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Toyota Is Aiming To Kill The Camry’s “Vanilla” Reputation By Flogging Three Of Them On One Lap Of America!

Ever since my grade-school days, the Toyota Camry has been the bastion of the mid-size sedan: it was as reliable as an anvil, as inoffensive as a baby bunny, and as plain-jane and boring as a vanilla...

20 Years Ago This Is What The Mustang vs Camaro Battle Looked Like – A Cobra And An SS Fight!

What a different 20 years can make, right? This video is cool because it is an accurate look back at the pony car war that Ford and Chevy were still fighting and would fight for a couple more years...

Ramble On: Watch As This Rambler Hornet Throws Down On The Skidpad!

When sold in Australia, the Rambler Hornet was more or less a luxury option. Think about that for a second: American Motors’ compact car, in sedan form, packing only inline-six power, was a...

Rough Start: This 1982 Dodge D-50 6×4 Is The Real Hardworking Truck

When I reviewed a stripper Ram Tradesman earlier this year, a comment was posted up that made a very interesting point by Aussie 351: “Why are your pickups so big? It’s only rated at...

British Lawnmower Racing: Somewhere Between A Push Mower, A Go-Kart And A Quad!

Lawnmower racing is a great way to have a lot of fun on a little budget. The basic lawnmower only has so long to be useful before the wear and tear of mowing down that jungle you unashamedly call a...

Road Warriors: Check Out American Powertrain’s 2018 Event Schedule – Find ‘Em At The Shows!

We love companies that do more than just pay lip service to their customer base. You know the ones we are talking about. The operations that love the industry, love their products, and love getting...

2018 Highway Creepers Car Club Show Coverage: The Cool, The Crazy, The Ugly and The Fun!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – The 5th Annual Highway Creepers Rock-N-Rods Show kicks off the season of outdoor car shows in Central Nebraska. Being held in April in the central plains,...

This Ducati-Kart Is WICKED! Watch This 900cc Thumper Rock And Roll When The Clutch Drops!

Colin Chapman of Lotus Cars always preached about the benefits of being lightweight, instead of powerful but heavy. He wasn’t wrong, either…the less fat you haul around, the more ass you...

2018 Seal Beach Classic Car Show Photos: Beautiful Paint, Polished Chrome, and Timeless Cars

(Photos by Wes Allison) – To help kick off your day, we’re going to start in beautiful Seal Beach, California at their annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show. The event draws more than 500 cars...

Money No Object: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 454 – Not Quite Muscle, Not Quite Malaise

Had it not been for the strikes at GM plants, the third-generation Chevrolet Chevelle would have debuted in 1972, but that doesn’t mean that it would have done any better than what you see...

Viva Las Vegas 2018: More Cool Cars, especially If You Love Some Shoebox Chevys and Fords

(Photos by Wes Allison) – As we have been showing you this week (and last week) Viva Las Vegas 2018 was the best one yet. From the weather to the turnout of cars and people, the show was a...

Our LSFest West Photos From Las Vegas Just Keep Coming!

The 2nd Annual LSFest West at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway killed it on day two of this epic event. With cars running down the dragstrip from 9 am to 9 pm, along with autocross, drifting,...

Hazardous Weather Outlook: This Ford Lightning Is Quick Enough To Earn The Name

Yeah, I see that Kentucky license plate on the back of this first-gen Ford Lightning. And I can say that I do not remember seeing this rig anywhere recently, so I have more questions than answers...

You Could’ve Just Quit: A NASCAR Pit Crew Member Is Indefinitely Suspended And Charged After Breaking His Boss’s Jaw

(Lead Photo: Dover (Del.) Police) In certain elements of NASCAR, a touch of violence is almost expected. The “Have at it, boys” mentality that kicked off the 2010 racing season basically...