Category Archive: 1320 Drag Racing Feature, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, HISTORIC, TRUCKS, Videos

Is This The COOLEST Drag Car & Ramp Truck Ever? The Hot Rod Hoarder Finds Vintage Treasure at a HISTORIC Track

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another awesome feature. Actually, this one is a double feature PLUS some other cool stuff as well. We love this ramp truck and so much more!...

Rare and Strange Street Freaks Video: Gassers of the East, Featuring Some Insane, Cool, And Wild Rides We Love!

When I hear the term Street Freak, I think of the 1970’s gasser style rides that came out of Southern California’s Van Nuys Blvd cruising scene. These cars were, in some ways, inspired by...

Hot Rod Hoarder Video Feature: This Vintage Dragster Has Been UNTOUCHED 40+ Years And Has Lingenfelter Power!

This bitchin old rear engine dragster has been sitting for decades, but now Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is sharing it with us and bringing a great feature video below. He’s got the...

Freiburger Shares The Story Behind Hot Rods Cheap Thrills Dart: HOW RATTY MUSCLE CARS WENT MAINSTREAM!

I remember when the Cheap Thrills Dart story came out in Hot Rod Magazine. I remember reading that article in my living room and being pissed off by the fact that Freiburger used hose clamps instead...

Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: This REAL DEAL Z/28 Drag Car That Parked Outside for Decades And Is Now FOR SALE!

Tommy Lee Byrd has found another one! I can’t believe some of the stuff he finds sitting around in yards, barns, fields, and tree lines, but he does it over and over again. I love it, because...

Dyno Video: This Turbocharged 292 Inline-6 Powered 1936 Chevy Pickup Gets Dyno Tested And Makes 1320 Horsepower!

This truck is so awesome! Not only because it is a super cool looking 1936 Chevrolet pickup, but because this bad boy is powered by a 292 cubic inch inline-6 with a big turbo on it. How cool is that?...

Is Finnegan’s New Trailer The BEST Drag And Drive Trailer EVER Built?! A Few Stand Out, And This One Might Be At The Top Of That List

Drag and Drive trailers range from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between. I’ve built big ones, small ones, and medium sized ones, but at each drag and drive event you see more...

Trying Again To Get That 7 Second Time Slip With A 5.3! Will Dave Get That Monkey Off His Back? Or Is Another 8.0 In The Cards?

Can a Fox Body Mustang street car, with a 5.3, run 7’s in the quarter? Dave has been chipping away at it and with a couple of 8.0s in his pocket he’s trying to crack the 7 second barrier...

Drag Car TIME CAPSULE with a Surprise – The One that Got Away From The Hot Rod Hoarder

Tommy Lee Byrd and his family have a pretty cool collection of old hot rods and drag cars. To a lot of people these wouldn’t be much to look at, because Tommy tends to leave them alone as much...

HOW TO CONTROL 12,000 HORSEPOWER in a Top Fuel Dragster! A David Freiburger Extra

If you know Clay Millican, then you know just how much of a regular car guy nut he is. The dude is awesome, and is always smiling and laughing and having a good time. I’ve known Clay for...

Nice Duda Is A Bad Bad Man! His 3000 Horsepower 23 Degree Headed Small Block Corvette Is The Fastest In The World

When Nick Duda shows up at a race, everyone pays attention. Not only because his Corvette is awesome looking, but also because he does things that nobody else does with a 23 degree headed small block...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 6: The Vintage Dragster Gets Front Hubs, Engine, Trans, And Seat Placement!

This cool vintage dragster project is going to be something fun, that’s for sure. As simple as it is, there are a lot of steps to making it right and lucky for us we get to see each and every...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 5: Narrowing A 9 Inch For The Vintage Dragster Rear And Installing Front Suspension

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Featuring The DIXIE TWISTER And Other Cool Stuff at the Buford Auto Summit

The Buford Auto Summit is one cool event, and in the video below our friend Tommy Lee Byrd, aka the Hot Rod Hoarder, shows us all the cool stuff, and puts together a feature on the Dixie Twister...