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Lonestar Throwdown Is One Bad Ass Truck Show That Draws The Top Trucks From All Over The Country. Here Is The Video!

The Lonestar Throwdown is one of the most bitchin truck shows on the planet, and one where the top custom trucks can always be found. No matter what kind of truck you are into, from laying rocker to...

In-Car Video: Watch This Wild 10-Car Crash On The Nurburgring Caused By Oil On The Track

There’s no question that many people dream about ponying up the money necessary and taking their car for a joyride on the Nurburgring. There’s not competition license necessary, no proof...

It’s Tops! This Historic Sales Video For The Allis-Chalmers HD-19 Crawler Tractor Is A Fun Watch

The Allis-Chalmer HD-19 was an important crawler tractor for the company and it was used everywhere from the farm to the battlefield over the years. They were shipped to England as part of the...

Truck-omotive: Ever Heard Of A Nordco Shuttlewagon? Locomotive Truck or Truck Locomotive? BangShifty!

In the realm of stuff that we never knew existed, the Nordco Shuttlewagon is king. Working with the mundane title “rail car mover” what you see here is basically the most extreme version...

Off Into The Sunset: Darrell Waltrip Announces His Retirement From NASCAR Announcing

He drove from the late 1960s until 2000, and ever since he stepped out of the stock car, he has been in the announcer’s booth working for Fox Sports as an analyst and commentator, but it...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: A Mustang Driver That Wields The Shift Handle Like A Weapon

This video rules because it is a nine second run with a stick box done the old fashioned way. This dude powershifts the absolute wee out of this car enroute to a 9.25/143mpg blast. The ‘Stang...

To The Rescue: A Traveling Vintage Bus Mechanic’s Rebuild Of A Dead Coach

Something that doesn’t get a lot of thought but should: all of those semi-tractors and buses that ply the roads for years, delivering faithful service…ever give a second thought to what...

Bonkers Video: Watch A Circle Track Modified Run A Hill Climb And Win! Ride IN The Car!

(By Eric Rood) – “Run what you brung” means a lot of things to different people, but it’s hard to imagine the ultimate example of that phrase isn’t Mark Nienhouse ripping up a hill...

Face Towards The Floor: A Driver’s Eye View In A Monster Truck Freestyle!

I have been to exactly one monster truck show, ever: Monster Jam in the Tacoma Dome, back around 1996-ish. As I walked around with the adults who brought me to the venue, I learned a lot about...

Awesome Video: How To Make A Blacksmith’s Anvil Out Of Railroad Track!

(By Greg Rourke) – When it comes to metalworking, you can buy all sorts of high zoot equipment. English wheels, planishing hammers, and all sorts of welding machines. When it comes down to it,...

Proper Title: This 1980 Chevrolet Nomad Van Can Be Your Road Trip Roaming Home

In the overall scheme of things, I have to pass on vans for one reason only: they suck to drive. The good, classic van styles, the ones that would otherwise make for a killer build, a great road...

Watch This 1952 DeSoto Hemi Run With No Valve Covers On As The Owner Checks Top End Oiling

This video is pretty interesting on a couple of levels. For starters we get to see and hear a 1952 vintage DeSoto hemi run. In factory form this is a 276ci engine that made 160hp. It looks like this...

Morning Symphony: Right-Side Riding A Valiant Regal In New Zealand

There are days where all I want to do is to disappear into a different landscape in a car I’d never, ever otherwise get the chance to try out. Seems childish in nature, but when I drove a bunch...

Video: Watch A Slingshot Dragster With Paddle Tires Compete At The Icelandic Sand Drags – Crazy and Awesome!

Normally when we show you video from Iceland, it features huge trucks climbing up impossibly steep hills, skittering over water, or just being generally bad ass. Well consider you Icelandic...