have soul.


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