1971 Chevy Chevelle

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It’s inevitable that whenever we take the measure of our worldwide readership—such as in our annual readers’ rides issue—Texas always seems to come out on top. And while other states such as Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida are hot rodding strongholds, it’s Texas that always issues the smackdown. As the only state in which “he needed killin’ ” is used as a valid defense in a murder trial, it comes as no surprise that Texas muscle cars have the same no-nonsense attitude.

While you’re in Texas, just make sure you drive deferentially around Garry Johnson’s ’71 Chevelle, or it might just lock onto you like a pit bull on a mailman’s leg. Garry’s 12:1 compression solid-roller 454 is locked and loaded with aluminum heads, an Edelbrock Air-Gap intake, Demon 750 carb, and a Monster Turbo 400 with a 3,500-stall converter. No e.t.’s yet, but Garry says it’s worth a conservative 600 hp. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!