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Rarely Seen: This Road Test Of The 1982 Lancia Zagato Shows Off One Of The Oddest Limited Run Cars Ever
When we look at the history of Italian car companies in the United States, it ain’t the rosiest. Yes, Ferrari and Lamborghini have made a living here for quite some time but the place to look...
This 1966 Pikes Peak Video Focuses on Ak Miller and Bobby Unser Flying In The Dirt
Now THIS is amazing. You are going to watch this 1966 Pikes Peak video that features legendary racers Ak Miller and Bobby Unser hauling ass up the mountain. Of course back then the entire course was...
Love It Or Hate It? This Ford 289 Has 180-Degree Headers and Sounds…Different
When we saw the video below of a little 289 Ford V8 built to FIA vintage racing specs, we figured hearing the Ford small block sing to 7,500 RPM would be a fun exercise in mechanical music. We got a...
Watch Zora Arkus-Duntov Rip A Disguised 1956 Chevy Up Pikes Peak – Bill France Timed The Run Himself!
There are certain things that we really, really love around here and this video captures just about all of them. For starters we have great footage with classic narration. Then we have history being...
Muscle Bike Video: Check Out A Restored, Turbocharged 1974 Kawasaki Z1 Motorcycle!
It is not an uncommon thing to see old cars and motorcycle restored, right? Happens every day. Even the rare machines that history seems to have lost can be brought back to their gleaming, original...
No Small Task: Machining Tiny Connecting Rods For A Miniature LS Engine Is Quite The Process
The world of miniature engine building, like the world of full-size engine building has been forever morphed and changed by the introduction and proliferation of advanced machine tools. What was once...
Living That K-Car Life In A Ford Taurus World – This 1986 Review Of The Chrysler LeBaron Is A Neat Look Back
Like the bad tasting medicine a patient has to take to get better and overcome a medical malady, such was the position of the famed Chrysler K-Car in the 1980s. The company was staggering away from a...
Ride In A 700+ Horsepower BMW M1 As It Blows The Doors Off The Competition At Hockenheim
The BMW M1 was an awesome supercar when it was sold from the late 1970s into the early 1980s and they are very valuable finds today. People that own them love them and they love the fact that their...
WHAM! Watch A Racer Suffer A Titanic Shot During A Figure Eight Race
Figure eight racing has been drawing spectators to local circle tracks for decades. Part stock car race and part thrill show act, the races are high drama from start to finish. The perfect driver in...
Bad To The Bone Tire Smoking Project! The Voodoo Turbo 1966 Mustang Build Starts Right Here! Wow, Just Wow.
I’m always stoked to see new projects, mostly because they inspire me to get out into the shop and work on my own stuff. And since I’m working on finishing up my new show right now,...
Hot Hatch History: This Look Back At The Hot Hatches Of The 1970s Is Great – No, The Golf GTI Was Not First
The idea of a “hot hatchback” has been part of the automotive landscape from the birth of the Mini-Cooper and this video from the fine folks at Goodwood which outlines the history of the...
Wonderfully Cheesy: Tournament Of Thrills Is A 50+ Year Old Video Featuring Awesome Traveling Stunt Drivers
It’s pretty crazy how “entertainment” changes, right? Back about 50 years ago, ABC’s Wide World of Sports would show up at a dusty circle track on a fairgrounds somewhere and...
Is Tony Angelo’s Dirt Cheap LS V8 Swapped 911 Better than a Real Porsche GT3?! Head To Head Testing Will Tell Us Just How Good It Is! Or Isn’t?
Porsches, regardless of year or model, or pretty cool cars. Some are cooler than others, but there is no doubt that these machines have shaped the automotive world and that their performance models...
