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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

This 1976 Malibu Is An SS Tribute With A 4-Speed And All. Because A Stick Shift Makes Everything Better.

The 1973-1977 Chevelle/Malibu lineup has never been the most popular among performance enthusiasts. Stock they made no power and were such a departure in styling that they just never have gotten the...

Big Tire No Prep Street Racing From Ozark Raceway Park Had The Heavy Hitters On Notice!

Big tire no prep racing has become more and more popular over the past few years as anyone who follows drag racing knows. But along with the growth of the events has also come more fame and notoriety...

Finnegan Shows Just How To Measure And Adjust Your Hydraulic Throwout Bearing

There has to be some clearance! At least for your throwout bearing anyway. While plenty of things in your car should be bolted up tight and have no clearance or play, the throwout bearing is not one...

Project Binky Is Almost Done And Ready For Paint! Finishing Up The Final Details Is All That’s Left

That’s right, the beloved little Mini called Project Binky is nearing completion and man is this thing going to be cool as hell. The boys have been busy getting it ready for the final few...

Shreddy Lyfe Takes On The BAJA 500 With Redline Racing Of Texas

BAJA is the pinnacle of desert off-road racing. Whether it is the 500 or the 1000, racing BAJA will test the driver, crew, and equipment by pushing them to, and past, their limits. The crew from...

Tulsa Raceway Park’s Midnight Drags Are Turning Into Grudge Race Central

Tulsa Raceway Park has been hosting the Midnight Drags for several years now and they keep getting bigger and bigger. The crowd that comes out to have fun at the strip, listen to music, and call out...

The Biggest Peterbilt 389 Conventional Ever? This Sucker Is A Bad Ass!

With a 192 inch sleeper, this Conventional Peterbilt 389 is a HUGE bastard but man it is awesome. And thanks to a CAT X15 under the hood, which features more than 600 horsepower and 2000 lb ft of...

RACE PHOTOS: NMCA West Racers Attack Fontana’s California Speedway

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Since Cole wasn’t racing at this event, he managed to grab a few photos from the NMCA West AutoX Series at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway, aka California Speedway. The...

These Retro Cool RVs And Campers Are Too Damn Cool. Feel Inspired To Restore Something Similar?

Our love of all things RV and Van related around here is no secret, and people are always sending us cool listings for neat old motorhomes and trailers. I love it, and wish I had the room and money...

This 1971 Chrysler Newport Is A Giant Family Sedan From Days Gone By

In the 1970s the Big Three made design changes to their family sedan lineups that put the BIG in big cars. These cars were available with both big and small American V8s and became the cruisers of...

This Collection Of Barn Find Projects Has A Little Bit Of Everything, And All Of It Is For Sale.

Sometimes you find one project you just can’t live without on Craigslist or something. But every once in a while you end up seeing a whole collection of potential projects that has too many...

This 1915 Ford Was The First Car Boyd Coddington Ever Got In A Magazine!

The world’s premier hot rod and race car builders are always judged on the last car to come out of their shops, and regular folks like us find ourselves drooling over each and every one of them...

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This 1967 Clark Cortez Would Make The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Machine

I’m a sucker for cool old motorhomes and travel trailers. I’m not the ultimate expert on them, but I do know that the Clark Cortez motorhomes are unique in that their bodies are made of...

This Barn Find Camaro Hasn’t Run In 21 Years. Will It Fight, Or Will It Fire And Run?

Getting old cars to start, especially those that have been sitting for decades seems like a really big task, but sometimes it just isn’t that hard at all. It seems that most people are afraid...