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Category Archive: HISTORIC, OTHER, Videos

Classic YouTube: This Supercharged, 5.0L Swapped Saab 900 Rules! Where Did This Car Go?

We like the strange and weird around here if it is done right, but what is right? How do you know if it’s properly awesome or if it’s just left-field weird? It’s hard to define, but...

Epic Overkill: Using Beautiful Photography To Sell A 1998 Ford Ranger XLT!

A good photographer can make an absolute turd of a car look like rolling artwork. That’s truth…I have studied proper photography for maybe five seconds, yet somehow I can make the Raven...

Hot Rod Garage Gets Back To Work On Bringing The Project X 1957 Chevrolet Back To It’s Roots!

Messing with a car as iconic as Project X, the former Popular Hot Rodding 1957 Chevrolet project car, is a dicey affair, especially after tons of money had been thrown at the car to turn it into a...

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If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!

One of the biggest letdowns of the last ten years was the day that we learned that Pontiac was not going to be bringing over a rebadged Holden Commodore Ute, on account of a sudden case of death....

Rough Start: Grandma’s Four-Speed 1979 Chrysler LeBaron Could Be The Start Of Something Very Unique!

If there is one line of cars I know better than any other, it’s the Chrysler Corporation M-body and it’s close relatives, the F-body and J-body. The M-platform, which is most known for...

Goodness Gracious: Check Out The Story Of This Ford Shelby GT350 Fireball At Roebling Road!

This photo might be able to say a thousand words on the situation this Shelby GT350 is facing, but we have a good bet that a lot of those words are expletives. We got tipped off to photos of this...

Rumor Mill: The Buick Avista Concept Is Responsible For A Lot Of Bad Feelings Within GM Design

Early this year, Buick debuted the Avista concept coupe, a car based upon Alpha underpinnings that I would’ve happily sold body parts off for scientific use for to own. A twin-turbocharged V6...

This 1928 Ford Is A Far Cry From An Old Dog With New Tricks…It Can Hold It’s Own Nicely!

When did the old hot rods, the real hot rods…the Deuces, the highboys, the roadsters…when did they get relegated to the manicured lawns and parking lot shows? Was there a good reason for...

This 1980 Chevrolet Monza Towne Coupe Needs To Be Restified! When Have You Seen One This Clean Recently?

Now here is something that qualifies as a rarity: an unmolested, factory-appearing 1980 Chevrolet Monza Towne Coupe, complete with 3.8L V6, automatic transmission, and not much else going for it...

Three For One Deal! You Cound Be The Proud Owner Of These Ford “Sprint” Cars!

In 1972, Ford decided to celebrate the 1972 Olympics, as well as the upcoming bicentennial celebration, by releasing the “Sprint” package for the Mustang, Maverick and Pinto. They left...

Another One Saved – Check Out This Film Of The Rescue Of A 1969 Dodge Charger SE!

You know the story: you find the car of your dreams, sitting where it has sat for decades. You look over every detail, good and bad…the slime growing on the paint, the cobwebs growing around...

Does A Shelby GT500 Actually Count As A “Regular Car”? It Must, Because Mr. Regular Reviews It!

This was the car that Dodge aimed the Hellcat twins at. This is the car that the Camaro Z/28 was designed to screw with at any track day, anywhere, any time. With 662 horsepower on tap, a live rear...

This Might Be The Most Perfect Model Of A 1979 Chrysler Cordoba Ever Made, And It Just Sold On Ebay. Guess How Much It Went For!

It takes effort to make a model car look good. It takes the patience of a saint, the skill of an auto body technician and the eyes of an eagle to turn a kit of plastic parts into a nearly perfect...

Grocery Store Parking Lot Find: Check Out This Turbo Slant Six Plymouth Barracuda Drop Top!

Over the weekend, my wife asked me to run down the local grocery store up the street and grab a few things, a typical husbandly duty that I’m sure more than a few of you are familiar with. I...