John Buttera put a trouble-free 5450 miles on his all-new Highboy which proves one thing … Don't moan to Little John Buttera about new-car buss. He'll laugh, point to his insect-splattered hot ...

So speaketh "Little John" Buttera, similar in style to the cudgel-wielding character in Robin Hood. Only this Little John tilts at steering wheels and his Sherwood Forest is this thing called ...

"Lil' John" Buttera, an innovative creator of hot rods, dragsters and Indy cars who was praised as much for his artistic designs as his engineering, has died. He was 68.