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Classic YouTube: Van Halen, Dolls And A Nissan 300ZX – Nightmare Fuel Or Cool TV Ad

The Nissan 300ZX was a far cry from it’s original Datsun 240Z predecessor, but in the early 1990s, a Twin Turbo Z was still a very impressive car…it might not have been a light and nimble...

Classic YouTube: The Most Unloved Mopar Can Still Burn The Hides Off!

“The most unloved Mopar”? Yeah, the R-bodies fall into that category just fine. The last thing Chrysler needed at the end of the 1970s was yet another full-size four-door that...

The 1980s, Summed Up In One Tandem Drift – C4 Corvette Versus A Big-Boy Cadillac!

One event that we have yet to check out in person is the Powercruise USA show up at Brainerd International Raceway in Michigan. If “Powercruise” sounds familiar, that’s because you...

Best of BS 2017: This Time-Lapse Film From The AMARG Boneyard In Arizona Is Peaceful

You would never connect “aircraft” and “fragile”, would you? Metal working in harmony with metal to cheat physics and fly in the clouds…it’s not like the early...

Mid West Drag Racing Series LIVE From US 131 Motorsports Park In Martin Michigan!

Update: Rained Out Watch live at the link below folks! Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Top Sportsman, Top Dragsters and so much more running today from US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin Michigan. We’ll...

Sign Up Now For Holley’s 2020 HEMI Engine Giveaway! You Can Win This Engine Package Worth Nearly $15,000!

Sign Up Now Folks! You could win this awesome HEMI engine from Holley, that comes with a whole package of other cool parts you are going to need to swap it into your hot rod. We’re talking...

Random Car Review: The 1956 Chrysler Norseman, The Concept Car That Never Made It To The Show

In 1956, Chrysler was about to see the fruits of labor that had started with meetings in 1953. The company had spent $200,000 to rework the chassis of a 1955 Chrysler to create a “dream...

Stevie Fast Jackson Makes His Funny Car Debut: This Is NOT Like Driving A Pro Mod!

There is a lot more to Stevie “Fast” Jackson, than most people realize. I readily admit, that while I liked Stevie the first time I met him, I didn’t have a clue as to just how...

Super Freak: Check Out This Mopar-Powered Buick Regal – Hey, It Isn’t LS Powered!

Admittedly, a G-body Buick Regal isn’t the first version you would expect to see on the track. A Grand National, maybe. Only the Pontiac Grand Prix is seen less, it seems, but why that is, we...

Morning Symphony: A De-Stroked BMW Mill With A Stratospheric Rev Limiter On A Hillclimb Is GOOD!

Having the biggest isn’t always the best idea…sometimes, less truly can be more. Take Naoum Oneissy’s BMW hillclimb car here. Nobody is going to knock the E30’s 2,200 pound...

Return Of The Sport Truck: OBS Clash Episode 3 Is Here, And There Has Never Been More Sport In Sport Trucks

Here is Episode 3 of the OBS Clash Series and it is all about the return of the sport truck, with more Sport than ever. These trucks are rad, have great lines, and started a completely new market and...

Classic YouTube: The Chevrolet Vega “Cutaway” Commercial

Chevrolet bet big on the Vega when they debuted it in 1970. A new assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio was built, as were the unique Vert-a-pac rail cars that GM designed in conjunction with Southern...

Large And In Charge Video: The Construction And Transportation Of Graythorpe 1 – The World’s Largest Oil Rig In 1974

When it takes 150,000,000 gallons of water to make something float, you know it is large and in charge, right? Well that was the case in 1974 when welders and fabricators finished their work in...

Today Is September 11th – Please Take Some Time To Remember That

It was a day that left everyone sickened. The news reports were a mile-a-minute and so unbelievable that people were wondering if they were seeing a new movie or real life. Sadly, it was as real as...