2008 ORSCA EZ Street Champion Steve Jackson brings his 3000 horse Mustang to Courtney’s PowerBlock shop! In his first year racing as a pro, Steve won the 2008 championship. In 2009 he moved up to Limited Street. The car is amazing: a ’92 Mustang ll, all aluminum big block Ford with 600 plus cubic inch. It makes about 3,070 HP and pulls 2 G’s off the line, 3 G’s by the 60 foot mark. Steve is the 2009 Drag Radial World Record Holder: 4.535 @ 171.99 MPH at Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, GA. He’s also the PTRA Top Street MPH World Record Holder MPH: 163.37. You can see for yourself on The PowerBlock November 21st & 22nd. For more on Steve Jackson check out his website at: SteveJacksonRacing.com

According to Car & Driver Magazine the Li’l Red Express truck was the fastest production vehicle in 1978. Part of that can be attributed to the Mopar 360 under the hood. Courtney found a 1979 truck which has all the same specs except it has a catalytic convertor. Owner Richard Price’s gem has only 1,744 miles on it! The tires, spark plugs and hoses are all original. The only thing he has changed is the oil, filters, battery and coolant. Dodge only made these trucks for two years with limited production numbers:
1978: (2,188) and 1979: (5,118). See it on The PowerBlock November 7th & 8th! For more info -  LilRedDad.com

Check out this ‘69 Chevelle SS; it’s owner Thomas Walker’s first car he purchased in 1977. He did a rotisserie restoration in 2007 and powdercoated the frame, smoothed all the welds in the firewall and painted it Auora Blue. It’s powered by a 454 big block. The engine bay is so clean you could eat off it! Plus Ian Johnson has a tech tip on how to break in new brakes. See it all on The PowerBlock October 31st & November 1st.

Take a look at this 1970 Ray Nichels built EPA Superbird. This one car changed automotive history and affected every car you now drive…

NASCAR icon Ray Nichels took a stock ’70 Superbird and transformed it into a muscle car that was capable of chasing a jet down a runway. The car was fitted with air sampling sensors and equipment to measure leaded fuel emissions, asbestos brake dust and tire wear as well as jet fuel emissions.  It tested in the U.S. from May of 1972 until October of 1973. The data it collected helped bring and end to leaded fuel, asbestos brakes and the muscle car era. Then the car was parked. Six years later it was bought and restored back to factory appearance. In 2006 Brian Chaffee from E-Muscle helped his client buy the car and in a three year restoration brought it back to the original color and specs that Ray Nichels built for the Environmental Protection Agency, air sampling equipment and all! It’s a remarkable story of research, history and a beautiful restoration. Check out this one of a kind winged wonder on The PowerBlock October 24th & 25th. For more on the EPA Superbird which is now for sale, go to EverythingMuscle.com

That’s the name of this hot ’32 Ford Cabriolet! This all steel car took 8 months of work from a team across the country to become an award winning show stopper. Owners Mac & Shelly Bernd did all of the work themselves getting the car down to raw steel and The Roadster Shop in Elgin, IL did the frame work. This Ford has been stretched 2 inches, the rear fenders split and widened and the 3 piece hood was stretched 2 inches. It has a Chevy Fast Burn 385 that’s been stroked with dual Edelbrock 500 CFM carbs and easily makes 425hp. Then Randy Borcherding and the crew at Painthouse in Cypress, TX went to work creating a custom color called Red Hot Melt Down. Ron Mangus of Rialto, CA did the custom red leather interior and Hartzcloth ragtop. It’s on The PowerBlock October 17th & 18th. Check out the other cool paint jobs at PainthouseTX.com