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Category Archive: Car Features, CAR FEATURES, FORD, FORD, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: First Time Driving On The Road Since 1954!!

This week’s video has Matt taking advantage of all the hot rod stuff they have done to the roadster! It’s time for it’s first drive in almost 70 years. That’s insane, and we love...

The Grubworm Camaro: FLAME SPITTING Stick Shift KING

If you are a fan of stick shift drag cars, then you know the Grubworm Camaro. This thing has been setting H-Pattern Clutch Assisted stick shift records for several years now and it doesn’t seem...

Vice Grip Garage Budget Build: Straight 8 Powered 1952 Packard Hotrod!

I’m a fan of early ’50s cars, because regardless of the manufacturer, most of the early ’50s American cars have similar shapes that look great lowered, chopped, etc. And despite the...

Garage Burnouts!!!! Newbern Gets His Topkick Back On The Road!

Newbern has a big giant GMC Top Kick. I say big and giant because all Top Kicks are pretty big. They were originally built to be used for all kinds of medium-duty commercial uses including box...

Truck takes FLIGHT! When You Get All 4 Wheels Off The Ground, That’s A HUGE Wheelie!

On paper, drag racing full-size trucks doesn’t make much sense, but we don’t race on paper and I LOVE drag racing trucks. The RedRum OBS Chevy pickup is one bad ass ride and we dig it....

ABANDONED Bricklin SV1 – Will it RUN AND DRIVE 700 miles? Tavarish and Vice Grip Garage Are About To Find Out

You know the drill, Derek finds some car that he just has to own and then flys in to see if he can make it run and drive well enough to get it back home. Of course these are usually not 20 or 50 or...

Trash Or Treasure? This Crusty Corvair Corsa Is The Latest Hot Rod Hoarder Find

Sometimes you find a project car that grabs your attention and might make you get a bit excited but that isn’t a good choice to actually save. Having just come from a big auction of Tri-Five...

Day 3 Video: Summernats 35 Was Off The Hook! More Killer Cars, More Killer Burnouts, More Weird Aussies!

Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out there who doesn’t think this event would be cool as hell to attend. And why not, it’s got cruising,...

FINNEGAN RESCUED A 1963 SPLIT WINDOW CORVETTE HIDDEN IN A BASEMENT FOR 20 YEARS!

Finnegan’s got a Corvette and he’s going to put his 711 cubic-inch Chevrolet Hemi in it to go drag racing! The best part about it is that it ISN’T replacing the Caddy or slowing...

Mini Feature Video: Check Out This Chopped 1954 Plymouth Savoy Custom At Holley MoParty!

I’m normally a Chevrolet or GM guy to the core, but in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s there were some seriously cool looking rides coming out of all the big three. In truth, they had some very...

FORGOTTEN Dodge Police Car – Is It Pursuit Ready?! First Drive In 25 Years!

We’ve been sharing the videos from this forgotten cop car video series, and this is the one we’ve all been waiting for, the one that has this long forgotten cop car actually running and...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update – COLD Storage To HOT ROD! The Internet’s Favorite Nomad Is Now A Gasser!

Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right along! It’s less car than he thought it was, but that just means the progress on this thing is sort of fluid. And so is the plan for it, which...

New Junkyard Inventory! 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova Station Wagon! Cool Car With A Roof Rack!

Chad’s got more cool inventory at the yard this week and this one is special because it’s a Nova Wagon. You won’t find these very often and this one has some great parts and pieces...

Retro Review: This Look Back At Motor Week’s Drive Of The The New 1988 Chevy Cheyenne Is Great

There are certain cars and trucks that hit the ground as both an advancement and a risk. For General Motors, it was the release of their 1988 trucks that stood as both of those things. After the...