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Historic Video: Barnstorming IMCA Sprint Car Racing From The Early 1960s!

Thanks to pal Don McGinniss, I have this truly cool video to share. What you are going to see is highlights from the early 1960s featuring racers in the IMCA. What’s the IMCA? Only the old...

Lumbering Beast: Taking A 1957 Autocar On A Long-Overdue Drive

Autocar is one of the oldest names in automotive manufacturing…122 years old, in fact. They made a wide range of cars early on, but after World War II the company pretty much stuck their focus...

Check These Out: Rare Photos Of A 1962 DeSoto Mockup!

Ever wonder if a brand that was preparing to be killed off could have pulled out a turnaround if given just a little bit more time? Pontiac was swinging for the fences with the G8 and things looked...

Professional Road Rage: BTCC Racing From 1991-2002, or How You Make Midsize Sedans Wild!

Some of the cars might seem familiar to you, some might not, but what you can tell once you get past the sponsorship stickers is that these are not silhouette racers. They’re caged,...

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW For Holley’s LS Fest East In Bowling Green…You Must Order Online!

If you have been aching for a chance to get out, get some tire smoke and race fuel cologne mixed into your clothes, and to see horsepower on full, unadulterated display, we have one recommendation...

Classic YouTube: Watch the Boeing 787-9 Practice For The Farnborough Air Show

A common legend that runs through the halls of Boeing involves a test and demonstration flight of the Boeing 367-80, the prototype that became the Boeing 707. At the Seattle Seafair festival, Alvin...

Video: The Incredible Story of The John and Jack DeLorean Go Kart – A 7/10 Scale Indy Car That Anyone Could Race!

(Words and video by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Go karts strike a chord with so many people. They can be credited for giving people the racing bug, and they can be credited for giving people long...

Bonneville Speed Week Video: Record Setting Runs And Muscle Cars On The Salt During Speed Week 2020

What truly makes Bonneville Speed Week special is the variety of vehicles that you see hauling ass down the salt. Different body styles, different engine combos, and different visions are what...

Bashed Metal, Cheap Fixes And Good Fun: This is Swedish Folk Racing, And It Rules!

Swedish cars are known for being tough and durable. Volvo staked their reputation on it, and Saab was so nit-picky about how their cars were built that during their time with General Motors, they...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Would You Route A “Rally Safari” In North America?

Between 1953 and 2003, the event most widely known as the Rally Safari has brought drivers and skills out to the wilds of East Africa for miles upon miles of punishment, wide-open stages, and...

Mini-Overlanding: Building A Camping Trailer For Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Monster Jeep!

The concept of overlanding rules. Ever since I realized that I was living down the street from the offices of Overland Journal magazine back in 2011, the idea of a complete off-roading unit that you...

Like That: The Argument For Checking Your Machine Out Regularly And For Packing A Fire Extinguisher

My first project car nearly set my right arm on fire. That’s not joking. Had I not had the reflexes of a cat on crank, my arm from the elbow forward would’ve been showered with raw...

Road Trip! Shawn Ellington And The Murder Nova Crew Road Trip To Cash Days With Daddy Dave, Fireball, Chuck, And More!

Racing is awesome, and we all have cool memories from being at the races, but the roadtrips, testing, and thrashing are where most of the great stories of any racer’s adventures come from. I...

Watch The Pakistani Truck Repair Guys Fix A Cracked Wheel On The Lathe. With A Million Alcoa’s Around Here It Seems Weird, But They Got Skills!

The Pakistani Truck repair videos often have crazy stuff going on in them, like the one where they mount a whole rear axle housing in the lathe. We laugh, and cringe, when we watch them but sometimes...