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That’s Not Supposed To Do That: This 13-second Ford Escort GT Is A Surprise For Anyone…Who Doesn’t See That Huge Intercooler!

To date, my best quarter-mile time is a 13.61 second pass, running a 2006 Ford Mustang GT in the cool nighttime air at the now-dead Speedworld strip in Arizona. Not too bad for a mostly stock Mustang...

Classic YouTube: Toyota’s 1990 Off-Road Racing Season – “Ironman” Stewart And Jeff Huber Flying Toyotas To Victory!

I don’t want to know how many quarters I dumped into an “Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road” arcade game when I was a kid…the figures might make me...

Hot-Rodding A Desk Engine: Turning A 16-Cylinder Sterling Engine Into An Electric Turbine!

I might be a gearhead first, but being an aviation geek runs a very, very close second in my world. I spent years on a flightline working around jets, helicopters, planes and pilots who kept me...

Here’s How You Smooth Out Steel Fender Flares: Project Mongrel Has Got Some Big Hips That Need Some Massaging

We love project Mongrel, as anyone who reads the site regularly knows. You will also find a video on how to make a jig for making tubular control arms, which are also for the Mongrel, but this one is...

Finnegan Found A Good Trade For His Big Red Ramp Truck. Wait Until You See This Thing.

Weeks ago Finnegan put the word out that he wanted to hear from all of you in the car world with any, and we mean ANY trades that you might be willing to make for his Big Red Ramp Truck. He told all...

Here’s How You Make A Jig At Home To Build Your Own Tubular Control Arms: Make Stuff And Make It Cool!

Building hot rods, race cars, and custom cars can be fun and rewarding, but they are especially rewarding when you don’t just bolt stuff together. Actually fabricating things for your project,...

Hoonigan’s Build & Battle 2: The LS S-10 And First-Gen RX-7 Are Shaping Up!

The Build & Battle projects in the second round of Hoonigan’s war of the builders contest are finally past the teardown stage and are shaping up to be good. The goal is to get Brad’s...

YELLOW BULLET NATIONALS FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING RIGHT HERE

We told you we were going to bring you even more live drag racing this weekend from the Yellow Bullet Nationals at Cecil County Dragway on a weekend that features an overwhelming amount of awesome...

Classic YouTube: Scrambling In Britain In The 1960s!

Motocross has been around a lot longer than the 1999 X Games. Sure, that’s when the world got an eyeful of riders who were unafraid to fly and stunt on their bikes, but actual racing goes back...

FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING RIGHT HERE: The Northeast Sportsman Nationals Is LIVE Right Here

We’re proud to bring you even more live drag racing this weekend from the Northeast Nationals at Numidia Dragway on a weekend that features an overwhelming amount of awesome drag racing going...

The Straight-Eight Showdown: Valve Work For Two Engines Over Half A Century Dead!

The Packard straight-eight was dead by 1954, the Buick Fireball 8 dead a year earlier. That means that the newest engine in ColdWarMotors’ straight-eight showdown challenge is is sixty-five...

Morning Symphony: Hang On As This Ford Capri RS3100 Chases Down A Porsche And BMW!

In the Ford Capri run, there were three power figures that mattered: 185 horsepower from the 3.0L Essex V6, 205 horsepower from the 2.8L turbo V6 in the Tickford Turbo model, and 281 horsepower for...

Bonneville Speed Week Photo Coverage Continues! See What You Missed If You Weren’t On The Salt.

If you have never been to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah for Bonneville Speed Week, then you have missed out on what can only be described as overwhelming car junkie nirvana. Just when you think...