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Rare Does Not Mean Valuable: This One-Of-Eight 1982 Ford EXP Convertible Needs An EcoBoost Swap Stat!

Ever hear that phrase, “rare does not mean valuable”? If you have, then either you spend way too much time in antique stores or you like weird rolling stock like I do. Just because there...

Rocks, Dirt, And High Speed Lakebed Action Photos From King Of The Hammers 2017

Thank you past Presidents, who supported public lands for use by the fine citizens of the United States of America and their visitors. Because of you we have Federal and State OHV lands like Johnson...

It Ain’t A Fluke: Proof That The 572-Powered Cadillac DeVille Is A Beast!

There are many things we are still trying to sort out about the 2003 Cadillac DeVille we found earlier this week. Things like how they wedged the sledgehammer of a big-block crate Chevrolet under the...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Naps, Fiberglass Dust And More!

1. You are getting sleepy, very sleepy…   Ford has been testing a fleet of autonomous Fusions lately, in a push to develop what’s known as “Level 4” autonomy…that...

How Would You Build It? This 1969 Chevy Nova Is A Roller Ready To Be Finished Up!

Any GM X-car with a hole where it’s engine should be is a project waiting to happen. It’s too easy…pick the General Motors V8 of your choice, make sure fuel and spark are present,...

This Video Shows The Manufacturing Process At Fragola Performance Systems – MADE IN THE USA Quality, MADE IN THE USA Pride

Gearheads appreciate details that Joe Six Pack at home don’t and the people at Fragola Performance Systems understand that. They know that when you are ordering fittings, hose ends, and other...

Boostin Performance’s Nissan GT-R Is A Launching Missile – 1,800 Horsepower Equals 1.2 60-foot Times And Seven Second Quarters!

When the Nissan GT-R finally came to America in 2008, legions of fans of it’s predecessor, the Nissan Skyline GT-R, were finally able to satisfy their desire for a four-wheel-drive,...

Watch Lights Out 8 HERE – Baddest Small Tire Race On Planet Earth Is ON!

This is it, the big one that people have been gearing up for, Lights Out 8. Starting at about 5:30 pm on Thursday night and then going through the entire weekend our pal Mark Walter will be...

Classic YouTube: Clark Griswold Enters The Tuff Truck Competition

If you’ve never thought about taking a car nobody cares about and beating the stuffing clean out of it, then I’m ready to call you a liar. I’ve done it. It’s fun beyond fun,...

Watch A Trucker Escape Death By Inches When His Unsecured Load Comes Through The Cab Like A Battering Ram

We are not sure where this video was taken but it is obviously an Asian county as noted by the script shown in the upper right hand side of the video. As you watch this, remember that the driver is...

Plain Vanilla: This One-Family-Owned 1976 Mercury Monarch 351 Has Potential!

I pride myself on being able to find the redeeming factor in just about every possible vehicle made, ever. There is usually a point or purpose to every automobile out there that justifies it’s...

Watch This Ute Wreck Hard After The Driver Loses The Handle During A High Speed Burnout

We’re not sure what the hell was supposed to be going on in the video below but we’re reasonably sure that they did not have “guy wrecking the daylights out of his ‘Ute into a...

Movie Car Chase: A 1971 Aussie Charger Vs. A NASCAR Oldsmobile Square Off In The Movie “Metal Skin”!

Straight off of the bat I have to admit that I know jack-all about the 1994 movie “Metal Skin”. I wasn’t hunting down a car chase scene when I stumbled across this gem…I was...

Ignition Tech With Moroso: Learn About Crank Triggers and How To Set Them Up

If you are building a serious engine for the street, the drags, or many other applications a crank trigger ignition system is pretty much required equipment. They went from pro level exotica to...