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Is Lancia Coming Back To The USA? It Sure Seems Like It – What Models Will They Bring?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Lancia has had a seemingly tough couple of decades. From making the Group B rally monsters of the 1980’s, and even some cool cars from the 90’s, Lancia makes one car, and...

Finnegan Finally Drives His Body Dropped C10 After The 6 Day Thrash!

It’s about time! The boys thrashed like mad men to get the truck ready for the road trip to MRC Fabrication where they were supposed to show up with it and then pick up the Cadillac....

TX2K Day 1 From 1320Video: 200mph races, Kyle’s FIRST R8 passes, & MORE!

TX2K is a huge event nowadays, but I remember the early days when almost all of the coverage you’d see from the event was coming from 1320Video and most people hadn’t even heard of it....

Full Pro Mod Recap From The Mid West Drag Racing Series Xtreme Texas Nationals!

This weekends Xtreme Texas Nationals at XRP in Ferris Texas was the first stop for the Mid West Drag Racing Series in 2021 and boy was it a good one. With Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Top Dragsters, Top...

Making Formed Carbon Fiber Parts At Home! This Is Super Cool And We Want To Do It!

We’ve featured Carbon Fiber fabrication videos from Street Bandito before, but this one is cooler yet. The process for building this small part can totally be replicated for something bigger,...

Repairing a 10,000hp Top Fuel Billet Engine Block – Not Horribly Hard, But Easy To Do Wrong

Aluminum top fuel blocks from Alan Johnson Performance Engineering, Brad Anderson Enterprises, and the like are all machined with “windows” that are thinner areas of the block that are...

The Raddest Rigs of King of the Hammers: Gambler 500 Benz, Chevy Blazer and Rock Crawlers

I’ve repeatedly told you all just how cool King of the Hammers is, and here is even more proof. Besides all the killer race rigs, there are TONS of killer rigs that regular folks show up in to...

The Car Hauler Trailer Rebuild Continues: Demo Is Done, Design Is Coming Along, And New Stuff Is Being Delivered!

They are back with Part 2 of the trailer rebuild and we can’t wait to see this thing come along. What’s the plan? Take one useable but not pretty gooseneck car trailer and add some living...

Richard Is On The Hunt For More Wrecking Yard Engines. Will He Find The Elusive Ameri-Barra?

Nobody does a better job of finding engines in the wrecking yard than Richard Holdener. He’s got a nose for it. Of course our very favorite late model wrecking yard helps because they have a...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Cat Thieves, Technoking And More!

Welcome to Spring! Flowers, trees, birds…allergies. Whatever…it’s another year and the season is already underway! So if you are just now crawling out to the garage and you...

Mid West Drag Racing Series Xtreme Texas Nationals LIVE Qualifying Starts Right Here!

While this year’s Mid West Drag Racing Series is kicking off their season in a big way, with a new TV package from MAVTV and streaming from MAVTVPlus, there will still be a little taste of the...

The Nuclear Option: Now This Is How You Do A Shop Burnout!

I can’t wait to see the throngs of comments from people who are going to cry about abuse of an old Ford truck, or the wastefulness of a burnout, or who are going to yelp and complain about the...

Morning Symphony: The Roaring HEMTT vs. The World!

Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck. Ten tons of all-American automotive clichés: it’s got a monster engine, a ton of power, it’ll haul just about anything your heart can desire, it...

Live, Damn You: Dragging An A-Body Oldsmobile Back To Life One Way Or Another

To see Part One of this Oldsmobile’s re-awakening, CLICK HERE! (Words: Jon Bunger) Where we left off on the world’s nastiest muscle car, new friends and over-excited YouTubers from Scott’s...