he ’62 Chevy is iconic in several ways; the sexy lines were attractive in 1962 and remain so over 60 years later. The interior’s futuristic-looking design defies age, there was room enough for six people to ride in comfort, and the trunk space seemed to be never ending. To many vintage car enthusiasts, the bubbletop’s classic style only gets better with time. We’ll just say the car is aging gracefully. Furthermore, there is no need for aesthetic improvements as the car is pretty much perfect as-is. The same can be said for many early ’60s cars, but there’s just something about the ’62 Chevy that puts it in a class all its own.

ave Roberts, owner of this extremely potent ’57 Chevy is by no means related to the Los Angeles Dodgers manager of the same name, nor is he related to the legendary E. Glenn “Fireball” Roberts Jr. But what the Los Angeles Dodgers manager and the famous race car driver have in common is baseball. Roberts (the famous race car driver) pitched for the Zellwood Mud Hens, an American Legion baseball team where his ability to throw a fastball at a high rate of speed earned him the famous nickname “Fireball.”

n the automotive world, some words that are uttered transcend brand loyalty and command respect without a single objection. At the top of that list is arguably the name Yenko. Mention it and it will automatically be associated with legendary Bowtie performance—bring it into today’s realm and it also means a blue-chip investment. The Yenko Camaro legacy started in 1967 shortly after GM started rolling them out of the Norwood, Ohio, plant. It didn’t take long for Don Yenko to start doing engine swaps on L78-equipped SS Camaros out of his Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, dealership. He was ordering them equipped with the 396ci big-block, M21 Muncie four-speed gearbox, 4.10:1 rearend, and heavy-duty suspension, and then dropping in the L72 427ci big-block that was available in the Corvette. That was the formula for his Yenko Super Camaro (sYc). With 54 cars sold that year, he ramped up production with 64 cars assembled in 1968.

uring Mike Casey’s high school days, the muscle car and hot rod magazine world was thriving. It was the early to mid ’80s and magazine racks were stuffed with automotive publications battling for newsstand notoriety. At the same time, the editorial staffs were in stiff competition to get the coolest cars in their magazine first. Yeah, feature editors were trying to scoop one another when they caught wind of a high-profile car being built. They’d photograph the car and write up the story before the paint had fully dried. It was a time when Hot Rod magazine was king, but with the muscle car craze in full swing, there were plenty of titles available for young hot rodders to grip their greasy hands on, and at $1.50 a pop, high-school-age kids were able to spend their lunch money on a magazine over at the local 7-Eleven newsstand rack and forego the 79 cent bean and cheese burrito basking under the heat lamps. We here at ACP are not nutritionists, but it’s safe to say the magazine was likely a healthy alternative to that microwaved artery-clogger.

here is no substitute for experience, and no one knows that better than Limerick, Pennsylvania’s own Mark Rubright. This muscle car master has been “runnin’ whut he brung” since he was barely old enough to legally drive. “I started racing my burgundy ’68 Chevelle when I was 16. Street racing was a way of life for me, and I spent my time setting up races and taking on the competition. Yeah, and I still have that Chevelle,” Mark says.

That first Chevy would go on to be rebuilt several times, each incarnation bringing lower e.t.’s. “At first, it ran 13s, then I redid it and ran 12s. By the time I was 18 I rebuilt it again, turning the Chevelle into a serious contender,” Mark states. “I was running 9.90s in Super Street and Outlaw Pro Street.” Mark would go on to race on TV shows like Pinks, No Prep Kings, and Street Outlaws, racking up wins and a solid reputation along the way.