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Classic YouTube: 1986 Chevrolet IROC Z28 Camaro Advertisement

How were automotive jingles still a thing in 1986? If there is one advertising trend we are glad has gone the way of the dodo, it’s singsongy lyrics to a pop music riff, and that’s what...

Rough Start: A Sense Of Deja Vu With A 1978 Pontiac LeMans, But Cheap Entry Into Racing Could Be Yours!

Didn’t I just find one of these? Yes, I did, and I had to do a double-take and compare the eBay ad from a couple of days ago versus the Craigslist ad that I just found this afternoon....

The Fight Over NCM Motorsports Park Will Continue After A Meeting At City Hall

The meeting between the Warren County City-County Planning Commission, lawyers for both the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park and Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise (the group...

A Yak 3 Airplane And Porsche GT3 RS Feature Like None Other. This Is Bad Ass

(Words and Photos by Dennis Vos) This little “write up” is about what happens when you have 3 photographers going at it on two different objects during a private session somewhere in Belgium. As...

Weapons-Grade: The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Continues The Horsepower War!

If you haven’t seen by now, one of the two big, bad Larrys of the modern Camaro has finally broken cover: the ZL1, the all-out monster, is set for a fall 2016 sell date and make no mistake, the...

Question Of The Day: How Do You Feel About Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Becoming Mandatory In New Cars?

Whether you like it or not, by 2022 automatic emergency braking will be standard in the U.S. domestic market. This isn’t just a one-sided affair, either: The National Highway Traffic Safety...

This Small-Block Opel Kadett Is Ready For All Comers – 10.5 Tire And 300hp Worth Of Nitrous!

In the legend of David and Goliath, a young boy takes up the taunting challenges of a giant established warrior and ends the day the victor, against all odds, armed only with skill and the most basic...

Cool Video! Ozark Raceway Park Gets New Concrete And Asphalt – Support Your Local Strip!

We love stories like this one. The guys at Urban Hillbilly Action Video stopped by their home track recently to check up on some serious upgrades that are being made to the facility. The track...

Work Truck Greatness! This 1973 Ford F350 Is The Parts Hauler Dream!

Brutal, basic and useful…that’s how I like my trucks. Give me a vinyl bench seat that isn’t going to kill my spine, an engine that has mountains of torque, a manual trans, and a...

Would You Buy An Old Funny Car That Appeared In A Cult Classic Movie For $10,000

People freak out over cars that have appeared on television and in the movies, but how much is any of that worth? Take this car for example. The cool Corvette funny car appeared in the 1979 cult car...

Mighty Car Mods’ $3000 Turbo Challenge! Watch As The Guys “Prepare” Their Cars…

Marty and Moog of Australia’s Mighty Car Mods are currently in the middle of a build-off challenge: find a turbocharged car that they haven’t owned with a manual trans for $3000 and...

This Compilation Video Of Ation At The Costa Brava Rally Is a Literal Scream – Crank The Speakers And Watch

(By Eric Rood) – Here in the U.S. vintage road racing is pretty popular and gaining in popularity, particularly with thriving organizations like the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)...

Is Basic Better? This 1970 Chevrolet El Camino Is As Simple As It Got: Six-Cylinder, Three-On-The-Tree And Somehow Has Survived Just Fine!

For someone of my age, seeing a 1970 Chevrolet vehicle without Super Sport stripes and badges everywhere is almost refreshing, since more exist now than the total of what rolled off of the assembly...

This Little Airplane Tug Is Weird, Cool, and It’s For Sale! 100% BangShift Approved!

Ever go onto your local Craigslist and type in the word “Project” into the Vehicles for Sale section? If you haven’t done that, try it. It can lead you on an adventure into the...