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Junkyard Revival Lightning Round, Part Two: Jeep CJ-5, AMC Javelin, And Dodge Darts!

Yesterday we showed you the first video of the fun three YouTubers had in a private junkyard in the South. When Luke (Thunderhead289) and Kevin (Junkyard Digs) went to Dylan McCool’s territory,...

Half-Track Hellraising: Kenda 1/8th Mile Radial Testing At Willowbank!

The three of us each have our individual marks for the beginning of “the season” each year. For Chad, it’s the Grand National Roadster Show. For Brian, it’s about five seconds...

The Ultimate Rescue Project: Who Has The Skill To Bring This Torino Racer Back To Life?

One of the cars I’m proudest to have had the privilege to show you is “The Bus”, a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport that was brought back to life after years of being a...

Mean Little Green: This Video About A Porsche 914 And Its Owner Is BangShifty Stuff

Perhaps the neatest thing about cars in general is how people respond so differently to so many different models, right? Stuff that you’d walk past on a used car lot others would be throwing...

Get Along Kids: Ford Racing Executives Had To Get Involved With Driver Squabbles After The Daytona 500

In many ways the 2019 Daytona 500 was Ford’s race to lose…and lose they did. Now, the company reversed course in their NASCAR racing efforts in Atlanta by winning the event but the...

The $1,000 Z-Car: The Straight-Six Story Is One Of Sadness

The first installment of the story of a cheap Craigslist-sourced Datsun 280Z was foreboding, to put it mildly. Nevermind the usual issues that come with an S30 that hasn’t been kept up, the...

Lightning Round: With A Battery, Gas And Tools, How Many Junkyard Cars Will Fire Off?

From the moment I walk into the fenced-off area, I have one thought going in my head in a junkyard: if it is just a matter of a battery and some gas, how many cars in this yard would actually run and...

REBATE TIME: Aeromotive Is Offering A Rebate On Their Fox Body Stealth 340 Hanger Pump

Now’s the time! Seriously, if you have a Fox-body Mustang and are looking to upgrade your fuel system with the best and easiest option on the market, now’s the time to step up and get...

Nine To Go: This 1971 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon Is Too Good!

Ask someone about any car made between 1965 and 1972, and the chances of you getting a musclecar as a response is all but guaranteed, with a popular pickup a very close second. You didn’t have...

NASCAR Fire Sale! Want A Killer Car Hauler Or Your Own Stock Car? Check This Auction Out!

Are you in the market for a new hauler? We’re not talking some cheap flatbed or anything like that…we’re talking Peterbilts, we’re talking ex-NASCAR stuff. Maybe you want a...

This 1950 Plymouth Suburban Is Everything A Modern Crossover Utility Vehicle Isn’t

We live in a world where car companies keep announcing that they are not going to make cars anymore, people are buying so-called “cross-overs” as fast as people can manufacture them, and...

More Is Better, Right? It’s Now A THREE-Engined Lada, And It Still Drives!

Three engines. Twelve cylinders. A combined displacement of four liters. And no, it’s not a Ferrari mill. Instead, it’s the little red Lada that we’ve been showing you for the last...

35th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals – Epic Sportsman Gallery!

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – The past weekend was filed with weather delays at the 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park,...

Radioactive: This Collection of NASCAR Team Radio Communications From Atlanta Is Awesome

Any time we can get a window into the world of professional racing that we don’t typically get, we love it. In this case it is a video featuring radio communications from a bunch of the NASCAR...