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The Rodentia Hotel: Saving A 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass, But At What Cost?

(Words: Jon Bunger) If you’re going to revive a ‘71 Cutlass with an inch of mouse turds and hantavirus in it, it’s definitely not recommended to start in Kansas in the middle of June. The...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Four Speed, Small Block, 1965 Corvette Run 10s In The Altitude At Bandimere, Wheels Up

There’s clean and then there is CLEAN. This Corvette, campaigned by the Hernandez family is the latter. A beautiful car by any measure, it really is fun to watch yank the front end and rip of...

OG Murder Nova Winter Updates: Don’t Worry It Will Still Be Flat Black!

Last week we showed you all the big changes that happened to the NPK Murder Nova, including its brand new shiny paint job and the response was crazy. This week we’re going to show you the OG...

Nico Rosberg Is Going Extreme E Racing And Here’s The First Look At The Team’s New Cars! Electric Never Looked So Fun!

When I saw the first clip of this video, I had to remind myself that these are electric cars. If that isn’t an indicator of how bad ass these things can be, then maybe you should think about...

Got A 4.6L 2V Ford That Needs More Power? Here’s What Cams, Headers, Throttle Body And More Are Worth With An Intercooled Vortech Supercharger!

If you are a Ford guy that still has a 4.6L 2V rocking in your Mustang, or have swapped on into something older, then this is going to be the video for you. Richard has taken a 2V, changed it to...

How To Widen Steel Wheels At Home: No Hinky Strapping Needed. Watch This.

I’m glad that Matt at Urchfab put this video together show his latest project’s little skinny wheels, being made into wheels that are much cooler. We’ve all seen wheels widened by...

The Ol’ Switcharoo: Nissan and Mitsubishi Are Cash Strapped, So They Are Working Together

(By Tom Lohnes) – For two companies in such a dire financial state, Nissan is the one taking huge risks, with the sporty Z proto, rugged Frontier and Pathfinder, and outlandish Rogue. Well,...

2021 SoCal Quarantine Cruise Photo Coverage: The Massive Gathering Of Cars and Hot Rodders Was Awsome!

We’re back with more great photos from the February 2021 SoCal Quarantine Cruise! This was a monster event that brought out people of all walks of life, cars of all eras, and all for the pure...

Watch A Giant Tractor Tire Get Overinflated An Explode On Purpose In An Industrial Strength Tire Cage

We have showed videos of tire inflation cages being tested before but this is the most violent test we have run into yet, mainly because of the huge size of the tire and the forces involved when it...

Truckology: More Turn Of The 20th Century Coolness, Toughness, And Spartan Mechanical Fun

(Photos: Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – It has been a little while since we had an installment of “truckology” around here and frankly I was missing it. Digging up...

Legendary Drag Racer, Herb McCandless, Shows Off his Gen III Hemi Powered 1961 Chrysler 300

Herb McCandless is a bad ass. He was around for the start of Pro Stock, has won the US Nationals, raced and won with Sox and Martin, and he’s had an illustrious career as an incredibly talented...

Tube Chassis Remote Control 1/5 Scale Sprint Car Build! How Cool Is This Thing With A Nitro Burning Engine And Everything!

So if I am going to be a purist, then maybe this thing is more like a Midget since it is 4 cylinder powered, but boy is it awesome. Or it will be. If you haven’t seen any videos from Timsane...

Vintage Drag Racing Video: Check Out The 1996 IHRA World Nationals From Norwalk!

Anyone who has ever been to Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio will tell you about how radically awesome the place is. The people that work there are great, the amenities are...

High and Mighty: You Are Going To Be Able To Buy A Modern Factory Version Of The Porsche 911 Safari Soon!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Porsche 911 Safari has long been a coveted model that has never actually been produced by Porsche themselves. Every generation of 911 has some sort of off-road kit,...