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More American Motoring History: We Love These Photos From The Dawn Of The Automotive Age – Fresh Old Stuff

(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – So we’re back with more killer photos from the turn of the 20th century and the vehicles that launched the world’s...

This Restored US Army WWII M2 Half Track Is A Cool, Functional, Bad Ass Piece of History

There’s a short list of things we all have that we want but really could never actually own for one reason or another. On mine is a WWII M2 Half Track. Why could I never own it? I have nowhere...

Daddy I’m Scared: Someone Combined A Convertible 1989 Dodge Truck With The Back End Of A 1955 Plymouth

We feel that any child which happened upon this torturous concoction would be afraid and rightfully so. This is among the most sublimely weird things we have ever put on these electronic pages and it...

This Video Featuring The Top 10 Punjabi Tractor Pulling Wrecks Ever Is Beyond Anything We Have Ever Seen

We have showed you individual Punjabi tractor pulling calamities before but never have we showed you something that shows the comprehensive insanity of the entire scene. This video is a compilation...

MudVic Saves The Day! Proof That A Crown Victoria Is A Badass Car!

Many auto journalists were keen to take a steaming dump on the grave of the Ford Crown Victoria when it finally ended production in 2012. They lamented that the car didn’t have a suitable...

Boosted Studes: These Two Studebaker Flatheads Are Different, Cool, and Love Forced Induction

Look, we know that neither of these engines make the kind of power that would impress most BangShifters but frankly we don’t care because they are two of the neatest little hot rodded engines...

Jeeper’s Creepers: Is This 1975 Cherokee Chief Different Enough To Be Cool Or Too Weird To Be Acceptable

We like different here. We like it because it shows that there is still a lot of creative thinking going on in the world of hot rodding. Now, not all different is great, right? Some different is...

Historic Truckin’ Photos: From The Turn Of The Century To The 1960s, These Images Rule

(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – From the earliest test versions of the Bantam Jeep to the slick press photos from the 1950s and 1960s, and the gritty days of the...

Did You Know That Truckers Have Jake Brake Contests? Seriously – Here’s The Video

(By Greg Rourke) – Truckers are no different than car people. If they can find a way to compete with other truckers, they will. Case in point: A Jake Brake contest! The Jacobs Engine Brake...

Fly Like A Brick: Watch The “Bad Company” Monster Truck Do Some Low-Level Flying!

I don’t follow monster trucks like I did when I was a kid. I grew up on the TNN showcases: rows of cars ready to be flattened and two machines going heads-up against one another in a race that...

Rough Start: This 1982 Dodge D-50 6×4 Is The Real Hardworking Truck

When I reviewed a stripper Ram Tradesman earlier this year, a comment was posted up that made a very interesting point by Aussie 351: “Why are your pickups so big? It’s only rated at...

More Holley LSFest West Photos For You To Check Out From Day One

We know we gave you are first gallery this morning, but we’re feeling generous and decided we should give you even more photos to take a look at today. We’ll load more in the system, to...

Holley’s LSFest West 2018 Is On And Here Are Our First Photos!

While I’ve been announcing at the event, Cole has been running around shooting photos like a mad man so that we have lots to share with you over the coming days. We’re talking autocross,...

A Workday Dream: Hooking A HEMTT Up To The Sled At A Pull!

This should qualify as cheating in some sense of the word. The Oshkosh HEMTT series of military trucks are beasts…Detroit Diesel powered, 8×8 beasts that weigh as much as a starter home...