Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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The Goodwood Festival Of Speed’s Timed Hillclimb Shootout Is One Of The Coolest Races In The World

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which is held in England every year on a massive estate is one of the neatest automotive events in the world because it brings together racers and race cars of all...

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Hey There Six Eyes…Wait, What? This 1959 Olds 98 Convertible Is Slightly Left Of Center

You knew that there would be some Oldsmobile love coming this week with my romp through the world of full size convertibles from the 1950s and 60s. You did not know it would be coming in the form of...

The Week Of Convertible Largesse Continues – This 1968 Buick Electra 225 Rules

With Dodge, Cadillac, and Pontiac taken care of, the next frontier of the massive 1960s/70s convertible realm I wanted to visit would be Buick. When I was a kid I had a little league coach who was...

Want To Make Your 2015-2016 Challenger Really Sing? Flowmaster Has You Covered!

Engineering a modern exhaust system to be factory fitting, factory quality, and also better than the factory in performance is tough work but the gang at Flowmaster has been at it for decades and...

Watch This Great Film From The 1957 NASCAR Daytona Beach Race

It would be simple to call this a video from an old Daytona 500 but that’s really not what it is. No, this is a video from the 1957 NASCAR Daytona Beach race which later became the American...

BangShift (Off) Road Test: The 2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon

(Photos by Dave Nutting and Tony Sestito) – Athletes come in all shapes and sizes. From the string bean marathon runners to the brutes that power lift twice their body weight, there’s a...

This 1960 Cadillac DeVille Convertible Is As Classy As It Is Cool

Both Chad and I love us some classic Cadillac action. The massive cars have a presence about them and for our money, the styling from the 1940s right into the era of the land barges of the 1970s was...

This 1960 Bonneville Convertible Has A 389, Tri-Power, And A Four Speed That Looks Wrong But Is Totally Right

When we get our time machine perfected, we’re planning on making a trip back to 1960 and if there was any question about what car we’d want to be driving, it has now been answered. This...

This 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Looks Ready To Rock Any Trackday!

When General Motors unveiled the 2002 GMPD Sunoco Heritage Camaro as part of the “final farewell” of the F-body, many a Camaro fanatic developed a small twitch in their eyelid. The 1967...

This 1966 Polara Convertible Is A Big Block Powered Cruiser and Ready Made Parade Float

There are some cars that you do not buy for speed, you do not buy for handling, and frankly you don’t buy for bold styling. There are some cars you buy because you just want to enjoy the road,...

Cool Car For A Good Cause: Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle Reveals The Dagger Fairlane

Many of you are familiar with our pals at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle, the Illinois based shop that cranks out some of the coolest cars of all shapes and sizes in the country. From their Craftsman...

Love CCW Classic Wheels? We Do Too! More Sizes Mean Your Hot Rod Can Wear Them

The CCW Classic wheel is one of those designs that looks good on just about every car ever made. There are very few wheels that have ever been produced that you know you can bolt onto a car and five...

This Hemi Prowler Is A Cruiser We’d Kill To Own – Coulda Had A V8!

There were many things legitimately awesome about the Plymouth Prowler when they were made. The simple fact that the car was even produced in the first place was a triumph of people with passion over...

Morning Symphony: The 1969 McLaren M6GT – Track Car First, Road Car Second

Bruce McLaren’s vision for a racing car was simple: light and brutally fast, with attention paid to aerodynamics. It wasn’t just that the New Zealander could drive his ass off…he...