Generally speaking, a lighter car is quicker than a heavier one in drag racing. However, that is a fact you might not want to tell Indiana’s Alan Whitaker—after all, he will have a rebuttal in the ...

Woe betide the Chevy Vega. A handsome car cast in the likeness of its big brother Camaro, it suffered about the worst domestic engine in modern automotive history. They were cheap on the lot but ...