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RideTech To Auction The Famed ’33 And A Classic GTO Drop Top At Barrett Jackson 2014

Today must be auction news day, eh? As the title so succinctly states, our pals at RideTech are bringing two cars to the 2014 Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona and one of them is the...

Historic Video – See Dean Moon’s Moonbeam In Action Along With Dozens Of Other Bitchin’ Cars At The 1964 Brighton Speed Trials

The Brighton Speed Trials in England is one of the world’s most enduring racing events. First run in 1905 it was and always has been a “sprint” race as the British call it. What...

Dakar 2014 Is ON! Ford’s Bad Ass Raptor Powered Rangers Included — Video Of These Trucks Here!

The 2014 Dakar Rally is on and although it does not actually take place in Dakar anymore, it is still the absolute ultimate off road race in the world. Ford has built and is currently racing a pair...

Nut Driver: I Put A Set Of Snow Tires On the Monte Carlo and Do Donuts (w/Video)

[“Nut Driver” features updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] A few weeks ago I detailed my complete lack of time...

28 Things I Want To Do With A 2014 Camaro Z/28

In the event that some truly magical things happen to me over the course of the next few months and I am able to finally make millions off my idea of a pet lamp, I’d march right down to my...

Awesome Trophy Truck Action From The Baja 1000 Five Mile Qualifying Trials

At the Baja 1000, Trophy Truck starting positions are determined by a 5 mile time trial. The guy that finishes quickest gets to start first. It’s pretty simple. The Trophy Truck teams usually...

Craigslist Find: Would You Pay $12,000 For This Bizarrely Tarted Up Fiero?

This kids, is a Zimmer Quicksilver and back in the 1980s people paid $50,000 for the honor of owning one. We’re not sure if those people were drunk, high, devoid of sight, modern expressionist...

Ponti-Hack: This 1967 GTO Trar Will Probably Drive The Pontiac Contingent Up A Wall

I need to point out that I really like Pontiacs before we get started here because after the Fiero disaster and now this, it seems like I am piling on the most lamented dead GM brand. Such is not the...

Mick Mahoney Crashes His New SuperCharged Outlaws Car In Australia, The Video Is Crazy

Our friends at Dragpix.net.au were streaming live from a race in Portland, Victoria, Australia yesterday and caught an amazing on track crash where Supercharged Outlaws Racer Mick Mahoney crashes his...

Gallery: Donut Derelicts – Photos From Yesterday’s Pre-Dawn Cruise!

One of the nation’s coolest cruises is not a “cruise night” it is a “cruise dawn”. Donut Derelicts draws an eclectic and killer mix of street machines, hot rods, muscle...

Monster Truckin’ Photos: Monster Jam Action From Manchester, New Hampshire

Good ol’ Santa Claus dropped the Lohnes boys tickets for the Manchester, New Hampshire Monster Jam show so we loaded up and headed north to enjoy a day of supercharged automotive destruction...

Take A Look At The Punishment A Trophy Truck Takes During Baja 1000 Testing

We were just out in the desert testing a cool new truck we’ll be able to tell you about in the coming weeks, but what we can tell you is that it’s a riot driving across the desert at...

Chevrolet Releases Pricing For 2014 Camaro Z/28 , World Freaks Out – $75K To Buy The Best Handling Camaro Ever

Yesterday, Chevrolet released the pricing for the 2014 Camaro Z/28 and shortly after doing so, people all over the globe freaked out. What? It is $75k and there is no air conditioning? Yes, it is...

Craigslist Find: These “Street Zoomies” Are Totally Perfect And Totally 1970s

Well this is neat! We got tipped off to a Craigslist ad for a set of 1970s-spec “Street Zoomies” and they’re in perfect condition. We have some old magazines that contain ads...