Breaking News: Bob Tasca Sr., Legendary Ford Dealer and Performance Icon, Has Passed Away

Posted in January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

The patriarch of the Tasca Family, the creator of both the Ford Thunderbolt, and Cobra Jet Mustang, the man who nearly single handedly brought John Force into the Ford fold, and the man who fostered one of the largest Ford dealerships in the country, Bob Tasca Sr. has died. Tasca opened his first dealership in [...]

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Henry Ford Museum Pops The Hoods of Display Cars

Posted in General News January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

The Henry Ford museum has a section called Automobiles in American life, and since 1987, all the cars in that section have been on display with their hoods closed. Museum officials have decided to spice things up a program called “Engines Exposed” that will, gasp, show the cars with their hoods up! We know, we [...]

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eBay Auction for Boyd Coddington’s Last Project Car Ends Today

Posted in eBay Find January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

On New Years Eve we reported that the French Connection, the last car to come from the shop of Boyd Coddington, was being sold on eBay. That auction ends today, and we know you’ll be watching. How much would you pay for this custom-coachwork, V12 powered tribute to a Delahaye? As we wrote this, five [...]

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Vintage NASCAR-nage Video: 37-Car Wreck at Daytona in 1960

Posted in HISTORIC January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

We seem to be on a bit of a nostalgia NASCAR video hot streak lately. This footage is truly killer. It was shot at a 250-mile Modified race run at Daytona in 1960. The field consisted of 73 different cars, and you need to pay close attention to that. There are pre-WWII cars lined up [...]

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Don Prudhomme Retires From Drag Racing

Posted in General News January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

The storied, 47-year career of drag racing legend Don “The Snake” Prudhomme has drawn to a close. In an announcement that was made on Thursday, January 7, Prudhomme thanked his fans and supporters while departing in his typically cool demeanor. He stands among a select few drag racers that are included in conversations about the [...]

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Craigslist Pick: When Custom Paint Goes Wrong

Posted in General News January 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

When we saw photos of this four-door 1957 Chevy for sale in New Jersey we flashed back to a strange time in history called the 1990s. During that time, it was acceptable and in some cases encouraged to paint your car with as busy and confusing a paint job as one could muster. In the [...]

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Video: The Coolest NASCAR Film of All Time

Posted in HISTORIC January 7, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Bar none, end of story, this video featuring clips from NASCAR racing in the 1960s is the coolest stock car racing video we have ever seen. There’s Ford FEs running with the valve covers off, Hemis swinging through the air, guys drinking beer during pit stops, and full size cars on big rubber hauling ass. [...]

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Action In the Jeremy Mayfield Case Scheduled for Thursday

Posted in General News January 7, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

On Thursday, the legal teams for NASCAR and Jeremy Mayfield have to meet with a Federal judge due to some issues with the discovery phase of the lawsuit. Basically, the NASCAR attorneys are claiming that Mayfield’s team is stonewalling and delaying by not providing requested information that they are required to share. There’s even some [...]

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Old Time Carnage Video: Ancient Stock Car Flies Off Track and Wipes Out Grandstand

Posted in HISTORIC January 7, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

All we really have to work with on this video is the date, which is 1960 and the place, which is Darlington Speedway. Let’s just say that it was a bad day to be sitting in the elevated grandstand. A YouTube commenter describes that the grandstand was not for spectators, it was where the scorers [...]

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NASCAR Scene Weekly Publication Bites the Dust

Posted in General News January 7, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

NASCAR Scene, which for nearly 30 years has been the weekly publication of record covering the world of stock car racing, is no more. The vast majority of the staff was laid off on Tuesday and word is the only thing to survive will be SceneDaily.com, the internet wing of the publication. At one point, [...]

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Nutso Video: Guy Steals the Pace Car At a NASCAR Race, For Real

Posted in FUNNY STUFF January 7, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

We saw the title on this YouTube video and thought we’d be watching some lame attempt at doctoring video to make it seem like someone stole a pace car at a NASCAR race and was driving it around the track. We were totally wrong. This is insane. A guy actually steals the pace at at [...]

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