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Project Isolation Restoration Product Test Video: Does Evapo-Rust Really Deliver? See For Yourself
May 06, 2020Brian Lohnes5
If it is too good to be true it probably is, right? That’s the normal scene when it comes to anything in life. Whether we are talking about a car that looks too good to be priced so cheap, a...
Limited Options: There Are Few Places To Find A V8, Rear-Wheel Drive Sedan These Days – We Check Out Three Options
May 06, 2020Brian Lohnes2
(By Tom Lohnes) – In these times the crossover SUV is the perfect vehicle for many. Although quite practical, crossovers don’t quite spark that sense of power mostly because the majority of...
Historical Footage: Henri Toivonen Running The RAC Rally In A Talbot Sunbeam
May 05, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Henri Toivonen’s fame may lie as the man whose death signaled the death of Group B Rally when his Lancia Delta plunged over the side of a cliff at Corsica in 1986, but it wasn’t due to...
Beast of Burden: Watch And Listen To This 427-based Ford Big Block Make 700+ Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!
May 04, 2020Brian Lohnes2
Sometimes you just have to do it the hard way and that’s why we love the sound and the fury of a true max-effort naturally aspirated engine. This is so cool we can hardly stand it. Our man...
Spending Your Money For You: Our 13-Year Old Analyst Picks The Best Domestic High Performance Deals On The Market Today
May 04, 2020Brian Lohnes3
(By Tom Lohnes) – Now, I’ve done a lot of stories covering used cars that will give you a lot of fun for a little money. But, What about new cars? Well there’s a lot of them and all of...
All Parts Are Not Created Equal: Check Out This OPGI Video Featuring Their 1970-1972 Chevelle Rear Marker Lamps and Bezels
May 04, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on All Parts Are Not Created Equal: Check Out This OPGI Video Featuring Their 1970-1972 Chevelle Rear Marker Lamps and Bezels
It’s not a huge secret but the reality is that all parts are not created equal. Stuff can look the same, appear to be correct, and then once you get it in your hands you discover that the...
This Vintage Simplex Go-Kart With Twin West Bend Engines Is A Perfectly Restored Vision Of 1960s Fun
May 04, 2020Brian Lohnes2
From a recreational activity that got people together for low key fun more than 50 years ago to one of the most popular and important motorsport disciplines in the world, go-karting sure has come a...
Project Binky Update: Turbo, Transmission, And So Much More For This Turbo 4 All Wheel Drive Mini
May 03, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Project Binky Update: Turbo, Transmission, And So Much More For This Turbo 4 All Wheel Drive Mini
While Project Binky is in the body shop getting the outside, inside, and every nook and cranny painted in preparation for final assembly, there are plenty of parts that need help before all that can...
Stainless Line How-To: Brakes, Fire System, And More. Here’s How To Do Them Right
May 03, 2020Chad Reynolds3
Whenever the subject of hard lines comes up on a project I talk about my buddy Rodney Mason who works at Ridetech. That dude is one of those guys that can see the line in his head and make it just...
This Chevrolet Firenza CanAm Is Violence In A Small Package! Check Out This South African Muscle Car!
May 03, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
The Chevrolet Firenza CanAm is the very angry distant cousin to the Vauxhall Firenza, a handsome enough coupe based on the otherwise homely Vauxhall Viva. Look at it…are you getting an odd hint...
Random Car Review: The 1981 Mercedes-Benz 500SL, The Teutonic Rally Terror That Could Have Been
May 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart3
Mercedes-Benz had a unique take when it came to auto racing at the beginning of the 1980s: If their vehicle didn’t outright dominate, they didn’t want to play ball. That pride put a...
KP Components Trailing Arm Suspension For 1963-1972 C10 Give You Lots Of Options And Awesome Ride And Performance
May 02, 2020Chad Reynolds3
The Trailing Arm Suspension that came factory on some Chevrolet C10 pickup trucks may not have performed to the level we are used to today, but it was a suspension system from which many race and...
Rally-Tested, BangShift-Approved: 1974 Ford Maverick Built To Run
May 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Of all the cars I miss from my past, one that really stands out is the 1973 Mercury Comet that was around during my junior high days. Painted flat black, running trailer wheels and decent rubber, and...
Never Before Seen Autorama Photos From Just Before COVID19 Shut Everything Down!
May 02, 2020Chad Reynolds2
When BANGshifter Scott Liggett hit the Autorama to snap photos for all of you to enjoy back in March, he sent them to our Dropbox, including his write up, and then told us they were there and ready...






