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A 1972 Camaro That Packs Big Tires And A Big Block: This Late ’80’s Magazine Feature Car Is Pro Street Greatness And Can Be Yours!

The Pro Street era was awesome. I still want to someday own a big tire Camaro of my own in fact, but until then I’m going to live vicariously through whomever gets this one right here. With...

Comfort And Speed: 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII Is Hiding Nitrous And A Six-Speed

What was the car you aspired to own as a kid? Did you want a poster car, like a Ferrari or a Porsche? Were your eyes already set on the classics of the day? Did you want the closest thing to a...

Dzus Fasteners Rule, But How Do You Install Them Properly? Doug At Motion Raceworks Shows You How!

Dzus fasteners, or quarter turn fasteners as they are often called, are one of the coolest aerospace and race car fasteners around. You’ve got a real race car when you have something being held...

The 100 Horsepower Power Wheels Kart Jeep Lives! First Start Footage Here!

Ever wonder how much horsepower a real Power Wheels car makes? On a dyno, somewhere about 1/1oth of a horsepower on the strongest power mode. That’s enough to keep two cute tots cruising around...

Wanna See How A 10-Ton Beveled Gear Is Made? We Do Too!

Yes, we said 10 tons. 10 TONS!!! I am not sure what this beveled gear is going into, but it sure is giant! Which then makes you wonder just how do they make something like this? We don’t push...

Pre-Blown: Street Machine’s “Project Supermang” Berlina Gets It’s Baseline Run

I’ve been waiting for Scotty’s latest project to hit YouTube. The car is a Holden Berlina of the VN generation, which, at best, is the Australian form of the Buick Regal…the W-body...

Looking To Build A Roll Cage In Your Project? This Dirt Lifestyle Video Shows You How!

Building roll cages can be incredibly intimidating and can require various levels of skill depending on the style and size of what you want to build. Of course how intricate it is going to be, and...

The Challenger Revival, Part 14: Making The Interior A Pleasant Place To Live!

So far, Dylan McCool’s Challenger has seen suspension work at both ends, structural repairs from sitting since right about the time Ronald Regan was starting to get comfortable living in the...

The Skeleton Of The Past: The Story Of The S.S. America, From Ocean Liner To Beach Wreck

Generally speaking, a cruise ship has a useful life of about thirty years. That’s a bit surprising to someone who isn’t involved with ships on a daily basis, but it’s true. Outside...

Rough Start: Mom, Get The Small-Block! This 1980 Chevette Needs It!

Don’t try to walk in here making sense. Don’t say it’s too small and would be much too wild on the street. Don’t sweat the small stuff like creature comforts that you’ve...

NHRA Insider: Ron Capps and Multi-Time Sportsman World Champ Austin Williams Talk About Work and The Mental Part of The Sport

It is always good to get a little window into the mentality of a racer and the mindset of championship level competitors, right? For this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast, I wronged NHRA nitro...

Here It Comes Again, Mazda Rumored To Be Brining Back The Rotary In Supposed RX-9 Model

(By Tom Lohnes) – Mazda has made headlines again. It was first the new Rear-wheel-drive Mazda6 a few days ago which is already exciting in its own right and now the folks over at Mazda have...

Historical Footage: Introducing The 1957 Chrysler Corporation Forward Look Fleet!

The 1957 Chrysler product line was a bombshell to Ford and GM when it debuted. Chrysler had just brought out new bodies in 1955, and neither of the other manufacturers were prepared for when the 1957...