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More Great Huntington Beach Car Show Photos – The Sun Was Out And So Were The Awesome Cars and Trucks

We’re back with more great photos from sunny SoCal and more specifically a great car show we recently attended in Huntington Beach, California. In the first group of photos there were VW vans,...

Do You Need More British Sidecar Racing? You Probably Do.

The British F1 Sidecar Championship has become one of our favorite discoveries of 2016. Sure, sidecar racing has been around for more than a half-century and the Isle of Man TT sidecar races are...

Well, That’s Different: This 1990s Ford Escort GT Has Been On The Mustang Diet…Check This Little Monster Out!

In the gearhead world, there are two versions of the Ford Escort: the European model that is rear-drive, nimble, and howls without forced induction as it slides, flies and occasionally rolls through...

Civil Aviation Math: Goose Plus Cessna Equals Many Giblets

This one might not be for the squeamish, but it’s worth noting right away that neither the pilot nor passenger were harmed beyond probably needing a new pair of underwear. The Cessna 210 flight...

All-Motor Legal Street Racing Under The Moon In Kansas – Coffeyville Street Drags Action!

We truly dig what the Coffeyville Street Drags is all about: an eighth-mile of roadway, with barriers up for safety, ran like an old-school dragstrip, complete with human starter. With local...

This 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Project Has Us Thinking About A Halloween-Appropriate Build – Check This Out!

Putting “project” into the search bar of eBay Motors is dangerous…you’ll get everything from cars that look like they were drug out of a fetid swamp to late model rides that...

This 1964 Chevy Nova Street Freak Is One High Riding Classy Beast

Don’t call it a gasser, baby because this is a street freak! So the gasser deal is going strong these days, vans are making a pseudo come back and now we think it is time for the street freaks...

Question Of The Day: Can You Find An Uglier Car Than This 1989 Nissan S-Cargo?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You know the tired old saying…it’s why I think a Chrysler Cordoba is a handsome large two-door when most people see it as a late-1970s Yank Tank that...

Watch Moog and Marty From Mighty Car Mods Host the Bathurst 1000 ‘Unprofessionals Race’

Supercheap Auto sponsors Australia’s Great Race, the Bathurst 1000, but they also got Marty and Moog from Mighty Car Mods to host the “Unprofessionals Race” ahead of the last weekend’s...

Rough Start: This 1994 Ford Mustang Cobra Is Clean Driver Material With Potential!

When looking at the pony cars from the early 1990s, you have to do so with the same “for the time period” argument. The power war hadn’t kicked off yet, but there had been signs...

The IndyCar 2016 Blooper Reel Is Highly Awesome

You know how all those in-race features, introductions, and interviews during races looks really great? That’s usually because some poor editor has to cut up about 13 hours of footage to find 90...

Nothing But Noise: Go For A Ride On This 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally!

You know names like Stratos, Escort, WRX and Quattro, but would you believe that the little Fiat 131 you see here is the genesis for a rally stomper that took home the manufacturer’s World...

Would You Rather, Air-Cooled Coupe Edition: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia or Porsche 914

Beyond the ubiquitous Volkswagen Beetles and the collectible early Porsche 911s, both companies’ air-cooled vehicles ran the gamut of vehicles including the Type 3 Squareback wagons and Volkswagen...

Huntington Beach Car Show Coverage: VWs, Muscle, and Classics Invade!

While the cruises and car events are getting thin in the northern reaches of the country they are still going plenty strong in Southern California and we have proof! We swung through Huntington Beach...