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Morning Symphony: The “Unwanted” Holden VF Ute Decimating The Skidpad At Ultimate Burnout Challenge Collie!

Are you a deep sleeper? Can you snore your way through a bomb blast? Not notice when someone is shaking you? That’s me. I’m the type of guy that requires something drastic in order to...

A Video Memorial to Yoshimi Katayama, Pioneer Racer of Rotary Engines

In March, Japanese sports car racing legend Yoshimi Katayama died at the age of 75. Aside from an eloquent memorial by The Drive and a short obituary in Road & Track, Katayama’s passing went...

Watch Jay Payne Suffer A Huge Crash In His Pro Mod At The 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals – He’s OK

It began as a slight movement to the left off the starting line and then it turned into a wrestling match between the driver and the car with the driver ultimately going for the ride of his life. It...

This LS Swapped 1968 Biscayne Does Killer Burnouts

So it doesn’t make a ton of power, but this 1968 Biscayne does some killer burnouts, that’s for sure. The video shows it on the chassis dyno at the Sloppy Mechanics dyno day and it makes...

Daily Dually Fix: This Square Body Chevy Is Ready For Paint, Low, And Clean

If this one was ours, we would take the front seats down and have the sides repaired since the actual seating surface is so nice. Then we’d paint it factory two tone with white and blue...

Third-Gen Camaros Rule And This Road Race Example Is Nearly Perfect

We say nearly, because perfection would mean we were able to get a title for it and register this sucker so we could listen to people whine about what is and is not a street car. Oh, and because we...

Question Of The Day: When Did You Figure Out You Were The Neighborhood Gearhead?

I like where I live: I have one neighbor to the right of me, one neighbor to the left of me, an acre’s walk to the field that is currently filled with soybeans, and in front of my house, a slab...

It Might Not Be The Prettiest, But We’re In Love With This Laid Out ’62 C10

We know that the laid out look is not for everyone. We know that some people just don’t get it. And that’s okay. But we love it. Seeing a car or truck, that has the right look, laid on...

Motor Trend’s Annual Ode To Horsepower: Which One Of The 2016 Greatest Driver’s Car Contenders Will Take The Drag Race Win?

To everyone at Motor Trend: quit lying to yourselves and to the world. This is as far removed from “work” as you can possibly get. Every year, Motor Trend wrangles up a massive shopping...

Here Is The Only Classic Mustang Rack And Pinion Conversion That Works

Rack and Pinion conversions suck. It’s the truth. I’ve installed a bunch of them, and with rare exception they are junk. This system from Total Control Products is the exception. It...

No, It Ain’t Got A Hemi: This 1972 Dodge Charger Is Packing The Leaning Tower Of Power!

Have we finally come to the point where the only accessible and relatively cheap Dodge Chargers are ten-year-old sedans? As much as I tend to think that’s the case, I wanted to prove myself...

The Gathering 2016 Shows That The Custom Truck Scene Is Alive And Well!

Anderson, South Carolina is the home of the Gathering 2016, a truck and custom car show put on by the gang over at Common Treads. And not only is the show held at a great venue, but the level of car...

Check Out This Mercedes Fire Truck! We Want This German Beast Bad!

I’ve always wanted to take a big fire engine, or pumper more specifically, and pull the rear apart to make a really really cool ramp truck. But other than that, I’m not really some big...

This Panamericana Running Datsun 240Z Is Bad Ass – Watch The Petrolicious Video

The dudes at Petrolicious have once again put together a really cool video. This one is about a particular Datsun 240Z that has a storied history that ultimately resulted in it becoming a full tilt...