Category Archive: 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, Craigslist Find
Rare Find: Would You Be Interested In Buying A 1962 Corvette Fuelie Drag Racer?
I don’t know what it is, but 1956-62 Corvettes just make for badass drag cars. In my viewpoint, they do a better job than any other generation of Corvette at properly conveying a dragstrip...
Rough Start: Here’s How You Go Over The Budget Properly: Big Block Blazer!
It isn’t everyday I choose to bypass the budget part of the Rough Start series. Five thousand dollars should be plenty of coin to find and fix up something that will, at the very least, make...
All The Wants: This 454ci Former Dodge NASCAR Engine Rules
If you have a pile of dough and are looking for an engine that will 100% be the only one in your town, city, or county, this is the piece you need. Built by Ernie Elliot this Dodge R5 engine now...
How Would You Build It: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Drag Racer
I enjoyed seeing what you brought to the table with the last build offer I provided, but let’s be honest: that 1977 Dodge Ramcharger was pretty solid as it was. Just a few details needed some...
This 1969 Chevelle Is Such A Throwback! It Is Everything I Wanted In 1988
Growing up in a Camaro household had me always knowing that a Camaro was in my future. But the other car that always had me dreaming was a 1969 Chevelle. I like the tail lights on the ’69...
Barn Find: This 1965 Built T-Bucket Is A Bad Ass, And I Don’t Like T-Buckets Even A Little!
It is no secret that I do not like T-Buckets. I am good with 1920’s Fords, and am cool with building them into hot rods, but plastering all the parts and stuff on them like a T-Bucket is not...
This Real 1967 RO23 Belvedere Is Immaculate And Powered By A Ray Barton Hemi – OOGA BOOGA!
If you wanted to sell muscle cars to serious enthusiasts in the middle 1960s there was one place to do it, at the drags. Every company figured this out by the latter half of the decade and that is...
RacingJunk: Want To Be A Pro Stock Hero? Start With The Same Raw Chevrolet DRCE 3 Block They Do
A couple of weeks ago, Bruno Massel and I got to shoot a bunch of fun tv footage from the KB Racing shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. We made a shop tour video, shot multiple tech segments, and...
This Insanely Rare Tri-Power Intake For A 351 Cleveland Escaped NASCAR Rejection And Hammer Destruction
The best parts, like the best people, have the best stories. This is the wild tale of an engine combination that Ford created to compete in NASCAR during the early 1970s. Developed in 1969 and 1970,...
RacingJunk: This 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe Has A Big Blown Hemi Engine!
Ok, this is freaking awesome. Why? You are looking at a gnarly engine and transmission all plugged into a largely unloved body style. When is the last time you have seen a 526ci blown hemi ending in...
Emerald Boomer: This 1995 Ford Thunderbird Is A Potent Package With A Supercharger On Standby!
Okay, I’ll admit that my Thunderbird/Cougar kink has flared pretty hard since acquiring the Dirty Cougar, but even with that in mind, this 1995 Ford Thunderbird deserves a strong look. For...
Rough Start: 1979 Mustang Street/Strip Machine (Engine Not Included)
Whoops…looks like I broke two specific rules with this Rough Start find. The car is over $5,000 (ok, by a couple hundred at most) and it’s a non-runner. I’m still justifying this...
This 1970 VW Type 3 Is A Forlorn Bonneville Project That Needs To Be Finished
When it comes to Bonneville, you know that the freaks show up. The level of creativity, boundary pushing, and creative rule interpretation is beyond anything else in racing and that is why we love it...
Fresh Catch: This Group Of Drag Racing Ads For Cars, Races, and Exhibition Machines Sums Up 1967 Nicely!
It has bee a while since I cracked the vault open and grabbed a fresh set of cool, historic, and old drag racing magazine ads our for everyone to see. These scans are all from 1967 and they are all...