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Morning Symphony: Supercars On Snow – Action Footage From The Inaugural I.C.E. Show In Switzerland

The car’s natural place is on asphalt. They drive on it, they race on it, they rest on it. That’s why photographs of a vehicle on any surface that isn’t asphalt catches the eye...

Rough Start: Hunting For A Holden One Tonner Via Gumtree

Another day, another shift in the ever-fluid saga of the story titled, “What do I want to drive today?” What can I say, I’m like an addict…not only do I need another fix, I...

Roaming Once More: Reviving A 1947 GM Bus That Has Been Sitting For Decades!

There is something about the shape of old buses. They were meant to be one thing and one thing only: a place for a bunch of weary butts to sit down while the driver took them to wherever they needed...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Step Away From The Hashbrowns, Sir.

Somebody go up to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Grab that rodent by the scruff of it’s collar and proceed to get started on a set of mittens. That lying little throw pillow said early...

At My Command: The Slow Mo Guys Capture Tank Rounds In Flight!

When you spend years in the military playing with some cool noisemakers, you tend to want to see more and more, bigger and louder…under good circumstances, of course. My first time at the M-16...

Gluttons For Punishment: Sidecar Motocross Racers In The Mud!

In my years of riding dirt bikes and ATVs, I came to two basic decisions that actually treated me well: the bikes were for the dry and kind of damp, and the moment things got muddy, sloppy or I would...

The Mongrel Gets A Coat Of UPOL Raptor On The Bottom And It Sure Looks Nice

Since the Mongrel project has had such extensive sheetmetal work, including a complete floor and chassis swap, there are a lot of seams that need to be sealed. And because the car was blasted to bare...

What Goes Into Cloning A Legendary Racer? Uncle Tony Walks You Around A Hemi ‘Cuda Build!

We’ve focused on one car that’s at Uncle Tony’s Garage, the “Bottle Rocket” Dodge Coronet that is a war of weight versus the appearances of a stock (ish) Chrysler...

The Unicorn C5 From 1320Video Claws Its Way Towards The 8 Second Zone

Horsepower has never been easier to make, and there are tons of reason’s why, but the result is cars that run quicker and faster than anyone ever believed was possible in a street car. So when...

Junkyard Lighting Round Part Three: Will This Dual-Quad Small-Block Ford Wake Up?

For the last couple of days we’ve been showing you what happens when three car-guy YouTubers get together at a junkyard with some time to kill. The plan is simple: Kevin (Junkyard Digs), Luke...

Project Binky Update! This Little All Wheel Drive Mini Is Getting So Close To Done!

Project Binky is one of our favorite online projects, and after years of work it is getting so close to complete that we can taste it. In this update video the little all wheel drive Mini gets a...

The Dirty Cougar: The Final Installment Of Our $400 Revival Racer!

Three months ago, sick with a head cold, hating the automotive sickness like none other, I was laying in a muddy alleyway in Evansville, Indiana, wrenching, fighting, and cursing a 1987 Mercury...

Leroy 2.5 Comes To Life! The New Engine Sounds Amazing And Is Ready For Big Boost

Everyone knows that Leroy the Savage, aka the Vette Kart owned and driven by Cleetus McFarland, has run in the 7 second range in the quarter mile and is one bad ass machine. But all that performance...

Project Mongrel Is Coming Together! Steering Column, Hydraulic Hand Brake, Harness Bars, And More!

We call them a Happy Handle, but whatever you call a hydraulic hand brake it can be fun as hell in the right car. We figure the Mongrel will be that car. In the latest updates from Project Mongrel,...