This Short Video About 1980s Trans Am Racing Is Awesome – Great Action!
When it wasn’t drag racing, swamp buggies, or stock car racing of some type on TV it was usually SCCA Trans Am and GTP style road racing. These classes were hugely popular in the 1980s, largely...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: The Fancy Footwork of Ricky Rudd At Sears Point 1994
One of the elements of racing a manual transmission car that we don’t spend near enough time talking about is the footwork that must happen in order to make the best shifts up and down through...
So You Thought The Four Door Trans-Am Was Weird? How About The Oddest Movie Corvette Of All Time?
(By Greg Rourke) – Recently Brian showed us a Trans Am stretch limo. Okay, I’ll see your T/A and raise you a 1979 Vette stretch. One with genuine Hollywood provenance. In 1999 we had the...
Want To Buy A Racetrack? Ace Speedway Is For Sale! A Bullring, A Pulling Course, More
If you have been dying to get into the race track ownership business, here’s your chance. No, it is not a drag strip but rather an awesome little circle track in North Carolina. Ace Speedway is...
NASCAR Contemplating Mufflers For Cars As Way Of “Enhancing” Fan Experience
In a continuing effort to destroy their own sport, NASCAR is apparently considering adding mufflers to their cars in order to make the races more fan friendly. Yes, that’s why no one is showing...
Awesome Corvette! This 1969 Big Block, 4-speed Street Freak Was Built IN 1976
Well this thing is just beyond words, isn’t it? For some of you that means it is beyond words to describe how much you hate it. For us it is beyond words to share how much we’re in love!...
Cool Car For Sale: This 1966 Ford Cortina GT Powered By A 302!
Of all the cars in the world to want, my one weird car desire is to own a Lotus Cortina. I may want to review that to “was” because now by weird car desire is to own this 1966 Cortina GT...
Video: Northern Bel – David Meyer’s Turbocharged Hemi Belvedere Is Featured On House of Muscle
By now you have likely heard of David Meyer’s incredible Northern Bel. This is the car that was built at Rad Ride by Troy, employs a 1,600hp twin turbocharged 526ci Chrysler Hemi, has run Drag...
Oh Canada – This Four Door 1980 Trans-Am Is One Freaky Limo-ish Thing
Guys, there are two of them. Yes there is more than one four door 1980 Trans-Am out there and apparently the same guy owns both. We came to that brilliant conclusion after seeing the ad for this...
Before Bonneville: More Historic Images From The Ormond Beach Speed Trials 1910 and Older!
(Photo credit: DPL Digital Collection) – Last week we showed you the first of a few batches of photos we dug up featuring cars, people, and action at the famed Ormond Beach (Florida) speed...
Watch A 1908 Darracq Identical To Those On Ormond Beach Get Raced Sideways At Goodwood
If you have been following our “Before Bonneville” series you have undoubtedly seen some photos of a 1908 Darracq as there have been several in those images collections we have shown you....
Halloween Video Bonanza: People Getting The Life Scared Out Of Them In Fast Cars Of All Types
There’s a special kind of fear that comes along with being the passenger in an aggressively driven fast car, right? Even steely nerved hot rodders can get a little tight in the backside when...
Cool New Die-Cast Alert: The 1963 Pontiac Tempest Super Duty That Killed ‘Em All At Daytona Is Here!
If you are a fan of collecting cool die-cast cars for your office, desk or perhaps as gifts for friends, we have got a hot tip for you. The crew over at ACME die-cast has dropped some great knowledge...
Is This 1974 Hurst/Olds A Classic Worth Saving? All Barn Finds Are Not Created Equal
Yes kids, there was a 1974 Hurst/Olds. It was a far cry from the cars that came before it but it was there and available in two flavors. As it so happens the one we found listed on eBay is the wrong...
