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Money No Object: 1977 Buick Century – Less Can Be More

Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee 2020 event is currently underway, and right now the biggest question from their show is a doozy: “How much do you think the Bullitt Mustang will go for?”...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Worst You’ve Ever Gotten Stuck?

You know the sensation: momentum has stopped, RPM is building, and the machine isn’t going anywhere anytime soon…except to China, the way the tires are digging in. Been there? Done that?...

Long Roof Life: 1966 Pontiac Catalina – Turn-Key Cool, Ready For Spring Thaw!

While a good portion of you are hammering away in your shops, heaters on, wrenches flying, some of you might be looking at the quick way out of project car hell. Can’t blame you, making the...

Classic YouTube: Motorcycle Ice Racing At Potter Lake

Riding my three-wheelers in the snow was one thing…that was a good time all-around. Riding my dirt bikes in the snow? Yeah…no. The smaller 50cc and 70cc bikes were fine enough, and...

The Great Escape: Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s Run From Japan Is One For The Movies

Just you wait…there will be a movie about this story within ten years’ time. Probably sooner, because no Hollywood hack could’ve dreamed up half of what actually went down. On...

This Might Be The Cleanest 1975 Monza Ever And It’s Already Small Block Powered!

Monzas and Vegas were some of the cooler little economy cars of the 1970s. Like Pintos and Mavericks at ford, the Monza and Vega served to move the masses with light weight and little engines that...

Morning Symphony: Summernats 33 Dyno Runs – Big Power Through The Hubs!

Summernats 33 is wrapping up in Canberra, ACT, Australia. Over the course of a weekend that has seen the wildfires blanketing the area in smoke and in the middle of a heat wave that is pushing into...

Here’s Our Final Drag Week 2019 Photo Gallery: Cecil County Photos From Joe Grippo To Enjoy

(Photos by Joe Grippo) Here you go folks! These are the last photos from Drag Week 2019. Drag Week has long been one of our favorite events, as we were on the first one and many since, and we love...

The Master List: Larry Chen’s Top 100 Photos Of 2019

I’ll call myself out. When it comes to photography, I’m a hack who uses his knowledge of how vehicles operate and how drivers should work to get good photographs. I admire those who are...

Classic YouTube: 1974 Volkswagen Dasher Review – An Earlier VW Move Away From The Beetle

Volkswagen recently made a big to-do about the end of VW Beetle production after a combined total of seventy years over three different forms (the original Bug, the New Beetle and the modern-day...

Here’s Our Last Gallery Of Photos From Mecum In Harrisburg – Hot Rods, Trucks, Memorabilia And Lots Of Cool Stuff We Wish We Owned!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) Mecum Auctions have been growing by leaps and bounds the past few years. In a time when automotive auction houses find themselves battling for the biggest and best collections,...

Barge Party: This Is A 1990 Lincoln Town Car That Rips The Strip!

The Lincoln Town Car is not a performance car. It just isn’t. It’s a big thing, thanks to it’s Panther-platform roots. It’s a stout thing, since the Crown Victoria gained...

Rough Start: The Twilight Of The 440 Plymouth Police Specials

1978 was the last year for the 440 cubic inch V8 in any Chrysler Corporation police vehicle. After years of being the ultimate option, with little challenge in the way from Ford, sporadic challenges...

The Summernats City Cruise! Muscle Cars And Hot Rods That Aren’t Street Legal Get To Do This Just Once Per Year!

We take a lot of stuff for granted her in the States. We can drive a big tire car down the road anytime we want and blowers are okay on lots of stuff, etc. But in the land of Oz that is not always...