Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Messing With The Meter Maid 101: Park A 1977 Evel Knievel Indycar At An Expired Meter!
Dec 07, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
The parking meter, oh how we loathe thee. Paying for the privilege of parking the car is an annoyance…it used to be that if you didn’t have change, that you were plumb out of luck, but...
This Is A Floppy Fiberglass Hood Repair Kit! It Also Ads Hundreds Of Horsepower And Makes It Better At Hauling Christmas Trees
Dec 05, 2020Chad Reynolds2
This may be my favorite episode of Finnegan’s Garage. Not only is it full of the fun and power that we all know and love, but the dose of humor that runs through this whole thing is exactly...
This Snowmobile Vs. Jetski Chase Video Proves That Anything Goes In Finland!
Nov 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Snowmobile Vs. Jetski Chase Video Proves That Anything Goes In Finland!
I should’ve known it from the moment I saw the action kick off. Two jet ski riders and a guy who is driving…not skipping across, like we’ve seen, but actually driving…a...
This Promotional Film Touting The New 1974 Opels Is Pretty Awesome And Hilarious
Nov 27, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on This Promotional Film Touting The New 1974 Opels Is Pretty Awesome And Hilarious
Opens are cool cars. Of course everyone thinks of the GT model when they conjure the idea of a 1970s German car being sold in a Buick dealer but there were other Opels as well. Cars like he Manta...
Classic YouTube: This VW Golf Gives A 350Z And A Porsche A Great Lesson In Humility!
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
It takes a bit of cojones to pick a fight with a Porsche 911. From their introduction in 1964 to the modern day, the 911 has been the backbone of the Porsche lineup. The base models are no slouches,...
Historical Video: The 1982 Ford EXP, A Great Snow Beater For The 1980s?
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
The Ford EXP is a polarizing car…it’s a two-seat Escort with one of the most…uh, unique…styling treatments up front. If you squint a little, it looks like a very surprised...
Cringy Turkey: This Vintage Film From Firestone Tells The Stories of Making Brake Linings – Unknown Danger
Nov 26, 2020Brian Lohnes1
It happens often in our world that humans stumble upon something cool, adapt it into many faces of every day life and then years down the road discover that it likely wasn’t the best move...
Funky Turkey: Watch This 1949 Euclid Dump Truck Run A Tough Truck Course – Run Maybe Overstating It
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Funky Turkey: Watch This 1949 Euclid Dump Truck Run A Tough Truck Course – Run Maybe Overstating It
There’s an old question out there that we love asking. “Why be normal?” That is exactly what pertains to this video that was taken a while back at a state fair where a tough truck...
Early Turkey: This 1980 Olds Diesel Promotional Film Is Even Better In Retrospect
Nov 26, 2020Brian Lohnes3
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we find this! The audio is not the greatest here so if you are wearing headphones, keep the volume down. That being said, you can hear all the words...
Cool Vans, Weird Tagline: This 1979 Dodge Van Commercial Gives The Model Line Up And A Weird Pitch
Nov 24, 2020Brian Lohnes6
While the world wrestles with the COVID-19 pandemic, we look back to another scourge that came over the landscape, this one little more than 40 years ago and it was known as vanning. All of a sudden...
Draggin’ Ass: The 1991 Isuzu Rodeo Was As Slow As You Remember It – Talk About A Barge!
Nov 24, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Tall tires, tall gears, and a 3.1L throttle body injected V6 from GM all added up to one of the slowest vehicles I remember riding in as a high school kid. In fact, it was so slow in my mind that I...
No Fear Whatsoever: The Trash Can Bronco Takes On The Cheap Truck Challenge
Nov 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart3
Nobody is going to confuse Kevin’s Bronco with any kind of showpiece. Not one person. It’s living one last time before the body completely and utterly bails the program, the engine gets...
“I’m An Engineer”: Transforming The Trash Can Bronco Into A Competent Off-Roader
Nov 13, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on “I’m An Engineer”: Transforming The Trash Can Bronco Into A Competent Off-Roader
So Kevin got this rusted hulk of a 1979 Ford Bronco running. Nice, good for him. He’s had enough practice waking up iron oxide piles that bear resemblance to 1970s-era Ford trucks over the...
It Sounded Good on TV: Ads For The Turbocharged Cars Of The 1960s, Late 1970s, and Early 1980s
Nov 11, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Getting to drive as many new cars as I do, the turbocharger is as common on new stuff as pistons are inside the engine. It’s the way of the world. In so many ways the turbo has likely extended...





