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Concept Cars That Should Have Made It…But Didn’t. Seriously, What Were They Thinking?

Concept cars are like a good stripper: great to look at, almost impossible to get your hands on, and if you think you’re going to get one-on-one intimate with one, the pipe dream is about to...

Classic YouTube: Mud Bog Drags At The Kingdome In Seattle In 1988

At a tick over 660 feet in diameter, the Kingdome in Seattle had plenty of room for activities. Usually, by 1988, those activities centered on Seattle Mariners baseball, Seattle Sounders soccer,...

Dark Blue: A Father And Son Story Rooted By A 1978 Ferrari 308 GTB

It’s not normal for me to pay attention to a Ferrari. They’re above my position in life, always have been, always will be. I’m also pretty certain that no pasta rocket of any kind...

Cleaning Out The Caddy: How Bad Does Vice Grip Garage’s Field-Find DeVille Look Under The Carpets?

Dragging out a 1970 Cadillac sedan from a field in Minnesota where it’d been sinking into the earth under the weight of it’s bulk is a fairly easy concept to understand. Cadillacs from...

Classic YouTube: This Beater Mustang Gives Proper Lessons On Sleepers On “Pass Time”

Selling a Ford Mustang as a sleeper is a tall order. It doesn’t matter what year you have…you could have a notchback Mustang II with crap paint, but if there’s even a hint of V8...

FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING: The 2020 Heads-Up Hootenanny Featuring Mid-West Pro Mods At St. Louis!

UPDATE: We are live again, so tune in for eliminations! You know what sounds great right about now? How about some LIVE action from St. Louis? We’re bringing you the 2020 Heads-Up Hootenanny...

The Challenger Revival, Part 18: We Finally Have The Powertrain!

You can rebuild the suspension, you can wet sand the body until the original paint come shining through, you can even completely restore the interior. But all of that is for not if you have no...

The Pro Street Class At The Throwdown In T-Town Was Epic! Can Daddy Dave Take On All Comers?!

While everyone showed up to see the Mid West Pro Mods take on the track at Tulsa Raceway Park for the Throwdown In T-Town, the Pro Street Class was one that totally grabbed the crowd by the throat...

Build Your Own Adjustable Swaybar For Your Next Project!

I’ve built a few adjustable sway, or anti-roll bars in my time, but never has one of my modifications been nearly as trick looking as the one Matt from Urchfab has whipped up for the Mongrel...

Money No Object: 1976 Mercury Montego MX Villager – Roadtrip Wagon, Ho!

The lot at BangShift Mid-West is starting to look pretty sparse. Haley’s truck is in for damage repairs and paint after an uninsured, unlicensed motorist allowed his van to re-arrange the nose...

Classic YouTube: The Magic School Bus Up To The Hubs In Mud! Where Is Ms. Frizzle Taking The Kids?!

What kind of freak looks at a GMC short bus and pictures the ultimate off-road machine?! Sure, in theory it would make for a killer off-road RV for one if you have skill, no fear of any off-road...

This Throwback Look At The Lincoln LSC Shows That A Good Design Can Age Well

The 1983-1988 Fox-based personal luxury coupes from Ford are all underrated, but to differing degrees. The Mercury Cougar was the ugly duckling and didn’t have much going for it in any...

This Tunnel Rammed 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury A38 Is The Cop Car Of Your Dreams…Or Nightmares

A Chrysler-based cop car made between 1969 and 1978 wasn’t anything to play with. While slant six and 318-powered squads did leave the factories, both the B and C-body cars got big-blocks,...

Burnout Video: Frying Tires In An Aston Martin V8, Just Because

Aston Martins are supposed to represent the upper end of what’s left of the British style of grand-touring car manufacturing. Newer Aston Martins have been press pleasers for years now, and...