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This Flying Car From Italy In 1949 Killed Less People Than The Flying Pinto And Looked Cooler (Video)

People have been obsessed with the idea of a flying car for a long, long time. We found this old newsreel video that was shot in Italy (with English narration) back in the late 1940s and frankly...

Meltdown Drags 2017 Photo Coverage: More Wheels Up, Old School, Tire Frying Fun!

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The photo hits just keep on coming from the 2017 Meltdown Drags. Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke absolutely crushed it and we’re still seeing the...

ALS Cruise In For A Cure – More Photos Of The Cars, Trucks, and Race Machines That Gathered For A Great Cause

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This show took place May 7, 2017 in Greendale, IN which is nearly indistinguishable from Lawrenceburg as you drive down the road.  This area is teaming...

Edelbrock’s New Gen III Hemi Heads Are Here! Late Model Mopar Performance Fans Will Be Stoked

Here’s some massively good news for fans of late model Mopar performance. Edelbrock’s new Gen III Hemi Heads are here! The company has been working on this design for a while and its...

Wreckage Video: A Drifting Fail Leads to the Violent End of a BMW’s Drivetrain!

Every gearhead in the world with a rear wheel drive car think that they have mad drifting skills. This video is some proof that not all wheel men are created equal and that some race tracks can wreck...

This 1935 Chevrolet Film Safe Roads Features Loads Of Cool Cars AND Locomotives!

This is one awesome video. Featuring cool cars and a LOAD of cool locomotives it is basically a driver’s ed film before such a thing really existed. There’s an old timer who was a train...

Little Cars and Wild Rides – Two Rough Tumbles From The Rumble In Ft. Wayne

We’re forgetting who said it at the moment but there was once a reference made about racing at Bristol that equated the experience to attempting the flight of a fighter jet inside a living...

This 1970 C20 Chevrolet Is Probably One Of The Nicest Work Body Trucks Around

There is something about a work body that is just cool. Okay maybe not when you are 20, but when you get to be my age there is something about utilitarian stuff that just gets us excited. This would...

Pure Seventies: This 1977 Ford LTD II Needs A Monster Motor Stat!

The move from performance to luxury in the Seventies was an interesting way of glossing over the fact that every V8 produced in the decade had been seriously neutered by the EPA and that none of the...

Watch A Ridetech Airpod Being Assembled By Tyler Ferguson Via Timelapse

Tyler Ferguson has worked at Ridetech since 2011, but never has he worked so fast as he does during this video showing him putting together a Ridetech Airpod that was shot using timelapse video....

The Caddy That Kicks Ass: This 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Looks Mint And Runs Like None Other!

Of all of the things I talked about with Arthur, the owner of this standout 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, the one thing I forgot was to ask was how to spell his last name. I’m going to claim...

Twin Chutes, Wheelie Bars, Big Tires, And A Blown 392 Hemi Make This 1969 Dodge Dart Awesome!

We expected to look at the ad for this Pro Street style 1969 Dodge Dart and find that it had a crate 426 Hemi under the hood with a little blower. We were surprised to find out that instead it is an...

2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: Tons of Tri-Five Chevys and Gassers Galore!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – As we promised, the onslaught of 2017 Meltdown Drags photo coverage continues today. This particular gallery of images has all kinds of straight axle...

Video: Flight Without A Fin Tells The Tale Of A 1964 B-52 Test That Went From Bad To Epic

I have an admiration for pilots. I really do. As a guy that spends a lot of time on airplanes, my life is in their hands a couple times a week on average. Military and test pilots seem to fall into a...