One of Henry Ford's goals was universal interchangeability—a feature that made flivvers the first hot rods and made engine swaps a staple of hot rodding. Unfortunately, original equipment ...

Number One Six?In the June-July issues of CLASSIC TRUCKS, I found the article "The Old Six Fix" very interesting and informative. I have a '49 Chevy long-wheelbase that I intend to restore, but I want ...

How a rare muscle car utilized Chevrolet's COPO system to bypass factory engine limits, resulting in a factory-built, ...

Check out trucktrend.com’s top swap stories of the year. While many of these stories are engine swaps, notice that there’s also a dashboard swap, axle swap, and a front clip swap. Nothing screams ...

On episode 11 of HOT ROD Garage, we round out a bunch of El Camino upgrades with a big heart transplant. Gone is our old 383ci small-block and in its place is a Chevrolet Performance LS376/525 ...

What is the best bang-for-buck V-8 crate engine you can buy in 2024? The correct answer is Chevy's tried and true swap platform, the “Gen IV” 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine. Why the LS3 when there are ...

Owning a classic car, truck, or SUV is a largely joyful experience, but there are definite pitfalls that come with the territory. Having a vehicle that is decades old in your driveway or garage often ...

Poet Robert Frost once wrote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." In other words, you could do an LS swap, but there are so ...

Muscle car history tends to orbit the same legends, yet one corporate workaround quietly turned a handsome pony car into a ...

GM's LS engine has been swapped into all sorts of cars. Now some enthusiasts are swapping them into airplanes, though with plenty of modifications.

Finding that right balance between show and go can be tricky – drift too far in either direction, and you’ll find yourself stuck with either a race car, or a trailer queen. Luckily, this 1994 Chevy ...