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Backyard Barn Finds May Be Decoding The RAREST Barn Find 1969 Camaro COPO 427 Ever
Sep 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Backyard Barn Finds May Be Decoding The RAREST Barn Find 1969 Camaro COPO 427 Ever
I’m a 1969 Camaro guy. My dad bought a 1968 Z28 Camaro brand new and it was raced most of its life in NHRA Stock Eliminator. When I was 6 my dad and my uncle bought a 1969 Camaro Convertible...
Flathead Love Video: These 11 Flathead Engines Are All Cool In Their Own Right
Sep 25, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Flathead Love Video: These 11 Flathead Engines Are All Cool In Their Own Right
Today we look at flathead engines in a vintage, cool, almost quaint kind of way, right? They have appeal because of their age and because they represent the first wave of technology that hot rodders...
Chasing Perfection: Movie Car Chases Have Come A Long Way Because Of Creative Gearheads (Video)
Sep 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Chasing Perfection: Movie Car Chases Have Come A Long Way Because Of Creative Gearheads (Video)
There’s nothing like a legit car chase in a movie, right? We can go right down the line of some of the greats and they have all ben talked about, analyzed, broken down, and beat into dust. But...
European Banger Racing Is Like A High Speed Demolition Derby From Hades – Insane Video
Sep 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on European Banger Racing Is Like A High Speed Demolition Derby From Hades – Insane Video
This video is completely bat guano crazy. We’re talking straight off the deep end, wild eyed, no sleep in eight days, crazy. You are about to see a European Banger Racing 2017 highlight video...
Fat and Happy: This Video Romp Back Through 1970s Car TV Ads Is Pretty Entertaining In Retrospect
Sep 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Fat and Happy: This Video Romp Back Through 1970s Car TV Ads Is Pretty Entertaining In Retrospect
As we are all well-aware, the 1970s were not the high point of automotive success here in the good ol’ USA. The porcine cars that manufacturers were making did not serve the needs of a customer...
These 1980s Dodge Omni GLH and Shelby Themed Commercials Are Pretty Cool
Sep 20, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on These 1980s Dodge Omni GLH and Shelby Themed Commercials Are Pretty Cool
The Dodge Omni GLH and its brethren like the Shelby Daytona were hit tickets during the slow mid-1980s revival of performance cars in Detroit. Using small turbocharged engines they made use of their...
Dylan McCool’s RATTY 1969 Charger GOES WILD At Holley’s MoParty! Burnouts, Autocross, Drag Racing, And More At Beech Bend Raceway Park!
Sep 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dylan McCool’s RATTY 1969 Charger GOES WILD At Holley’s MoParty! Burnouts, Autocross, Drag Racing, And More At Beech Bend Raceway Park!
Take one very rough 1969 Dodge Charger, fix the bare necessities, stuff a big block in it and make it run and drive. Sounds like a recipe for one ugly but fun ride don’t you think? I sure do,...
This Promotional Film For The 1955 Chevrolet Is Awesome Propaganda
Sep 17, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This Promotional Film For The 1955 Chevrolet Is Awesome Propaganda
We clearly love old promotional films around here. We run basically all of them that we can find. Why? They are fun and sometimes funny but they are also a great window into how the companies...
This Go Kart Racing Video From The Early 1960s Is Poetry In Slow Motion – Sideways Coolness Abounds
Sep 12, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This Go Kart Racing Video From The Early 1960s Is Poetry In Slow Motion – Sideways Coolness Abounds
Today, racing karts is a worldwide phenomenon and serves as both incredible training for the race drivers of tomorrow and a battle ground for talented mature racers to let their skills shine....
The Pit Crews: This 1971 Short Film Looks At How Pit Crews Worked In NASCAR, IndyCar, and On Modifieds
Sep 12, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on The Pit Crews: This 1971 Short Film Looks At How Pit Crews Worked In NASCAR, IndyCar, and On Modifieds
Often times when we show you videos from the old “Car and Track” TV show, they’re road tests of then new cars just getting the stuffing beaten out of them. Well that show had a...
Rare Flyer: The 1990 Olds Cutlass Calais International Series Quad Four Was Quick And Rare
Sep 10, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Rare Flyer: The 1990 Olds Cutlass Calais International Series Quad Four Was Quick And Rare
We love to play the old “when’s the last time you saw one of these…” game around here. It is pretty fun to have your memory jogged about interesting or strange cars you forgot...
Get It Right: Here’s The Proper Way To Measure For Custom Shocks From The Crew At Ridetech
Sep 10, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Get It Right: Here’s The Proper Way To Measure For Custom Shocks From The Crew At Ridetech
You want to install custom shocks on your car. Maybe you just want to make a simple change with a single adjustable tube shock or maybe you are going bigger with air suspension or perhaps multi-way...
Dyno Quickie Fun: Watch This 355ci SBC Powered Street Stock Sing To 7,000 RPM and Get The Demon Tweak
Sep 09, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Dyno Quickie Fun: Watch This 355ci SBC Powered Street Stock Sing To 7,000 RPM and Get The Demon Tweak
If this video doesn’t illustrate the difference a dyno session or two can make for your racing program, we’re not sure what will. You are about to see a 355ci small block Chevy powered...
Engine Awesomeness: Get A Detailed Tour And A Seat In The Dyno Room As This 765hp Cosworth IndyCar Engine Is Tuned!
Sep 09, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Engine Awesomeness: Get A Detailed Tour And A Seat In The Dyno Room As This 765hp Cosworth IndyCar Engine Is Tuned!
This might be our favorite kind of dyno video. This is the style of dyno video that shows us something we know nothing about, explains some of its most awesome features, and then we get to see the...






