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Million Dollar Baby: This Ferrari 250 GTE/GTO Reconstruction Is An Interesting Piece Of History

The Ferrari 250 GTO is the most valuable car in the world. The few that have been sold at auction bring tens of millions of dollars and they escalate in value each time one of the rare machines is...

Finnegan’s Winter Project: Getting His Twin-Turbo Jet Boat Closer To The Water!

For quite a bit of time now, most of what we’ve seen out of Mike Finnegan has involved his 1955 Chevrolet, “Blasphemi”, and his racing trips that occur in-between rebuilds of the...

Money No Object: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice 427 – Aiming Much Higher

It’s 1966, and while some understand what’s going on, it’ll be a couple more years before the first musclecar era goes from low-key to buck wild. Chevelles, Polaras,...

Bob Mayer Versus The 1979 AMC Spirit: Mr. Honesty Checks Out The Liftback!

He has a face that is full of happiness and honesty. He has a voice perfectly suited for the evening news. And he has the ability to tell the truth about a car without one single shining letter...

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Photo Coverage From Pomona’s World Finals Right Here

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series has come to an end for 2019, but not before a great season that ended with multiple class championships relying on the final few rounds at the final event of...

Cummins Into A Komatsu, Part 2: Getting The Dodge-Swapped Bulldozer Up And Going

How many of you would actually and honestly attempt to perform an engine swap on a bulldozer? We’re not talking, “oh, we broke it, get a new engine for it”, we’re talking new...

It’s Grandpa’s Beauty: 1978 Dodge W250 Power Wagon Club Cab

I don’t know what was worse: Brodozer Alley at SEMA this year or returning back to Kentucky, the land of Carolina Squat, the diesel farm kids, and the loudest Toyota Tundra I’ve ever...

Bedlam: The Insane Story Of The Bog At The 1974 US Grand Prix

(Lead photo credit: Fox Sports) – Emerson Fittipaldi finished fourth at the 1974 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International Raceway. By doing so he managed to collect a Formula One...

Money No Object: The “Shart Cat” Dodge Dart – The Other Hellcat Hemi Classic Build!

Holy hell, was this showdown one for the Internet trolls. What started out as a fan suggestion to the guys at Roadkill for a build-off competition with the guys from the television show Fast...

Climbkhana 2: Challenging The Seven-Mile, 99-turn Tianmen Winding Mountain Road In China

Translated from the native tongue, Tiāmén means “Heaven’s Gate”. A mountain with a natural arch over 430 feet tall, Tianmen Mountain is a spectacular geographical wonder of...

NHRA’s World Finals In Pomona Were Crazy And We’ve Got The Photos! Champs Crowned, Punches Thrown!

The NHRA World Finals was certainly a high energy affair that was totally appropriate for closing out the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Season that’s for sure. We’ve got tons of...

Nitrous Dyno Video: Watch This Ford Engine Roar To Life When It Gets A Face Full Of Nitrous – Way Over 1,000hp

In the great debate of dollars spent versus horsepower return, nothing can tough nitrous on the cheapness scale. Kits can be had for a couple hundred bucks, they are relatively easy to install, and...

Hindsight Is Always So Much Better: Redesigning A 1995 Buick Riviera

For 1995, General Motors was, to the average public, on a roll. They were rolling out numerous models, like the…well, let’s see here: Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass, the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Should The Next CHP Vehicles Be?

Oh, there’s a good reason for today’s Question of the Day, readers. Here’s the deal: Currently, the State of California and the Federal Government are in a bit of a war over...