Rise and shine — here’s everything that ran on Backfire News yesterday, all in one place before you start scrolling for yourself.
1. Ford Let You Order a 425-HP 427 in Its Cheapest Car for 1963 — Only Three Are Known to Survive
No trim, no fancy hubcaps, and a dual-quad 425-horsepower 427 hiding under the hood of the cheapest full-size Ford money could buy.
2. Tangent Design Group Turned a 911 Into a Safari Rig, and Its Lift Kit Trick Is the Real Story
A Chicago product-design studio built a lifted 911 with no client and no invoice — and the way it gets the ride height is the clever part.
3. Triumph’s TF450 Recall Goes Federal: 1,560 US Bikes, a Broken Bone, and a Full Cylinder Head Swap
The rocker arm problem we flagged in Canada back in August is now a CPSC recall covering four TF450 models and a new cylinder head for every one of them.
4. Kyle Busch’s Nickname Goes Before Clark County Tuesday, and a 1988 Rule Says Only One ‘Rowdy’ Gets to Exist
Las Vegas Motor Speedway wants a pair of street signs, and a decades-old naming rule makes the request trickier than the celebration posts suggest.
5. Ducati Didn’t Announce the 2027 Diavel V4 S — California’s Emissions Paperwork Did
Ducati’s World Première calendar never mentioned it. CARB’s certification filings did, months ahead of schedule.
6. The Ferrari Raquel Welch Kept After a Movie Nobody Remembers
A $2.2 million spy-spoof flop nobody saw left behind one of the strangest footnotes in Ferrari ownership history.
That’s the lineup — see you back here tomorrow.
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