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2020 PDRA Carolina Showdown Action Photos: Extreme Pro Stock and More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more great David Whealon photos from the 2020 PDRA Carolina Showdown presented by ProCharger. Yesterday we showed you a load of awesome photos...

Most Bizarrely Awesome Swap Ever? 6.0L Powerstroke R32 Skyline Drift Car Engine Burning Tires!

When we saw this video posted by the guys at Clipping Point Video our eyes bugged out a little. Why? How could they not. An R32 Skyline, the car that lots of people in the USA crave to get their...

More Sand Drag Bike Action! Would You Take A Hayabusa Onto The Sand And Go Wide Open?

The Suzuki Hayabusa is above and beyond the “crotch rocket” slur. It is wickedly fast yet tame to ride. A competent rider could use it as daily transportation, yet it’s top speed...

Classic YouTube: Great Lakes Dragaway in 1977

It’s the oldest continually operating dragstrip in the country (did they stop racing at Pomona? – ed.) , giving drivers a place to run their hot rods and racing machines since 1955. Great...

Speedy Delivery: Turning A Chevrolet Van Into An Inappropriate Tire Slayer

I’m pretty sure that the statute of limitations is long since past, so let’s talk about one night in December over ten years ago, when I took a van owned by the military, with at least...

The Fiero Revival: Suffering Through The Joys Of Painting

There’s two different kinds of paintwork: rattle-canning something and properly spraying it. I’ve done enough rattlecan paint jobs to last a lifetime. Everything from the blackout...

Unhinged: That Unloved Car In The Corner Will Be Somebody’s Dream Car

I remember two things about the time my friend Hunter wanted me to come check out a derelict Chevrolet LUV pickup truck with him on a sunny afternoon: one involved riding down a grass hill and nearly...

Truckin’ History: This 1965 British Pathe Film About Proper Truck Driving Techniques Is The Most British Thing Ever

When is comes to videos, we’re guessing more of them have been made about driving properly than any other topic in history. We’re also sure that nothing has been less effective than video...

Reviving A Hover Mower: Check Out The Repair and Restoration Of This 1965 Toro Flymo 19 Mower!

While many of you may have never seen one or perhaps have completely forgotten about their existence, hovering lawnmowers are a thing and they have been for about 50 years! Using the aerodynamic...

Those Grilles Tho: The 2021 BMW 4-Series Has A Face That Some People Love To Hate

(By Tom Lohnes) –  BMW has done it again. They plastered a huge grille onto the front of an all-new vehicle and made it ever-polarizing. This time around though, it doesn’t look terrible....

Parts, Cars, and BangShifty Stuff Galore: 2020 KYANA Spring Swap Meet Gallery

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Our last gearhead adventure (prior to the covid-19 lockdown) took us to the bi-annual KYANA swap meet in Louisville at the end of February.  If we’d...

Unveiled: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – A Limited-Edition Gap Between The GT And The Shelby

When Ford last mentioned the “Mach 1” nameplate, there was a genuine risk that the hallowed Mustang model would wind up as an electric crossover SUV. Fans went nuts, media folk had...