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History Fun: How Two Drag Racers With The Wrong Car Set The World’s Closed Course Speed Record In 1961 – Great Story
If you love a good racing story that takes interesting people, a weird car, and a big payoff, this is the one for you. This is the story of Bob Osiecki and Art Malone taking on the scariest speed...
Wrecking Machine: A Guy Named Ben Chen Wrecked A Rare Gemballa GT And A Load Of Other Cars On A NYC Street
(By Tom Lohnes) – Ben Chen, the co-founder of the famed gold-rush supercar rally, has done it again. After crashing one of the first Mclaren MP4-12Cs in the United states, a one-of-three...
Let Wink Martindale Sell You On The Greatness Of The 1978 Dodge Diplomat Line – Cars We Never Knew Existed
I guessed I missed a day in obscure Chrysler history class. I never knew there was such a thing as a 1978 Dodge Diplomat and I sure as hell did not know that there was a 1978 Dodge Diplomat Medallion...
2020 Mercedes GLC 300 4Matic: Options Galore But Is The Whole Better Than The Sum Of The Parts?
If we were to ask you to guess Mercedes’ best selling model, we’re guessing you’d go somewhere in the sedan range that the company has been so well known for over the course of...
These Vintage Late 1970s Mustang II TV Ads Are Great – The Fox Was Right Around The Corner!
Is it possible that the Mustang II has aged well? Is it really possible that there are a couple elements of cool attached to these cars now? Is it just because they are old that we’re thinking...
Hell Drivers In 4-Speed Dodge Aries Sedans?! This 1980s Dodge Promotional Video Proves That It Happened
One of the things I remember as a kid was the first time I saw the Joie Chitwood stunt show. It was at the Brockton Fair and it was all of the great stuff you can imagine a kid would love. Stuff on...
MAHLE Motorsport Expands Big Block Chevy Line Up – Introducing the Big Block Chevy 632 Forged PowerPak Piston Kit
The 632ci big block Chevy engine is a stable in the world of drag racing, pulling, mud racing, and virtually anywhere else that big cubic inches are available. These engines because of the available...
Dare To Be Different: This 1965 Mercury Montclair Marauder Has A 427, A 4-speed, and 1960s Square Styling
This is one of those cars you simply do not see everyday. You are looking at a 1965 Mercury Montclair Marauder which is packing a dual quad topped 427ci FE engine under the hood and a four speed...
Raw Speed: Watch Mark Donohue Set The Closed Course Speed Record At Talladega In 1975
There’s a really interesting history behind the whole “closed course” speed record that really started getting a lot of attention in the 1950s. There’s also a weird side note...
Stock Cars Racing: Enjoy The Full Shot Of The Freedom 500 Race At Cleetus’s Track, With Pre-Show!
Stuck inside or not, missing racing action or not, we have to hand it to Cleetus McFarland. The dude bought a race track. He busted his ass to get his track into operable order. And just before...
Sir Stirling Moss Has Died At Age 90 – One Of The Greatest And Most Versatile Drivers In Racing History
We should all be so lucky as to live 90 years as the legendary Sir Stirling Moss did. One of the greatest race drivers who ever lived, he won more than 200 races in a career that was brought to an...
The Mongrel Is Back And Getting Lots Of High Build Primer! Paint Coming Soon!
We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...
How To Build A Basic Chassis Jig, And How To Use It. The Fabrication Series Is Building Something Cool!
I’ve dreamed of having a big fancy chassis table for many years. You know, the kind you see in full blown chassis shops? Yeah, I want one of those, with all the fixtures and all the clamps and...
Get To Work Finishing Your Projects! Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Is Still Shipping All The Parts You Need And Want! GStreet Goodness
We’ve been preaching to all of you to spend as much time in the garage working on your hot rod while you are cooped up anyway. It sucks not being able to go play, but you might as well take...