Great Race Adventure 2014 Part Three: The Workhorse 2015 Chevy Suburban
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – So, by now, you’re probably wondering about our brand new 2015 Suburban production vehicle. It’s an LT model with four-wheel drive, and it’s priced...
Five Huge Trucks And A Half Million Tires Help To Move This Load That Defines The Term Heavy Hauling
Ok, the whole “half million” tire count is a rough estimate because I lost track at twenty. There are a flippin’ LOT of tires on the trailer/dollies being used to haul some insanely...
98-MPH Breadbox – This Vixen RV Is Super Rare, A Little Odd, And The Fastest Motorhome In ECTA History…By A Bunch
No idea…that’s what I had when I first laid eyes on Dale Janssen’s Vixen RV. You can’t blame me and I can’t blame you if you are staring at the boxy, compact, European...
eBay Forensic File: What The Hell Happened To This Mangled Mack Truck That’s For Sale On eBay
Most guys hit eBay and look for muscle cars and trucks of the classic vintage. I hit eBay and look for things that are bizarre, cheap, destroyed, or otherwise interesting to see. I have really gotten...
eBay Find: This 1948 International KB5 Wrecker Is Completely Unrestored And In Brand New Condition With One Of The Weirder Wrecker Setups Ever
We all have certain “default” search terms that we fall back on while cruising eBay for fun or for actually looking for stuff. One of mine happens to be “wrecker”. I know...
Watch This Monster Durango Go For Airborne Gold
Try, try, and try again. That’s what our mothers kept telling us when we were wanting to give up from repeated failure, in the hopes that if we pushed the limits one more time that we would...
Heavy Metal Wreckage Video: Watch A Tornado Topple A Mighty Freight Train – Mom Nature NEVER Loses
(By Greg Rourke) – So what’s the story here? Not much to tell, just a freight train rockin’ down the rails, and a rare January tornado that had other plans for said train. The...
Watching news outlets try to explain “Rolling Coal” is hilarious
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve read the term “rolling coal” more times than I have in the last ten years, and I read a few diesel magazines. The “media” (or more...
Watch As This 767 Narrowly Avoids An Airbus A340-Very Close Call
The words “near miss” in the aviation community make even the most jaded pilot pucker. What it means is that there was nearly a seriously bad accident, and it goes without saying that any time...
Would You Rather: Drive A Baja Pacer Or Baja Bug In The Baja 1000?
We started to do our Would You Rather with a Baja Bug and James Garner’s Baja Olds Cutlass, but then we saw a picture of this AMC Pacer running Baja and it seemed more fitting to match it up...
Could This C30 Chevrolet Be The Ultimate Off-Road Chase Truck? We Think So!
Okay, so it’s not a chase truck right NOW… but damn this C30 Chevrolet would be bitchin with some 37″ General Red Labels on it and about 14 inches of suspension travel. According to...
Watch A Trucker Hauling A Massive Steel Beam Miscalculate A Corner And The Disaster That Follows His Tiny Mistake
(By Greg Rourke)-You think you’re having a bad day at work? This cat wishes he was having your bad day. Hauling superloads is a nerve wracking job. You are driving a truck that’s longer,...
Great Gearhead History Video: Men Bet Their Lives On It – Packard Merlin Engines
If you like history, specifically history related to one of the greatest engines ever designed and built, the Rolls Royce Merlin this 20-minute film is not to be missed. While the boys at Rolls Royce...
Dyno Video: Watch A Wretchedly Overpowered Sand Car Lay Down 1300hp At The Tire With A TT 454ci Warhawk Mill!
Few vehicles on Earth have the power to weight ratio that modern sand cars have. These tube chassis wonders that were once mostly powered by stock or warmed up VW engines now sport turbocharged V8s...
