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Rough Start: A One-Year-Only 1974 Camaro Up For Grabs Cheap! Get The Catalog Ready!

Sometimes, all you need for a perfect Craigslist score is the seller’s capriciousness. The prize up for grabs used to be what they wanted…until they saw something they wanted just a...

This Barn Find 1969 Camaro SCCA Project Was Never Finished And Sat For 40 Years Untouched!

Barn Finds kick ass. I mean come on, finding an old car that hasn’t moved in decades, stuffed away somewhere like a barn or garage, is like unearthing Native American artifacts for an American...

Cool Video! Allis-Chalmers Developed A Fuel Cell Powered Tractor In 1958 – Watch It Work

This is an interesting video because we get to see something that we surely did not know existed. In 1958 Allis-Chalmers developed a fuel cell powered tractor. While fuel cell technology has existed...

Citing Need For More Time In Top Alcohol Dragster Troy Coughlin Jr. Has Resigned From His Driving Position At Kalitta Motorsports

In an unexpected announcement that was released on Saturday it was announced that Troy Coughlin Jr. has resigned from his driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin was sitting in 10th place...

Watch The Historically Awesome Aussie Unlimited Hydroplane Aggressor Tear Across The Water With Its Merlin V12 Screaming

Every country has its racing legends, both mechanical and human. Typically the legends (of both types) are born through superhuman feats of daring, sustained success or their role in redefining their...

Why Aren’t More People Making These Cool Old Celica Supras Into Pro Touring Machines?

My cousin Marilyn had one of these Supra’s in High School, and although she about ruined it crashing into stuff and running it out of water, I loved it. The flares, the seats, the torquey...

This Wheelstand Mashup From Willowbank In Australia Proves The Aussies Know How To Drag A Bumper Too

Willowbank is a cool dragstrip in Australia. One that is run by a really cool group of racers, and therefore has great prep and great shows. The proof is in the pudding in this video mashup that...

Farm Truck And AZN Finally Race Each Other! Dung Beetle VS Farm Truck Baby!

Farm Truck and AZN are the best of the friends, and are always side by side setting each other up for races on the street and on the track. At the recent Outlaw Armageddon no prep race, AZN and Farm...

Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!

I am totally geared up for the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I was reflecting on my favorite moment from the 2016 race and one of my favorite moments from my nearly 20 years of...

Watch This Guy Try To Stop A Runaway Diesel Using All The Common Myths…And Blow It Up!

There are a few different schools of thought on how to stop a runaway diesel engine, but once one is on a tear like that it does not want to stop for anything. We’ve seen different ways of...

Woodward Dream Cruise Weekend 2017: Our Last Gallery From The Party At M1!

We have finally come to the end of our 2017 Woodward photos. As it was last year, I still haven’t began to scratch the surface of what this spectacle is all about, and even with a few trips up...

Watch A Crazy Aussie Burnout End With An Invisible Methanol Fire – Bubbling Paint Is The Only Tell Tale

We’re always totally amazed that any engine lives through the pure, unadulterated, hell that is an Aussie burnout contest. Banging off the rev limiter, shooting fire from the exhaust and...

Shine Runner Special: This 1967 Plymouth Fury Is A Big-Block, Four-Speed, Four Door Surprise

A four-door big block sedan from 1967 is cool. It’s not completely noteworthy and you can keep your dreams of collector car auction gold mining to yourself, but any big-block sedan is worth...

Woodward Dream Cruise Weekend 2017: The Automotive Homecoming

How much more can I wax poetic about Woodward? I’m running out of things to say about what you experience there. It’s not that there isn’t that much to experience…far from it,...