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This 1964 Beetle Trucklet Is Well-Done, But Is It For You?

I’ve seen many things done to Volkswagen Beetles. Some, like Baja Bugs and the Meyers Manx, are great ideas. Some, like kit-car Ferraris and visual modifications to make the car into a rolling...

A 4 Cylinder Briggs And Stratton?! Watch How These Guys Put One Together That Runs!

A few months ago Brian ran a video of an inline 4 cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine that some dudes put together themselves and that actually starts and runs bitchin. Well he missed the mark on...

Project Raven: The Engine (And I Swear, The End of Story Time!)

The story of the Imperial’s build truly starts in December, 2010. I was preparing to move from Washington State to Arizona to attend college. The Mirada was running great…and then, one day, it...

More On-Track Tire Thrashing Action From The Hotchkis Autocross At The NMCA West Coast Shootout

We showed you some bitchin photos of the cars, trucks, and classics that were running around the Hotchkis Autocross at this past weekend’s NMCA West Coast Shootout yesterday, and we’ve...

NMCA West JE Pistons West Coast Shootout Winners Circle Photos

Marc Lewis at Hedman was out at the NMCA West JE Pistons West Coast Shootout this weekend running his car around the Hotchkis Autocross, and made it over to the winners circle to grab photos of all...

Tuesday Shopper: 1973 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special

Eff it, I’m calling this Tuesday Shopper now, because I can never get the research done to do it on Monday. There’s kind of a lull in big auctions this time of year, so we looked all the...

Behind The Scenes Pit Shots From The NMCA West Drag Racing Series In Fontana

With nearly 300 cars on site for last weekend’s NMCA West Coast Shootout, there was plenty to see, and the folks that follow NMCA West Drag Racing are super excited about the growth this series...

Kit Car Veyron? It Could Be Yours…If You’ve Got The $125K

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the car pictured in Webster’s Dictionary under “hypercar”, and for damn good reason. In it’s most conservative trim, the car is a 1,000hp...

Nut Driver: The Wheels Haven’t Fallen Off Yet, So I Took It Out For More Autocross Action

[“Nut Driver” features updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] Before continuing on, if you want to catch up on the...

Screw Your Prius and Buy This Impala! This Is How You Sell Your Car on Craigslist!

In order to sell your car on Craigslist successfully, you need to do a few things: you need to have great pictures of the car in order to capture the attention of those of us with A.D.D., you need to...

These Slow-Motion Crash Tests Will Have You Cringing In Real Time

Crash-testing a vehicle is the perfect real-world method of seeing how a car will stand up to a variety of impacts. Whether it be head-on, an offset crash, a side-impact crash or a rear impact,...

Rough Start: Big Green Chrysler From the Big Green North

I decided to cross the border into Canada this time. Welcome to Nanaimo, British Columbia. I know two things about this place: 1) there is an absolutely bad-ass dirt bike track near here, and 2) this...

Photos: NMCA West Hotchkis Autocross Takes Over Fontana’s California Speedway

The NMCA West Series hit Fontana’s California Speedway and Auto Club Dragway this past weekend for an event to remember. Almost 300 cars were on site ripping down Fontana’s 1/4 mile drag...

Knoop-Mann Special Will Run At Pikes Peak 2014 In The Unlimited Class

It was announced June 20th that the Knoop-Mann Special will be competing at the 2014 Race to the Clouds event, better known at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, just outside Colorado Springs, Colorado, with...