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Barn Find! 1971 Pontiac Trans Am! 455 Auto On The Column? Fresh Out Of Storage After 40 Years!
Everyone knows that a 455-powered Trans Am is something special, especially if it is a 1970 or 1971. What makes some of them even more interesting than they would already be is the fact that...
FORGOTTEN Pontiac Catalina – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 150 Miles Home?
Is ten years too long for this Catalina to have sat if Derek wants to drive it home 150 miles? Hell no, I’m sure it will be fine. What do you think? If I know Derek, there will be some creative...
FINNEGAN INSTALLs 2,500HP WORTH OF TURBOS ON HIS ’61 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE!
The Caddy, it’s all anyone wants to talk about when it comes to Finnegan’s projects, and for good reason. We’re talking about a car that is being setup to do drag and drive events,...
THE TWIN-TURBO 540 BIG BLOCK IS IN FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC!
Oh yeah, it’s time to get things rolling! The Caddy is getting the newly finished 540 cubic inch Big Block Chevrolet stuffed into it so that the twin turbos from Nelson Racing Engines can fit...
Stock To Lowrider: This Beautiful 1959 Buick Electra Goes From Classic To Lowrider In Just Three Days
There are a lot of different styles of low riders, and growing up on the West Coast, in both NorCal and SoCal I have seen them all. Some require serious customization to become lowriders and other...
New Inventory At The Wrecking Yard! This 1953 Pontiac 2-Door Hardtop Is Something Special!
Chad at Nobody Else’s Auto has got great cars and trucks always coming into the yard, but when something special catches his eye he’s always sharing. That’s the case with this...
THE 540cid TWIN-TURBO BBC FOR FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE IS HERE!
Whenever you get a new engine, whether in a crate, or in pieces from the machine shop, the moment when you see it all together in front of you is pretty special. Invariably there are engine noises...
WILL THE 711CI TWIN-TURBO HEMI FIT INTO FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE?
I met up with Mike yesterday at the PRI Show and he was smiling from ear to ear. It’s good to be Finnegan, and it was great getting to catch up to him even if it was just for a few minutes. I...
FINNEGAN IS FIXING A GIANT HOLE INSIDE THE RUBBER DUCK: 1,000HP SUPERCHARGED ’67 PONTIAC FIREBIRD!
The Rubber Duck Firebird is a super cool car, and Finnegan has had a lot of fun with it, but it was an old drag car that needed some love to work like a new race car or to be really nice for drag and...
Rough Start: Grandpa’s Buick Can Be Your Budget Gran Sport!
When shopping for a vehicle to highlight in our Rough Start category, a combination of budget-friendly entry fee and potential build factor is taken into consideration. Historically, the mark was...
Will Vice Grip Garage’s Turbo Buick Grand National Run And Drive After Sitting For 20 Years?
He’s back at it again! Derek has found yet another amazing ride, this time an actual Buick Grand National, and is going to try to make it run and drive and then drive it home the $400 miles. I...
BARNFIND OLDS – Will it Run After 23 Years Of Being ABANDONED??
Another bring it back to life video, but this time it is JunkYard Digs who is going after this 1972 Old Cutlass to see if it can live to see another day. I’m a big fan of GM A-Bodies and this...
Vice Grip Garage Pontiac GTO Project: New Fuel & Brake System (First Drive!) Part 3
Derek from Vice Grip Garage has been working hard on cars and trucks of all kinds this year, but this one here is pretty special for a variety of reasons. First off, it’s a 1967 GTO that has been...
