RPM Magazine - April 2025

In this issue

RACE SEASON IS HERE FOR SOME AND ALMOST HERE FOR OTHERS…and for the people that are lucky enough to race all year long, Kudos!

April brings spring and with that, April fools day, some season openers and lots of hustle and bustle in shops and garages everywhere to get the projects done. It also brings us to our April 2025 RPM Magazine. We hope you enjoy this issue.

THE TIME OF HIS LIFE! – Ian Hill thinks way outside the box with his new turbocharged Small Block Ford powered ’67 Camaro and it is BADASS!…and yes, we said Small Block Ford! Many drag racers cut their teeth in organized drag racing running in Bracket classes and then move on. Ian Hill started on the streets, then spent a few decades mastering Brackets, and then took on heads-up drags.

REAL LIFE SHARPIE SKETCH – Clint Zumwalt brought his El Camino project to life with his own two hands…
Following in his father Devin’s footsteps, Kingman, Arizona’s Clint Zumwalt found a love of speed and racing cars at an early age.

SNEAKY SNAKE – Jeff Smith’s 2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra has a few surprises in store! Without the ‘chute and meaty rear tires, most might just mistake Jeff Smith’s pristine 2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra for the rare American muscle icon that it is.

REPRINT EXTRAS

MERCURY RISING – Richard Shelly’s Nitrous powered 1981 Mercury Capri. No, it isn’t a Mustang, but it certainly is a Pony Car! While the popularity of the Mercury Capri never came close to matching that of the Mustang, over the years they have been picked up for restorations and projects…..

FOOL’S GOLD – This wicked street/strip turbocharged Mopar is one cool father/son project! “We purchased this car as an original stock 6 cylinder Gold Duster in 2013,” tells Jody Babcock of the rare find Mopar. The car was bought with a plan in mind, and that plan was for Jody to build it with his son Jared.