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Ignition Tests Out The Cadillac ATS-V At COTA: A 464HP V6, Manual Trans And A Coupe, This Is The Best Camaro Teaser Yet

Yes, it’s a new car road test. The Cadillac ATS-V is one of the more interesting new cars to come bolting out of the manufacturers recently, mainly because whether they intended to or not,...

Event Gallery: 2015 Somernites Cruises – The Orphans Of The Automotive World Come Out For The Friday Night Block Party

The 2015 Somernites Cruise season has begun! The town of Somerset, Kentucky hosts one car show a month from now until October and to kick the new year off right, the theme for this month was...

Cool Dually: This 1977 GMC Sierra 3500 Camper Special Is California Clean And Very Original, Right Down To The Front Air Dam

I am a standard cab dually guy. I like that configuration the best for reasons I have trouble explaining in great detail. I just like the way trucks like this 1977 GMC Sierra 3500 Camper Special look...

Anybody Want A Kit-Car Lamborghini Murciélago Based Off Of A 1995 Chevy Camaro?

Unless you have a high-quality do-it-yourself vehicle like a Factory Five, attaching the phrase “kit car” suddenly adds a dirty reputation to your vehicle. It doesn’t matter how...

Watch This Hellcat Challenger Literally Destroy Its Brakes And A Set Of Tires At The MSD Desert Dust Up Burnout Contest

While I was in Texas messing around with the NHRA and Chad was in Las Vegas filming an OUSCI television show, the guys at MSD Performance were hosting their first ever Desert Dust-Up. This was a drag...

NHRA Houston Pro Mod Action Photos – Some Of The Nation’s Best Getting After It At The O’Reily Spring Nationals

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was another great weekend of J&A Services Pro Mod action at the 2015 NHRA O’Reily Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Pro...

On The Plus Side, It’s A Mostly Complete 1941 Ford With A Flathead V8. On The Other Side, There Are Clowns…

Older iron that is together and rolling is hard to come by in any useable form, so whenever we see a reasonably-priced car come up for sale, normally we wouldn’t hesitate to show it off....

Understeer, Oversteer, Or Too Confident? This Footage From Castle Combe Showcases All Of Them!

Open-track days are awesome. For once, you get to take your car to the limit at a safe and supervised course and really push hard. No cops, no worries, and you still get the bill in the end if you...

Daigo Saito Unveils His New Formula D Nissan GT-R: 1000HP And RWD!

The Nissan GT-R isn’t without faults. It’s not a great evolution of the Skyline. It looks like a chemically-enhanced 350Z. The exhaust note makes it sound like the world’s angriest...

Lonestar Round Up 2015: Our Last Blast From The Show Field

(Photos by Charles “The Weatherman” Wickam) – Here’s our final blast of 2015 Lonestar Round Up show field photos from Charles Wickam. I happened to be hanging out with the...

Event Gallery: Somernites Cruise April’s Non-Orphan Vehicles At The Friday Night Block Party

Just because Somernites sets up a theme each month, it doesn’t mean that’s the only group they wish to come out…far from it! Any vehicle is welcome to attend, so while the orphan...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Good Intentions, But A Seriously Poor Decision

As I was coming through junior high and high school (1995-2001), shop classes of all types were being thrown out of school districts in favor of computer tech classes. I count myself lucky that I was...

Fabrication Fail Video: What Happens When Your Front Suspension Mounting Isn’t Quite As Strong As It Needs To Be

Good fabrication work is one of those things that shows itself by not failing. It exemplifies how good it is by never making you think about its quality. That may sound weird, but stick with me for a...

They Went, They Saw, They Conquered – RideTech’s Big Weekend At The Goodguys North Carolina Nationals!

East, west, north, and south, racing has begun in all corners of the country and it seems like the RideTech crew is working to make sure they participate in as many regions as they can. Recently,...