Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, FORD, Videos
Oddly Satisfying: This Ford Aerostar Romps Through The Tough Truck Course!
Eight years ago, in the guise of helping out a friend (and doing something with the most questionable gift I’ve ever been given), I started to work on a theft-recovery 1990 Ford Aerostar that I...
Tesla vs. Land Cruiser Tug Of War: Who Wins, Toyota’s Tank Or Elon’s Wonder Wagon?
The battle of the SUV heavyweights goes on and on, it seems, but here in Norway, a battle between the old way of thinking and the newest available option is about to meet up head-to-head to see who...
That Didn’t Sound Good: This Rotary-Powered Mazda Familia Had A Flywheel Explode!
Motor failure, that’s a theme for me this week after dumping the guts of a Gen II Chevrolet small-block out of a 1994 Camaro. To be fair, the LT-1 in the car was running on known bad main and...
Holy Crap!!! This Engine Explosion On The Dyno Leaves Only The Crankshaft Spinnin0
We’ve seen some pretty impressive engine failures over the years, but this one, taken from two angles, is one of the most amazing things we’ve ever seen in our life. And it happens so...
Burnout Fail: Kicking The Rods Out Of The Block Before You Reach The Skidpad!
Picture it: the car is idling, waiting. You’re at the wheel, just dying for the moment the track marshall flags you onto the skidpad. The moment you get the sign, you get to let all hell break...
Tough Truck Violence: Destruction-Testing In The Pacific Northwest!
I know that Tough Truck racing was originally meant to prove that you had the beefiest rig around, but somewhere along the line there was a split. On one hand, you have those who still try to survive...
Barbie Jeep Racing In Alabama: Plastic Wheels, Don’t Fail Me Now!
What possess a 300 pound man to sit in a plastic toy designed for a kid aged five or under wearing little more than long-sleeved shirts, long pants and a bicycle helmet for the opportunity to fling...
Hot Wheels Dream Race: A-Team vs Mystery Machine vs Night Rider vs Back to the Future vs Ghost Busters
As a kid the hot wheels racetracks were some of my favorite things to play with. I didn’t have a ton of track, but when the loops and jumps and all that came out I had enough to make sure it...
Classic YouTube: The Rollover Contest At The Tacoma Dome
There are three things to remember Tacoma, Washington by. One is the Narrows bridge, the modern replacement to the old “Galloping Gertie” that came crashing down in 1940. One is...
Watch The Rollcage For Roll Golf 2.0 Go Together. This Is How You Flip A Car The Right Way
If you don’t know what Roll Golf is then you need to watch this video, and then watch the others on YouTube, because Roll Golf is a riot. After all, who doesn’t want to flip a car, over...
That Won’t Buff Out: Check Out This Footage Of BMC Crash-Tests From The Early 1960s!
Watching a car crash into a stationary object will always result in a cringing moment where you look at what was a perfectly serviceable vehicle and mutter to yourself, “Jeez, look at where...
Crash And Burn: Helmet Cam Footage From The Fifteen-Car Pileup At The Nurburgring On An Open Day
The Nurburgring’s famous touristfarhten days draw people the world over for the chance to drive the monsterous Green Hell track for themselves. It’s a semi-open procedure that requires...
Classic YouTube: This Geo Tracker Goes All Out And Sticks The Landing
I actually kind of like Geo Trackers. I can do without the early-1990s color palette and the engines can best be described as “adequate” but they are light and tiny 4x4s that can do a lot...
The Ultimate Torture Test? This Plymouth Minivan Dies Defending It’s Honor!
Chrysler products from around the year 2000 have a bad rap for being unreliable. And some of it is deserved, especially where transmissions and electronics are concerned. But not everything that...