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Viva Las Vegas 2019 Photo Coverage: The Desert’s Craziest Car Show Was Even Better This Year!

From its days as a little car show and rockabilly festival, Viva Las Vegas has grown into a colossus of a show that draws cars from around the country and hot rodders from around the world. It...

PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Images: One Last Shot Of Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos by David Whealon) – We had some lingering photos left at the tail end of our PDRA East Coast Nationals coverage and David Whealon who was the many that created these images was like,...

American Powertrain Has A New Website: Check Out The New Look And Their Expansive Lineup Of Products

In today’s world, having a well-functioning, well styled, well-laid out website is essential to the success or failure of any business. Not just car parts but literally any business. The...

The Original US Air Force Cushman 53A Paratrooper Scooter Is For Sale – 100% Intact!

Who knew that Cushman provided scooters for the military during WWII for the specific job of getting paratroopers some wheels behind enemy lines? They did and this is one of the famed Cushman 53A...

This Could Have Gone Better: Watch A Ford Pulling Truck Self Destruct During A Hook

There are certain things that happen in motorsports that no one sees coming. This was one of them for the guys who built and campaigned this cool Ford pulling truck. As you will see, this is a scene...

New For 1972: Check Out This Dodge Film That Compares The ’72 Charger and Chevy Malibu

These old dealer comparison videos are awesome because they take us and place us directly into the world of selling cars in whatever era they come from. We have shown you stuff from the 1950s when it...

Truck For Sale: Larry Larson Selling The S10 He Won A Wally With, Won No-Preps With, Ran 1st Street Legal 5-Second Pass With!

It was built as a doomsday weapon of sorts and by the time the first phase of its career had finished, Larry Larson’s S10 truck he elevated itself to iconic status in the world of drag racing....

K&N Spring Fling Million 2019: The Human Side Of The Race In Vegas!

Somehow, over the course of five days, hundreds of cars managed to make lap after lap of The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with, to the best my memory remembers, two oil incidents, one driveshaft...

Would You Rather: Which One Of These Two Wheelstanding Sled Haulers Would You Take?

There is something to be said about a pickup truck that is so big that you simply can’t ignore it. A real pickup truck…steel body, interior, and all that, just standing a foot or more...

Scraping Nickels Together: Part Two Of Hoonigan’s Build & Battle Series!

Michael Cox and Blake Wilkey have had their hands full with their Build & Battle vehicles since the project to turn two thrashed SUV beaters began. With a total budget of $10,000, including the...

Le Monstre: Get A Closer Look At A Renault R5 Turbo2 With Jay Leno!

It’s amazing how in-tune I was with cars as a very young child. By the age of four I could tell you that Ford Mavericks and Mercury Comets were very popular in Colorado Springs, and that half...

Big Bud Restoration: It’s Finally Painted…Now, To Put The Tractor Back Together!

Just when I thought I had a point to argue about working on a heavy vehicle after owning that wretched sled that was the Cadillac limo, I had to go and look up the weight of a Big Bud 525/50 tractor:...

Moving Big Stuff, Like This Giant Demethanizer Tower, Takes Big Ass Trucks

If you drive cross country as much as we do, you see some weird stuff. Sometimes you look at some big ass tower and wonder how in the hell they put that thing together on site, or if they actually...

K&N Spring Fling Million: More Door Cars From The Monster Throw Down!

$375,000 for one day’s worth of hard work, perseverance and luck is a hell of a goal to shoot for, isn’t it? At the Spring Fling Million, there are many different prizes that can be won...