Here's an obvious statement for a racer: The throttle is your friend. It's a simple enough apparatus, a series of linkages from the gas pedal to the carburetor that allow you to control fuel flow to ...

Junkyard parts are fine unless they try to kill you. The gas pedal assembly we've been using in the CC/Rambler was scalped from an automatic-equipped '83 Concord wagon in a wrecking yard south of L.A.

Over the last couple of months, we've been really pushing the Nova through its paces. And so far, it's proven to be a solid performer, holding up its end of the deal. Still, there was one lingering ...