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Ford IDI Diesel…Good Or Bad? Get Both Answers Courtesy Of Our Friends In The North!

In the early 1980s, Ford decided that they wanted a diesel engine for their F-series lineup. They tapped International Harvester to help create a low-cost diesel that would work in the truck and the...

Impractical? Fooey! Watch This Pulling Tractor Take Care Of Multiple Jobs On The Farm!

There are times in this world when practicality rules all, right? Certainly aspects of life are just better when approached with that mindset. Racing and motorsport are not parts of this discussion....

Awesome Video: Ride Along In A Camaro SS As It Acts As The Spotter Car For U2 Spy Plane Landings!

Now this is a ride along we never thought we would see! Since the incredible U2 spay plane has been a part of the United States Air Force fleet, there have been spotter cars chasing it down the...

Monaco Memories: This Trailer For A Film About The Monaco GP Has Legendary Drivers, Historic Footage

The Monaco Grand Prix is racing’s grand old lady. The race, which follows the same street circuit that it has since 1929 embodies all the stuff that makes F1 the most glamorous racing series in...

Classic YouTube: AMC Eagle SX/4…Better In The Dirt Than The Pony Cars!

Bless ’em, they were trying their asses off. American Motors knew they were in trouble in the late 1970s and they were trying everything under the sun to come up with a hit. They put four-wheel...

Like A Nitroglycerin Pill: 1989 Geo Tracker With A Blown Small-Block Underhood

Nitroglycerin as an explosive is a horrifying thing. If you shock the product, it explodes. When it does explode, it will fill a void with 1,200 times the original volume of the chemical as a gas,...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Worst Repair Job Out There?

I’ve been spinning wrenches on the Rough Start Mustang for exactly three days now. Rather, I’ve been blasting every spot of interior plastic with cleaner and I’ve been busy gutting...

Crazy Power: VMP Makes First Dyno Pulls With Their 5.2L Blown Predator Swap Mustang – 900hp To The Wheels!

Many hardcore Ford fans were kind of bummed when they learned that the 2020 Mustang GT500 was going to be powered by the supercharged 5.2L Predator engine that the company builds. Why? Perhaps they...

The Car Catcher: When You Don’t Want To Run Over The Jaywalker, But Just Scare Them!

Between the holiday season and the return of students to the university, I’m just about sick of pedestrians. I don’t know what it is recently, but a combination of smartphone use,...

Reliability Guaranteed! Mark Williams Warranties Gears Against Breakage For 2 Years With 11″ Rear End!

If we didn’t know Mark Williams or understand the products that the company which bears his name produces we would think that the guy was a complete lunatic for placing a two year warranty on...

Handbuilt, You Say: The Real Story On That Blue Knockout Based On A 1984 Pontiac Firebird!

Last year’s top-pick Craigslist find for me was this…well, thing. All we knew was that it was based on a 1984 Pontiac Firebird and that it looked like something straight from a video game...

In Car Collection: This Video Is Awesome In-Car Runs From All Different Styles Of Drag Racing, Radial, Pro Mod, Eighth and Quarter Mile!

Now this is one of the coolest drag racing videos we have seen in a LOOOONG time. What you are about to watch is a compilation of in-car videos from some of the most awesome, hair-raising, record...

Giant Six: Watch This 2,894ci Waukesha Gasoline Engine Fire Up And Rumble With The Help Of A Pony Motor

Now THIS is a big block. In this video you are going to see a 2,894ci Waukesha six cylinder gas engine get fired up and running with the aid of a little four banger pony engine. We’re going to...

Handsome Brute: This 1970 International Harvester 1200D Is The Nicest Example Of 1970’s Toughest Truck On Earth

We’re gonna need a minute. Holy wow if this is not the most awesome pickup truck for sale in the world today we do not know what is. You are looking at a fully restored 1970 International...