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FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?
In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...
Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...
Weird From New: This Review Of The 1988 Buick Reatta Asks Questions We Still Ask Today
Dec 18, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Weird From New: This Review Of The 1988 Buick Reatta Asks Questions We Still Ask Today
We’re so used to being able to put different cars and trucks into their respective buckets. This one is a sport sedan, this one is a luxury cruiser, this one is a grand touring car, etc. The...
Tearing Down The Blown Up K24 Swapped StanceWorks Ferrari After A Bad Day Of Racing That Threw The Rods Out Of It.
Dec 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Tearing Down The Blown Up K24 Swapped StanceWorks Ferrari After A Bad Day Of Racing That Threw The Rods Out Of It.
I’ve only blown up a couple of engines in my day, but when you do there is always the disappointment of tearing stuff up, but then once you get over that there is the desire to tear it apart...
AutotopiaLA Celebrates Their 6th Anniversary With A Video Of Nothing But Burnouts, Donuts & Hard Launches in Crazy Custom Muscle Cars & Trucks
Dec 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on AutotopiaLA Celebrates Their 6th Anniversary With A Video Of Nothing But Burnouts, Donuts & Hard Launches in Crazy Custom Muscle Cars & Trucks
The guys and gals at AutotopiaLA make some awesome content, but they also are our kind of people because of how they like to party. And by party, I mean make every effort to document every single...
Emily And Aaron Reeves Wrap Their Own Car! Flying Sparks Garage: Wrapping Our C6 Corvette Was SO HARD!!
Dec 15, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Emily And Aaron Reeves Wrap Their Own Car! Flying Sparks Garage: Wrapping Our C6 Corvette Was SO HARD!!
Painting a car is something I want to do, but that I am super intimidated by. Wrapping one somehow seems less intimidating, but every time I watch one get done I think about all the ways I could...
Weird Cars I Used To Want: The Saab Viggen Was A Weird and Quick Swedish Breath Of Fresh Air
Dec 15, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Weird Cars I Used To Want: The Saab Viggen Was A Weird and Quick Swedish Breath Of Fresh Air
When I was a little kid, my parents had some friends come over to the house and they drove up in a Saab. This was the 1980s mind you and it wasn’t like Saabs were growing on trees. The car was...
Ride With Ollie Bryant In His GT40 As He Qualifies On The Pole At Spa…In The Dark
Dec 15, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride With Ollie Bryant In His GT40 As He Qualifies On The Pole At Spa…In The Dark
We have showed you awesome road racing videos starring the talented Ollie Bryant before but this one is the coolest we have ever put in front of you. For starters we are in Bryant’s GT40 and he...
Two Minutes of Cringe: This 1980s Thank You Video From Pontiac Fiero Plant Is Hilariously Weird
Dec 14, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Two Minutes of Cringe: This 1980s Thank You Video From Pontiac Fiero Plant Is Hilariously Weird
We know their heart was in the right place. We know the intention of this video was to thank and encourage a specific Pontiac dealer to keep pressing Fiero sales. We understand that these people are...
Watch Bob Wollek Dominate An IMSA Race At Sears Point And Then Wreck Horribly In The 1980s
Dec 14, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Bob Wollek Dominate An IMSA Race At Sears Point And Then Wreck Horribly In The 1980s
Many people only know Bob Wollek from just a single weird encounter he once had with a tv reporter during the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1985. Aggravated that he had been swapped out for team driver AJ...
Awesome Racing History: This Film Shows How Firestone Worked To Develop The Racing Fuel Cell More Than 50 Years Ago
Dec 13, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Racing History: This Film Shows How Firestone Worked To Develop The Racing Fuel Cell More Than 50 Years Ago
After the deaths of world famous racers like Fireball Roberts and others, the racing community finally decided that enough was enough and that a new solution to controlling and carrying fuel was...
Video: The Cool History Of A Not So Lost Race Track In London, England – Neat Stuff
Dec 13, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: The Cool History Of A Not So Lost Race Track In London, England – Neat Stuff
Hunting old race tracks is one of my most favorite things to do. Finding the remains, standing in the location that history was made, checking out how Mother Nature has reclaimed the land that was...
SHO Me Something Good: This 1989 Review Of The Then New Taurus SHO Is Fun
Dec 13, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on SHO Me Something Good: This 1989 Review Of The Then New Taurus SHO Is Fun
America’s first sport sedan. That’s what everyone was calling the Ford Taurus SHO when it arrived on the scene. The car was released with high expectations and unlike so many before or...
Battle of The ’50s Ballers: This Video Pits The 1957 Imperial vs The 1957 Cadillac 62
Dec 13, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Battle of The ’50s Ballers: This Video Pits The 1957 Imperial vs The 1957 Cadillac 62
We love these 1950s promotional videos because they all follow along the same line. There are moments where they’re educational, moments where they are completely ridiculous, and (to us anyway)...






