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The Farmer’s Hobby: Watch This Ford Truck Get Down On The Strip In Georgia!

The old truck…the stories it could tell. From the day it was brought home, to all of the work that it put in to earn it’s keep, to the day when the wear and tear got to be too much to...

The Parting Shift: Ride Along In A 4-Speed Big Block A/Stock Camaro At Bandimere

Chad and I both love stock and super stock eliminator. Its is still a thrill to see classic muscle car era iron running down a drag strip especially when it has been tuned to perfection and is...

BangShift Tune-Up: “Leave Out All The Rest” By Linkin Park (2008)

As intertwined as music is to the lifestyle that we enjoy, whenever a staple musician leaves this earth, the feeling becomes more than just “another one gone”. Your mind goes back to...

Piston Driven Sadness: There’s And Olds Diesel 350 For Sale On eBay Right Now – Makes For A Good Hot Rod Block

$75.00. That’s the asking price for this sad pile of pig iron being solon eBay right now. This is of course and infamous Oldsmobile 350ci diesel engine. The motor was an ill-fated attempt by GM...

Thinking Of Installing A Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge? This Video From AutoMeter Takes You Through It

A wideband air/fuel gauge is an excellent piece of equipment that allows one to have immediate and accurate knowledge of the air/fuel ratio the engine is seeing on a seeming nanosecond by nanosecond...

Runaway Truck! Watch This Trucker With Melted Brakes Get An Escort To The Runaway Truck Ramp!

(By Greg Rourke) – Truck driving is serious business.  Weather, road conditions, other drivers and equipment failures can all conspire to ruin your day. Here we have an example of one day...

This Big Brown Dodge Ram 350 Van Was Originally A FBI Surveillance Van!

Now this is a true creeper van. In the past 24 hours, this big, beautiful, chocolate 1989 Dodge Ram 350 work van for sale on eBay has been popping up all over the interwebs. While it’s not...

Just Like Popcorn, Right? The Slow Mo Guys Blow Off Airbags In Microwaves!

To date, over 100 million Takata airbag inflators are on a recall notice that stretches back to late 2014. Prior to that, there was the issue of high-powered inflators and children in the front seat,...

2017 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise – Nearly 1,000 Cars On The Lake Erie Shoreline!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Every year, the Lakeshore Street Rod Association puts on their annual Harbor Cruise show right on the scenic Lake Erie shoreline in Dunkirk NY. The show never ceases...

The Flyweight: This Toyota Corolla Is Proof That Even The Most Mundane Commuter Can Perform With The Right Parts!

Outside of the 1980s rear-drive versions popular in import tuner circles, the Toyota Corolla is one of the least-likely options out there for a race car. They were built to be commuter cars and were...

2017 Hurst Nationals at Carlisle – More History, More Cool Cars, and More Hurst Shifters Everywhere!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with the second and final Joe Gripo gallery from the 2017 and inaugural Hurst Nationals. The thing that you realize when you go through these photos...

The Hidden Fox: This 1990 Ford Mustang 7-Up Special Was Hidden Where I Grew Up As A Kid!

Port Orchard, Washington is a sleepy little village on the Sinclair Inlet of Puget Sound. Growing up, it was where I “went to town”…I lived in Olalla, which is at least ten miles...

2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: Our Second Load Of Photos From This Massive Race

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – In what will be a recurring theme over the next couple of weeks, we’re back with more photos from the 2017 Meltdown Drags at Byron Dragway in...

2018 Buick Regal GS: The Tri-Shield Give Performance Another Shot With A 310 Horsepower V6 And All-Wheel-Drive

(Photos: General Motors) Buick has a strange relationship with performance. For the most part, the brand hasn’t cared too much about it, instead focusing on being an upper-market kind of car...