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FINNEGAN IS CRASH-PROOFING THE FRONT OF HIS TURBOCHARGED ’61 CADDY!
Finnegan is back at it on the Caddy project, one that everybody seems to want to see finished more than maybe anything else he’s working on. This car is going to be awesome cubed and we...
Making The Cheapest LS Swapped Trans Am On The Internet Even More BETTER! It’s SOOOO GOOD AFTER BEING SOOOO BAD!
He’s back at it, with more love for the horrible Firebird that he rescued in Part 1. If you missed that, don’t worry we have a link below where you can check it out. We’ve all done it....
Mortske Bought the Cheapest LS Swapped Muscle Car on the Internet! It’s SO TERRIBLE!!
We’ve all done it. Seen a car or truck for sale online and thought, I gotta have that because I can un F it. I can make it better and enjoy it or sell it for a profit. Rarely do we do this, and...
Will These 3 Classic Vehicles Drive 250 Miles With No Issues On Day One Of Power Tour? Vice Grip Garage Adventures
It’s always an adventure when you start off a week-long road trip with two brand new combinations and a truck that has issues. I mean what could possibly go wrong? As I’ve said before,...
Panicking For Power Tour! Will Vice Grip Garage Make It With The NASCAR Car And Two Others?!
The NASCAR Tribute car needs a lot of work in order to be ready to hit the road and go on Power Tour, so Derek better get it together and make it happen. As usual, there is a timeline that is tight,...
Vice Grip Garage Bought A Darrell Waltrip Tribute Stock Car – Now It’s Time To Build It Better!
It’s a project AND it’s a giveaway car! That’s right, this latest find from Derek at Vice Grip Garage is not only going to get some love so it performs even better, but he’s...
New Junkyard Inventory! 1949 Ford 2 Door Plus A 1950 Buick Super That Has Had A Nose Job!
Chad Erhlich, owner of Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas, is back at it with some new vintage iron that has come to his yard. Chad buys and sells the cars and trucks we all know and love...
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...