Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, HISTORIC, JUNKYARDS, Videos, XL Spotlight

Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: A LUV-LY PICKUP TRUCK – Steve Walks Us Through What Chevrolet’s Isuzu Built Mini Was All About

Chevrolet LUV trucks are awesome little pickups, and they seem to be more popular now than ever, which is saying something. My kid has one, and there are a jillion of them out there at the track,...

Stories N’ Steel With Keith Weesner: How one artist went from corporate taillights to lowbrow tail draggers…

Stories ‘N Steel is a series that we love around here . On this YouTube channel, you’ll find awesome interviews with icons in the hot rodding, racing, and customs scene. Many of these...

Inside an UNKNOWN VINTAGE-CAR STASH! Freiburger Gives Us The Tour And You’ll Never Believe All The Cool Stuff He Finds!

It seems like every few weeks I find out about some cool stash of old cars that I can’t believe still exist or have been known only to the locals around them for decades. It doesn’t...

FACTORY DRAG CARS, Moonshine Runners & Racing Legends At The Mountain Moonshiners Festival in Dawsonville, Georgia.

I’m a fan of good moonshine, and I’m clearly a fan of hot rods and race cars, so the Mountain Moonshine Festival sounds like a great way to spend a weekend! Thankfully our friend Tommy...

Drag Racing HISTORY Video: Check Out The WILD Combinations that Ultimately Led To The Advent of Funny Cars in The Late 1960s.

In 1964 drag racing changed forever. It was at this time that the recently started Factory Experimental classes took a crazy turn. Some of these cars crossed the line and were no longer legal for...

Historically Speaking, There Are Some Wild Connections Between Cars And Airplanes, Check Them Out!

I love cool history, and one of the coolest things about the history of planes, hot rods, racing, and cars in general is how tied to each other they are. In Southern California you see the ties all...

Vintage Race Car Feature Video: Meet the British Breadvan. This Lotus 11 GT Breadvan Was A Hit At Goodwood Members’ Meeting 2025

I didn’t know why this Lotuss 11 GT was referred to as a breadvan when I saw this video’s title, but I knew I liked the car. Vintage race cars are usually cool as hell, especially if you...

Not Dead Yet! Is The Checker Cab Coming Back? What About Limousines? What About A Ute? Pipe Dream or Reality?

In the video below, Steve Magnante talks with Steve Cantarino about his efforts to build brand new Checker cabs, limousines, and utes. This has been a long long road, but it is one hell of a story...

Automotive Design History: When Did AMC Lose Its Mind And Build A Ferrari Fighter? This Seems Like The Least AMC Thing Ever

Let’s face it, AMC was never known for sexy muscle cars. And before you get all fired up and start yelling at your screen, I know that the AMX was a pretty sexy and cool little machine. But it...

When 6 Wheels Shocked F1! The Story of the Tyrrell P34. 1970’s F1 Innovation To The Extreme. What The Rules DON’T Say Is What Matters!

I can remember as a kid, seeing pictures of the Tyrrell P34 Formula 1 car and thinking that F1 was some crazy stuff. I mean if you see this thing with 4 tiny wheels and tires up front, and two big...

IMSA Untold Stories with Mark Raffauf: The History of Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Epic Race Track, Epic History, Epic Future!

I’ve been lucky enough to visit a lot of race tracks over the years. There are a lot of them left, so sometimes I feel like it isn’t that much, but then I think about how many regular...

Bonhams Cars At The Audrain Auction In In Newport Rhode Island, Home Of American Concours

Bonhams is delighted to return to the Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week to partner with one of the fastest growing motoring events in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island–the birthplace of...

FREIBURGER’S HUNT FOR OLD-CAR SURVIVORS! See What Old Cars In Southern California Are Really Like, Plus Fun Trivia and History

In Freiburger’s previous video about SoCal survivor cars and trucks a few months ago, I said that if you don’t live there, you can’t possibly understand. I know it sounds like a smart ass...

Goodwood Revival Video: Here Are Goodwood’s Picks For The Most Beautiful Italian Cars To Grace The Racetrack During Revival Weekend!

It was pretty widely spoken that at this year’s Goodwood Revival there were the best collection of Italian cars that have ever participated, and based on the list that is being featured in this...