Category Archive: TECH, Videos
The Psychotic Little Barbie Mustang Returns, With A Fresh Build!
I had started to wonder where this little mechanical bad idea had gone. The last time we had seen anything about the Barbie Mustang that is sporting the engine from a Honda street bike and, the last...
Money No Object: BATTLEGOAT! This 1965 Pontiac GTO Is Too Damn Good!
Ever since I met Chris DeWeese and the 1964 Chevelle SS known as “The Bus”, old stock cars from the 1960s and 1970s have been on my radar. I’ve narrowly avoided a couple of Dodge...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Bismarck” by Sabaton (2019)
It’s interesting, the way stories play off of our emotions. Yesterday, Lohnes wrote up a piece about the D-Day Squadron that is en route to Europe to take part in the 75th anniversary of the...
Historic Dirt Video: Watch USAC Heroes Attack The 1-Mile Dirt Oval In Langhorne, PA Circa 1964
It seems completely insane to think about today but the most awesome, scary, fast, and frightening dirt track in American racing history was a 1-mild D-shaped oval located in Langhorne, PA and the...
Video: This Look At Niki Lauda’s Five Greatest F1 Cars Is Flipping Awesome – The Sound And Fury
As the racing world continues to mourn the loss of Niki Lauda, many great reflections on his life have been written. He has been rightfully praised for his guts, his honesty, his determination, and...
Cash Days At George Ray’s: This Is Grudge Drag Racing In Its Most Pure Form
We show you lots of drag racing around here. LOTS of drag racing. From events like the NHRA Virginia Nationals to JJ Da Boss and his arm drop races at small tracks, the sport has a range and...
Living History: The Incredible D-Day Squadron of WWII Airplanes Is Heading To France For The 75th Anniversary – Going The Hard Way
(Lead photo – Monica Jorge/New York Times) – June 6th will mark the 75th anniversary of a seminal moment in world history. It was on that day, three quarters of a century ago, that the...
2019 NHRA Virginia Nationals Photo Coverage: E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified Series Action Images!
(Photos by David Whealon) – The E3 Spark Plugs NHRA pro mod series has been putting on an incredible show all year long and at every event there have been moments of celebration, hair-raising...
Neat Little Pro Street Find: This 1977 Monza Is Simple, Nice, and Fun – Small Block Power!
Like everything else in the automotive world, cars can be built on different levels of goodness, craziness, or stupidness. When we see some guy with multiple superchargers stacked up through his...
Pedalin’ Their Wares: Watch Ron Capps and Robert Hight Get Into The Wackiest Pedalfest of 2019 So Far
We knew it was going to happen at some point during the 2019 NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. With a track that was over 130-degrees in temperature, with cars that make enough...
Somernites 2019 April Cruise Photo Coverage: Cars and Trucks From The 1950s and Older! History, Styling, and Coolness Galore
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Here’s the group of old farts from the 1950s and older. Fourth photo is of the little hot rod Somernites is raffling off this year. It’s hard to...
Earmuffs, Kids: Working On A Cummins 12-Valve While Maintaining A Solid “R” Rating
There is a reason why I don’t do a lot of live stuff that’s off-the-cuff: my propensity to use the English language…ALL of the English language…as best as I know how. Okay,...
Father And Son Bonding: This Datsun 240Z Rally Build Is All Sorts Of Awesome
Most kids dream of the day where a father-son project becomes a thing. Helping build a house, or maybe going on a hunt, or kicking back in the boat on the water, “fishing” while knocking...
Rough Start: The Blue Plate Special! This 1977 Jeep Cherokee Has A Surprise For You!
Happiness is an SJ Jeep that isn’t completely rotted, left in some dusty field in Arizona or Colorado or wherever else I’ve seen them in more-or-less one piece. I’ve seen plenty...