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Save $250 On Any 5 Or 6 Speed Swap Kit From American Powertrain Today And Tomorrow Only!

This is the final American Powertrain sale of the summer, and there has never been a better time to buy that 5 or 6 speed kit for your muscle car, street machine, Corvette, or truck because if you...

A Day At The Digs Circa The 1970s At Orange County International Raceway

I love these types of videos. Why? Because they really take you to a normal day at the drag strip decades ago and you realize that a normal day at the strip back then was about the same as it is now,...

1980s Supermodified Mayhem From Oswego Speedway In New York – Fire, Tempers, and Fires Flare!

There are few places if any that are more synonymous with Supermodified racing across the country than Oswego Speedway in New York. Opened in 1951 as a 5/8th mile dirt track it was that surface and...

A Formidable Fox: The 1992 SAAC Mark II Mustang Was Big Bucks Back In The Day But It Hauled

There were so many variants of the Fox Mustang built both by Ford and other places back in the 1980s and 1990s that it seems like a fool’s errand to try and place them all. Because of that,...

A Homemade Shifter Kart And A Guy With The Guts To Wind It Out

There are few things more joyful than hopping on a go kart and having some fun. Both my sons have them and we have a riot with ’em at the house and when we sneak them off into a parking lot or...

This 1971 Mach 1 429 Cobra Jet Mustang Is Unique! See What’s Different Since It Was Exported To Japan And Sold New!

I think lots of people forget that American cars were exported in the 1960s and 1970s, all over the world, so it makes sense that some of the muscle cars we know and love probably ended up somewhere...

New Mortske BARN FIND! Super Solid 1963 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe!

Morstke is at it again with another awesome barn find. Oh, and you can own it if you like. That’s right, this bitchin 1963 Impala is without engine and transmission, but Mortske is going to fix...

Pro Street Sleeper Build! LT4 in a ’66 VW Squareback? Only The Deboss Garage Crew Would Try This!

When the Deboss Garage crew decides to do something, you know that at least half the time it is going to be something controversial. I say that because half of the car people in the world will think...

Who Makes The Best Broken Windshield Repair Kit? Let’s Find Out With Project Farm!

We’ve all seen those windshield chip and crack repair kits that are shown on Facebook, or in YouTube ads. Hell, some even advertise on Saturday car guy TV. Regardless, they all look like a...

WHY IS FINNEGAN GOING TO CUT UP A $20,000 TUBE CHASSIS! DUDE IS CRAZY, BUT WE LOVE HIM ANYWAY.

When Finnegan first went to MRC Fab and had them build a mandrel-bent rectangular and tubular steel chassis for his Caddy, we all knew it was going to be epic. And they did a lot more than just the...

Aging Cast Aluminum At Home Using SIMPLE Household Products Gives Killer Results

When building cars it is curious that sometimes we are restoring parts so they look as good, or better, than new, and other times we are trying to make new parts look old and weathered. Usually, this...

This Stout 1970 Monte Carlo Is Big Block Powered, Makes 700 Horsepower, And Has All The Right Attitude.

(Words by Danny Rusev) For decades, the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has been a favorite among hot rodders. The combination of distinctive styling, spacious interior with vinyl upholstery and bucket...

Historical Drag Video: The Story of the Snake and Mongoose As Told By the Snake and the Mongoose – Once Upon A Wheel 1971

More than 20 minutes of video from 1971 profiling the epic and incredibly profitable rivalry between Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, as bankrolled by...

Harry Lee’s Tractor Collection Is Filled With The Greatest Freaks Ever – You Do Not Need To Love Tractors To Love This Video

Seriously, you do not have to give the time of day for tractors to love this video. Why? This is a video about homemade awesomeness, the kind of thing that we love to celebrate here. Harry...