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Y Block, Why Not? This Video Shows Master Engine Builder Keith Dorton Rebuilding And Improving A Legendary Ford Y-Block V8

The Ford Y-block was the company’s first overhead valve V8 engine, technically its first small block, and the engine that replaced the venerable flathead that had powered so many millions of...

Classic YouTube: Jeep Wagoneer versus Chevrolet Impala Chase In “Shoot To Kill”

I have a problem with a lot of movie police chases. More often than not, the vehicles used are very predictable. Ever since the Bullitt chase scene, it works something like this: The good guy drives...

Porsche Quick: When Was The Last Time You Saw A 911 Pull The Wheels?

Normally, here is where I would have to put that plastic smile on my face and make nice about the Porsche 911 lineup, lineage and capability. I know they are capable cars. I know that they are...

Dearborn Heavy Cruiser: Comparing Wagons And SUVs With A 1974 Ford Country Sedan

In many ways, I personally equate what is going on in the world of SUVs right now to what the world of station wagons went through in the 1960s and 1970s. They had their uses and their neat tricks...

Listen Up: Fresh Episode Of The NHRA Insider Podcast Featuring Erica Enders and Jack Beckman – Straight Line Scholars

The NHRA season is officially cooking with two races in the books and there are a handful of drivers that are cooking right there along with it. Erica Enders and Jack Beckman are two of them. Why?...

2020 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs Photo Coverage: Barn Finds, Cool Stuff, and Old School Neatness At The Show

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This stuff was mostly found in the section just to the right when you enter called ‘Survivor Alley’.  It’s a mixture of race cars, barn finds,...

2020 National Farm Machinery Show Pulling Action: More Photos Of Flying Dirt And Big Horsepower At Work

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more great David Whealon photos from the 2020 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. This time we have a majority of pulling...

ARP Now Sponsoring Major GNRS Awards – America’s Most Beautiful Roadster and Al Slonaker Memorial Award!

Automotive Racing Products, better known to the hot rodding world as ARP has really stepped up to the plate in support of hot rodders and hot rodding by taking over a big role in the industry. As the...

Wagonmaster: This 1963 Plymouth Savoy Wagon Has A 440, A 4-Speed, and Our Heart

This is not “dare to be different”, this is not, “why be normal”, this is just straight up bad ass. You are looking at a 1963 Plymouth Savoy station wagon with a 440ci big...

This Guy Might Be The Happiest Person Ever After His Track-Prepped Honda S2000’s Wheel Failed!

Racing a car adds stress to every single component on the vehicle. Doesn’t matter what type of racing, doesn’t matter what kind of car. If you race it, you will find weaknesses and you...

A True Hybrid: Get A Closer Look At The 2JZ-Powered S550 Mustang!

I’m a sucker for a good “save the car” story, you all know this. Normally, I look for the the car that has been left alone for years, that nobody wanted to do anything with, that...

Angry Cavallino: Ferrari 360 Modena Rally Car…This Wins Outright!

Ferrari…rally racing. Ferrari…shiny red cars, exclusivity, factory-driven vetting. Rally racing…over the hills and through the woods making a ton of noise as you go. The two almost...

The Farm Truck Car Wash: Always Start A Project By Scrubbing Your Junk!

The first proper step for any vehicle project…hell, for any project, period, vehicle-related or not…should be a cleaning and organization period. You don’t start anything that is...

The Czinger 21C Is By Far The Most Mental Hypercar The World Has Ever Seen And It’s From Right Here In America

(Words by Tom Lohnes – photos by the manufacturer) – Meet the All-New, All-American Hypercar with the most power-dense production engine in the world. This is the 21C, A $1.7...