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Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, FORD, Unhinged, Videos

Unhinged: Driving Dylan McCool’s Cobra II Around At Ford Fest 2022

The entire month of September has been a blur. Three major event weekends have come and gone and in hours, I’m heading out to a well-deserved vacation in a place that has a hot tub, no cell...

This Not-Quite-Right Ford Taurus Slipped Past NASCAR’s Inspectors And Got Approved For Homologation

The Ford Taurus has many good things to be proud of. The initial Taurus/Sable launch got Ford out of a rut that they had been stuck in since the mid-1970s and got them to evolve their design...

9,000 RPM FE Big Block | 1964 427 Thunderbolt 4-Speed Super Stocker – Secrets Explained

You know that Stock and Super Stock NHRA drag cars are some of our favorite things around here, and when you watch this video about Kurt Neighbor and his awesome Ford you’ll understand why....

HISTORIC Hot Rod is Revived After 60 YEARS of Hibernation

60 years! Holy crap! This bitchin hot rod was built in the 1950’s and then sat until 2020 when it was saved so that it can be restored. This is one super cool car and the restoration promises...

Gear Jammin’ 5.0 Coyote Fairmont Foxbody Wagon | 9’s With a Near-Stock Ford Engine!

Whether you are a Ford fan or not, you have to give credit where credit is due, especially with regard to Ford’s Coyote engine platform. This bad-ass, stick shift, 5.0 Coyote equipped, Ford...

2022 Holley Hot Rod Reunion – A Lifelong Love Affair With This 1970 Ford Torino GT

I’m a guy that has his car tattooed on his body, in fact I have three of my cars tattooed on my body. But I realize this isn’t the norm and that means you have to have a special kind of...

2,500 Miles in a True HOT ROD With No GPS, No Cell Phone, And No Hotel!

Hot rod road trips are kind of our thing around here, and when we see something like this it definitely makes us get excited. This chopped Model A Ford is a pretty cool ride and is pulling a really...

Iron Trap’s 1934 Ford Coupe “Beautiful” Has A New Engine And Is Ready To Drive!!

Video 1 Description: In the last update on “Beautiful” we found out the 59ab we had planned on putting in as a replacement had a cracked block. The engine appeared to be totally rebuilt...

Barn Find Cleanup! All Original 1980 Pinto Station Wagon! 69,000 miles with original Sales Receipt!

Last week we ran video of this awesome little Pinto wagon that had been parked and left to sit for years. It was saved, and a real cleanup was planned. With only 69,000 original miles on it this...

The Iron Trap Garage Sweet Heart Roadster’s LAST Major Rust Repair (Fingers Crossed)

If you have been following Iron Trap’s Sweet Heart Roadster project then you know that this thing is cool as hell but has needed some pretty serious metal work in order to bring it back to...

First Bath In Over A Decade! This All Original Ford Pinto Station Wagon Is A Time Capsule

When Chad showed me this awesome Pinto wagon right after he got it, I was in love. This is one cool car and while I would want to hot rod the hell out of it, I might actually feel bad since it is so...

Junkyard Find: The 1973 Ford Thunderbird From “The Crow” Has Been Located!

It couldn’t have been more than a week to the day I’m writing this that I was discussing movie cars with a friend, and I brought up one of my favorite on-screen film machines: the 1973...

Derek Purchased This 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan On eBay And Tries To Drive It 700+ Mile From Iowa to Tennessee.

Everyone knows Derek at Vice Grip Garage is all about seeing if he can make things run and drive that have been sitting forever. In fact, he buys random vehicles sometimes just to see if it’s...

Sipping Fuel: Will A Lawnmower Carburetor Work On A Small-Block Ford?

The day this video came out, I went to put fuel into my Charger. I quit pumping at $50 worth of 100% 87 octane gasoline and I still have plenty of room in the tank for more. Add in a thirsty pickup...

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