Vintage Road Test Video: The 1968 Hurst Olds
We’ve dug up several vintage road test videos from the classic television show, “Car and Track” during our time on the blog, but this one may be the coolest. The 1968 Hurst Olds was...
Spin and Cringe: Watch A GT350 and A Porsche Spin Off The Track Because Of Oil And Hit Nothing!
Oil is racing’s greatest double edged sword, right? Its lubricity and slipperiness are what make engines live through grueling events like the HSR Classic 12 Hour at Sebring but in the event...
Crazy Story: Tesla Is Flooding Machine Shops With Flawed Parts That Need Rework – This Is Nuts
Elon Musk has said since the beginning that he was not going to operate Tesla like any other car company and so far he has proven himself to be a man of his word…and that’s not always the...
Historic Gearhead Americana Gallery: From Futureliners To 1970s Ford Vans, These Photos Rule
(Photos from the Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – It has been a while since I have roamed the digital stacks at the Detroit Public Library but finding myself with a few minutes the...
Video: An Evel Knievel Jump And The World’s Richest Demolition Derby – Great Footage From 1973
It was February 1973 and Evel Knievel was among the most famous people on Earth. His star would continue rising for another year until his disastrous failure at Snake River Canyon. One of...
What Does Sorting Out An Old Rally Car Look Like? Watch As Ken Block Tests Out His Escort Cosworth RS!
Ken Block does more than simply make grandiose stunt-driving videos…the dude is a legit racer, something that I’ve seen in person. (I also watched as he bailed a rally car that was going...
Muscle Before Muscle Was A Thing: Go For A Ride In The Hudson Hornet!
For the longest time, in my world, the musclecar era started with the 1964 Pontiac GTO. Period, point blank, move on, that was the end of the argument. But it wasn’t. You can make a case for...
63rd Annual O’reilly Auto Parts Omaha Autorama Coverage: Great Photos From This Long Running Show!
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – The 63rd Annual O’reilly Auto Parts Omaha Autorama is a definite mouthful. I am glad I am writing about the show instead of having to say this like...
Looking For A Great Performing Distributor With The Right Look For Your Ford Flathead? Mallory’s Newest Offering May Be It!
There’s a million concerns on the minds of modern hot rodders, especially those guys building retro-style cars. You need to make it fit right, you need to make it run right, and you need to...
2018 Goodguys Del Mar Autocross Action Photo Spectacular! More Cars and Trucks Bending Corners!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – That’s our pal Wes Drelleshak driving the daylights out of the little Ranchero. Heck, the guy did such a good job that he won the award for having the quickest...
Rough Start: This 1982 Pontiac Trans Am GT-1 Is A Legit Kelly American Challenge Car!
One of my latest fascinations is the Kelly American Challenge series of racing. The Challenge ran from 1977 to 1989 and was close in nature to Trans Am racing: American cars, V6 or V8 powered with...
Cool AND Creepy? Yeah, This 1960 Plymouth Deluxe Suburban Station Wagon Is Both
No, we don’t mean windowless van type of creepy, this is more like Steven King novel creepy. You are looking at an obscenely rare 1960 Plymouth deluxe Suburban station wagon, one of a handful...
The 13th Annual Edelbrock Car Show Is Coming! Tours of The R&D Dept, Manufacturing Area, and More!
Every year in may the fine people at Edelbrock open their doors, their parking area, and their facility to a load of hot rodders that show up to enjoy a day with their friends and fellow gearheads....
