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Some Days, You Just Need To Go Jump Some Sand Dunes In A Cheap Short Bus!

Running in the sand dunes is just good fun, there’s no way around that. Get an orange flag, get some paddle tires, and go out and romp to your heart’s content. What would you take? Quad?...

2017 Piston Power Auto-Rama Gallery: The Coolest Show In America Is Back! Anything With Pistons!

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – When we heard that Jose Ferrer and Mike Brooks were heading back to the 2017 Piston Power Auto-Rama we were excited. Why? Basically because this is the coolest show...

This Nissan Silvia Drift Car Got Sent To The Strip – Nines At Over 140 MPH!

A turbocharged LS-powered Nissan Silvia that has been stripped to bare essentials is more than likely set up for one trick: drift. And they do it well…we’ve seen at LS Fest how stable...

Cool Old Junk Gallery: We Hit A Farm Auction And Found Engines, Trucks, and BangShifty Stuff

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – It’s been said farmers never throw anything away. Some take it a step further and collect stuff, like the late Lloyd Larson. I don’t need an...

eBay Find: This 1976 Ford B-100 Is For The Classic Ford Fan Who Was Jealous Of The Suburban!

Prior to the arrival of the Ford Expedition, if you wanted a Ford sports-utility, you had to deal with two doors and a removable roof, period. Nothing against the Bronco in any of it’s forms,...

Barnstormin’: How The Sausage Is Made

(Photo by Chuck Danbom) – There’s an old saying out there that goes something like, “You never want to see how the sausage is made.” The point being that while you may enjoy...

Top 11: Special Edition Models That Never Appeared (But Should Have!)

The special edition models…what better way is there to tart up an ordinary car for sales? Many cars sold past and present rely on the special models to keep up the sales momentum after launch,...

NHRA Gatornationals Pro Mod Action Photos: A Wild, Record Setting Weekend In Florida

(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – It’s ON! That’s right, the 2017 J&A Service Pro Mod series is officially underway and it all got started in fine style at the...

Want To Buy 2015 COPO #28? Never Driven, Never Raced, Perfectly New Supercharged COPO

$105,000 buys it folks. This is a one owner, never raced, never driven perfect in every way Supercharged 350 2015 COPO. It is car #28 out of 69 and we wish we owned it, or any COPO for that matter....

This Crew Cab C20 Ex-Cal Trans Truck Is Crew Cab Work Truck Perfection!

A few years ago I said to someone that I thought slamming a service body equipped truck would be kinda cool. This comment was met with multiple shakes of the head, a few expletives, and then...

Rough Start: Could This Be The Ultimate ZL1 Camaro Convertible?

Checking out Copart this morning I came across this 2014 ZL1 Camaro Convertible and wondered if this might not be the best one ever. Okay, you have to squint, but it’s there. Look. What the...

Morning Symphony: Volvos With 327s Going Full Beserk!

In the spirit of celebrating 3/27, we wanted to find great noises of Chevrolet’s junior-sized but no where near underrated small-block doing what it does best: twisting the needle on the...

Would You Rather, The Former SEMA Edition: Which Show Car Takes The Prize?

Every year, right at the beginning of November, there is a pilgrimage made to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some view the SEMA show as a three-ring circus of everything automotive, some view it as...

This 1950 Film By The ESSO Oil Company Is A Great Look At This Evolution Of The American Gas Station

Standard Oil was one of the most all conquering businesses ever. It is mind boggling to think about the control they had not only on the US oil industry but the entire industry worldwide. Eventually...