1. chrome-job that will shine
   six-mile line
2. three-eighty-nine
   paint-job that is mine

"Listen to her tachin' up now. Listen to her whine. C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO." –"G.T.O.," Ronny and the Daytonas

1. carport
   engine core
2. floor
   door

Rascal Flatts remade the 1992 Tom Cochran original, “Life Is a Highway.” It was included on the 2006 "Cars" soundtrack.

1. don’t know if I’ll hit the pedal
   engines pumping and thumping
2. hear those mufflers growling
   seeing pistons moving

"Reluctantly crouched at the starting line—engines pumping and thumping in time. The green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup." –"The Distance," Cake

1. with her fiberglass fins
   with a 4.0, I can really win
2. the slicks are startin' to spin
   the muffler’s making a din

“Shut Down” spent 13 weeks on the charts when it was released in 1963. It was part of the album "Surfin' USA."

1. a 396 fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
   black street legal slicks
2. an aluminum chassis
   a 327 fuel injection

"I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396, fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor. She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot outside the Seven-Eleven store." –"Racing in the Street," Bruce Springsteen

1. those struts, now
   no gas, now
2. that radio
   those blinkers

“Low Rider” was written by Jerry Goldstein, and it was recorded in 1974. Charles Miller did the vocals for it. The song was first featured in the movie "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong in 1978, but has since been in several movies.

1. check beneath my visor if you’re looking for the key
   my doors are welded shut, but I still get the lady
2. a piston pumpin', steel belted cavalry
   when I pass, my spinning tires are all that you’ll see

“I'm the General Lee, a piston pumpin', steel belted cavalry. I'll never let you down when you're riding with me. Buckle up and I'll show you what I mean.” –"The General Lee," Johnny Cash

1. out of here
   my car out of second gear
2. the adrenaline out of my ear
   the tachometer out of the green

Sammy Hagar, singer of "I Can’t Drive 55," is actually a gearhead with a collection of nice cars. Some of his cars have been featured in such magazines as "Hot Rod," "Car Talk" and "Motor Trend."

1. shifted into second
   skidded to a stop
2. parked your car sideways
   squealed your tires on the pavement

"I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last. See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once—love 'em and leave 'em fast.” –"Little Red Corvette," Prince

1. is pumping engines
   is my car’s best friend
2. gives paint that racing sheen
   spins the wheels

James Hetfield of Metallica is another musician/car enthusiast. He has had a few custom cars built by Rick Dore.

1. the cutest little coup around
   the fastest set of wheels in town
2. the slickest frame and roll-bar, get down
   a four-on-the-floor that’s brown

“Well I'm not braggin' babe, so don't put me down, but I've got the fastest set of wheels in town. When something comes up to me, he don't even try, ‘cause if I had a set of wings, man I know she could fly.” –"Little Deuce Coupe," The Beach Boys

1. keys and let’s go
   gears shifting
2. engines started
   motor runnin'

"Born to Be Wild" is sometimes considered one of the first heavy metal songs, and its phrase, “heavy metal thunder,” is credited with naming the genre.

1. my engine
   my car
2. my hubcaps
   my tires

"Nobody gonna take my car. I'm gonna race it to the ground. Nobody gonna beat my car. It's gonna break the speed of sound.” –"Highway Star," Deep Purple

1. Mustang Monica
   Mustang Olivia
2. Mustang Rita
   Mustang Sally

Mack Rice, who wrote "Mustang Sally,” just passed away in 2016 at the age of 82. Although Rice was a singer who first recorded it, Wilson Pickett’s version, recorded a year later in 1966, is the one that rose to the top of the charts.

1. headlights shining in his rearview mirror
   a gold watch that can’t tell time
2. a few more songs on the all night radio
   a bottle of wine under his seat

"Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses, ten more miles on his four day run, a few more songs on the all night radio, and he'll spend the rest if his life with the one that he loves. They'll buy a Winnebago; set out to find America; do a lotta catchin' up a little at a time." –"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses," Kathy Mattea

1. timing clocks
   the adaptor kit
2. fuel pumps, too
   all four shocks

Johnny Cash spent time in prison for trespassing and broke his toe when he tried to kick the jail bars to escape. He recorded one of his albums live while doing a concert for the San Quentin inmates.

1. wet on the wheel
   resting on the gearshift
2. flicking on the turn signal
   grasping the emergency brake

"I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel. There's a voice in my head that drives my heel." –"Radar Love," Golden Earring

1. cops
   lights
2. wipers
   brakes

"East Bound and Down" by Jerry Reed was on the soundtrack for the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit." He wrote the song in one night for the film.

1. '64 Riviera
   Chevy Bel-Air
2. V8 Ford
   Lincoln Continental

"I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville, a Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road. Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford. The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five." --"Maybellene," Chuck Berry

1. car with the hazard lights blinkin’
   cool blue Mercury
2. hot rod Lincoln
   Oldsmobile

“Hot Rod Lincoln” was originally written in 1955 as an answer to “Hot Rod Race” and re-released in 1959. The 1972 version by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was the most popular.

1. Barracuda
   Barchetta
2. G.T.O.
   409

"I strip away the old debris that hides a shining car, a brilliant red Barchetta from a better vanished time. We'll fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime." –"Red Barchetta," Rush

1. Ford to the fjord
   Buick to the picnic
2. Chevy to the levee
   Jeep to lover’s leap

Don McLean was always ambiguous about the meaning behind his iconic song, but the handwritten notes that offered insight into it were put up for auction in New York in 2015. They sold for $1.2 million.

1. That old diesel engine
   Those eighteen wheels
2. Those air brakes
   Those trailer hitches

"I heard him cry for Mama up and down the hall. Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall. That old diesel engine made an eerie sound when Papa fired it up and headed into town." –"Papa Loved Mama," Garth Brooks

1. car would take a corner and leave them in the ditch
   engine would explode
2. he would pull into Fisher’s Mill
   brakes would kick up dirt

Robert Mitchum (1917-1997) was a star of film noir, like "Cape Fear" and "Out of the Past." However, he frequently sang his own parts in his movies and released a few records ,as well as single songs like “The Ballad of Thunder Road.”

1. his engine
   his muffler
2. his tires
   his windshield wipers

"Switchblade 327, someone was calling his name. All he could hear was his engine and the sound of the pouring down rain." –Switchblade 327, Brian Setzer

1. on the back seat
   in the trunk
2. on the floor
   on the door

ZZ Top members Gibbons and Hill began growing their beards in 1979. Gibbons had a lifelong hot rod fixation. The early days of MTV showed an iconic 1933 Ford Eliminator coupe in all their videos.

1. hop up here, and climb in back
   take you riding in my car
2. sit down and buckle up, Jack
   press the lock and off we’ll go

"Click clack, open up the door, girls. Click, clack open up the door, boys. Front door, back door, clickety clack, take you riding in my car.” –"Riding in My Car," Woody Guthrie

1. Cadillac
   Viper
2. Stingray
   Mustang

Jan and Dean wrote “Dead Man’s Curve” in 1963. On April 12, 1966, Jan was in an accident on Whittier Drive in Los Angeles. Although this isn’t the “Dead Man’s Curve” referenced in the song, it is in the same neighborhood.

1. Porsche
   Mercedes
2. Bugatti
   Aston Martin

"So, ladies, (Yeah?) Ladies (Yeah?), if you want to roll in my Mercedes (Oh, yeah!), then turn around, stick it out! Even white boys got to shout: Baby got back!” –"Baby Got Back," Sir-Mix-a-Lot

1. overhead lifters and some four barrel quads
   chrome-plated wheels and a new carburetor
2. quad mufflers and a Nitro injector
   steel plated rods and a four-on-the-floor

In the stage production of "Grease," Kenickie sang “Greased Lightning.” One of the conditions Travolta had the director agree to was allowing him to sing the song if he accepted the part.

1. red Roadster
   pink Cadillac
2. orange Mustang
   yellow Slugbug

"Well honey it ain't your money 'cause baby I got plenty of that. I love you for your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats, riding in the back, cruising down the street.” –"Pink Cadillac," Bruce Springsteen

1. the Mustang away
   her car keys away
2. her license away
   the T-bird away

Love and Wilson wrote "Fun, Fun, Fun" for the Beach Boys in 1964. There are many other songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s that were recorded but not released and remain in an archival state.

1. our daddy’s Mercedes
   the Jags and the Lamborghini
2. Jimmy’s Porsche
   my Mustang

"You know, the ones with the cars that go [boom]. I hear ya! Hit it. It was me and the posse with Bunny D. We were cruising in the Jags and the Lamborghini, when lo and behold, there appeared a mirage. He was hooking up a car in his daddy's garage." –"Cars That Go Boom," L’Trimm

1. a car was stalled, the engine was dead
   the squirrel looked at me and knew he was toast
2. was a pretty little woman all dressed in red
   the police set up a roadblock when they should have been in bed

Frank and the Cavaliers recorded “Last Kiss” in 1964. When Pearl Jam rerecorded the song in 1998, it rose to number two on the charts (the same spot it rose to in 1964) and became the highest charting song they did.

1. under the hood of Jacky’s car
   on the trunk of Jacky’s car
2. in the back seat of Jacky’s car
   out the window of Jacky’s car

"Jack he's gonna be a football star. Diane debutante in the back seat of Jacky's car." –"Jack and Diane," John Mellencamp