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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Classic YouTube: Jay Leno And Tim Allen Having A Burnout Contest In The Parking Lot

Anyone who works in Hollywood can own cars that are desirable. They have money, they can buy up whatever they want so that they can be seen in the vehicle of their dreams. But finding true car guys...

This 1970s Chevy Van and Suburban Promotional Video Is Pretty Awesome

We often talk about how the modern SUV is sold to people in a way that companies did not advertise or promote 40 years ago. Welp, we’re wrong and this video proves it. You are going to watch a...

Weird Head: This Yenko/Weslake Four-Valve Small Block Chevy Head Is Insane and A Unicorn

So we have managed to find some interesting and rare parts on eBay over the years but this one really takes the cake. You are looking at one of 20 ever made Yenko/Weslake four-valve small block Chevy...

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? Watch As Chris Forsberg Gets Tased While Drifting!

The Taser is meant to be a security device meant to deter an attacker. Instead the handheld device is responsible for more friendships being ruined than Jenga, King’s Cup and a new girlfriend...

On-Time Service And Speedy Delivery Guaranteed With This Drifting Chevy Delivery Van!

Marketing is everything when it comes to business. If you can grab the attention and interest of your target audience, you’re already steps ahead of the competition. To do that you must figure...

Morning Symphony: The Charge Of The 1960s Greatest Hits

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, the ultimate form of the C2 Corvette platform. A 377ci V8, 550 horsepower, and the goal of going to LeMans and spanking the holy hell out of GT Production cars. That...

Toy Restoration: Watch As This Studebaker Lark Matchbox Comes Back To Life!

Care for an object says a lot about you as a person. I’m not sure what the care of my Hot Wheels and other scale cars of my childhood says about me, but let’s be honest: if you’ve...

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Video: Crampton, Beckman, Line, Savoie, All Take Initial NHRA Countdown Wins At Maple Grove

The start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at Maple Grove Raceway was one of the most topsy-turvy NHRA Mello Yello Series National Events in years. Fernando Cuadra went to the final round in...

Rough Start: The Flatbed Ford – Can You Have A Hot Rod Hauler?

I don’t know why I’m so fixated on flatbed one-ton trucks. They’re purposeful and brutal, with one reason for life: to be a workhorse first and foremost. That’s not a bad...

Epic History: How NASA Steered The Saturn V Rocket – This Is An Amazing Video

This video is fantastic. If you were ever wondering how rudimentary and interesting the computer technology used in the Apollo NASA missions was, we have your answer right here. In this film we get...

LS Fest Quick Take: The Little Red Jeep Liberty

I was up in the tower with Lohnes, getting a break from the heat when we both saw it. Among the hot rods, budget swaps and other assorted race machines was a red Jeep Liberty that looked...

Pro Stock Time Machine – Check Out This IHRA Moutain Motor Action From St Louis, Circa 1985

With all the talk about today’s modern NHRA pro stock category and how mountain motors may be a part of it heading into the future, we thought we would look into the past. See, the NHRA tour...

Safety In 1975 Video: Watch Race Drivers And Regular People Talk About The Wonder Of Seatbelts 40+ Years Ago

There’s something to be said for seatbelts. We all went through a phase in our lives when putting on a seatbelt was like admitting you enjoyed Culture Club music in the 1980s. It was shameful...

Coolness! Check Out This Episode Of The Long Forgotten “Pro Drag Superstars” TV Show From 1985

I love finding stuff like this. Ever heard of the TV show “Pro Drag Superstars”? I sure had not before stumbling onto this video that was hiding a dark, recessed corner of YouTube. The...