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Craigslist Find: This 1996 Lincoln Hearse Is Claimed To Be The Final Ride Of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. And Is Up For Offers

There’s always a strange fascination with a celebrity, regardless of who they are. And sometimes, that strange fascination bleeds over into some extremely strange fascinations that border on...

Historical Race Footage: The 1988 SCCA Trans Am Race At Long Beach, California

Even with all of the hype, media coverage, random acts of absolute insanity and the wrecks, it’s becoming increasingly more and more difficult to find enthusiasm for NASCAR. The last time I got...

Who In England Is Drag Racing A Richard Petty-Tribute Plymouth Superbird?

Yes, this video is a couple of years old, but let’s face it: it’s not everyday you see any Plymouth Superbird doing a burnout, much less a Superbird done up as a tribute to Richard...

Meet “Twork”, The Only Chrysler Sebring Mud Truck That Could Possibly Exist On The Planet

It takes a sick, sick mind to come up with this kind of combination, it really does. Some of the trars we’ve featured here over the years lend themselves nicely to the treatment, some are the...

Watch Dewayne Mills Incredible Wreck From Lights Out Six At SGMP – Camaro Takes Flight!

Legendary small tire racer Dwayne Mills walked away from an incredible wreck during Lights Out Six at South Georgia Motorsports Park yesterday when his 1968 Camaro, the famed “Golden...

How Easy Is It To Run A II Much Fabrication Fuel Tank Vent? Here’s Video Proof That It Is Easier Than You Think

Today’s hot rodders have access to horsepower than no other generation has had. Swapping modern engines into old cars is one of the great movements that has taken root today. Believe it or not...

We’re Pretty Sure The Indy Haulers Are The Coolest Pace Trucks Ever – Here’s Their History

(Words by Tony Sestito) – Over the years, there have been all sorts of official pace cars for all sorts of big races. Some of those cars were actually trucks. And in my humble opinion, one of...

Watch The Wild Peace Maker Cadillac Wheelstander Spit Out A Rear Axle At Great Lakes Drag-O-Way In 1987!

A little while back we put out the call for info on the Peace Maker wheelstanders from our readers. Jim Brewer ran a series of these Caddy bodied exhibition machines and they were all cool to look...

Yutaka Katayama, Better Known As “Mr. K.” And The Man Who Brought The Datsun Z-Car To America, Has Passed

Yutaka Katayama, the charismatic “Mr. K” who was responsible for introducing the Nissan Motor Company to the United States via Datsun, passed on February 19th, 2015 at the age of 105....

Crash And Burn: Any Guesses As To Why This Maverick Wound Up Going Turtle?

It’s official for the driver of this Ford Maverick: this day is gonna suck. Information is very limited on what actually happened at Memphis Motorsports Park late last year, but the video from...

The Quest To Find The Best Snow Mover Continues: This Tracked Case Monster Is Now In The Lead, Right?

From fast tractors to monster snow blowers we have been bombarding you with cool mechanical ways to relocate the white stuff. Today we think we may have found the king of them all. This tracked Case...

1962’s Duel In The Desert May Be The Best Old Chevy Propaganda Film Yet

What’s better than old manufacturer promotion films? These movies are hilarious as they were designed for use by the sales managers at dealerships to get their sales staffs all whipped up into...

Rough Start, The Import Edition: Bringing A Chrysler Ute Into The U.S.

After finding the sociopathic Chrysler Valiant CL ute with the “340” earlier today, the part of me that likes shopping for cars I can’t afford woke up. I’d really like a...

Watch A 438ci Small Block Ford On Nitrous Make Nearly 1,300hp And Spin Past 8,000 RPM!

We loves us some dyno pull videos. In this case, it is a small block Ford engine built by CNC Motorsports. This engine measures out to 438ci and with the nitrous bottle valve open, makes 1,270hp and...