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Category Archive: HISTORIC

The Utah Alliance Is Calling Out The BLM In This Video On Bonneville’s Future!

The BLM is probably one of the least liked government agencies when it comes to automotive enthusiasts. For decades the off-road community has gone head to head with them, whether for access to...

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Classic YouTube: Motorweek Takes A Look Back At The 1993 Escort Cosworth RS – The Escort We Deserved, But Didn’t Get

The 1993 Ford Escort, for American buyers, was pretty much the same boring pile of “blech” that had been served hot and fresh on a paper plate since 1990. The nicest thing we will ever...

Classic YouTube: This 1951 Dodge Truck Sales Film Pits the “Job-Rated” Trucks Against Whatever Ford Offers!

Trucks nowadays are overloaded luxury barges in the fine tradition of land yachts, boulevard-crushing station wagons, and the megalithic sports-utility vehicles…they are big, powerful,...

Classic YouTube For Halloween: Moochie Learns A Valuable Lesson In Life From Christine

It’s that time of year, when pumpkins become more than a latte flavor, when there are more leaves on the ground that in the trees, and the moon in the cold, clear sky has an air of menace...

We Take A Look Back At The Subaru That Got The Performance Ball Rolling, The Impreza 22B, With MotorWeek

Until I turned on Gran Turismo for the first time, Subarus were dinky little sedans and wagons that made a farting noise wherever they went. Sure, the SVX was around, but that was a freak of nature....

Hear The Words Of The Voices Behind The Bugatti EB110 As You Take A Haunting Tour Of The Former Factory And Showroom

In 1987, when Romano Artioli brought Bugatti back to life, the company had been out of the automobile manufacturing business for decades. The nameplate carried weight, due to the efforts of Ettore...

Classic YouTube: Michael Waltrip’s 1990 Crash At Bristol – Now You See It, Now You Don’t!

NASCAR is famous for two things, really: fistfights and crashes. Fisticuffs were the reason why NASCAR even got national attention, when a large snowed-in audience got to watch Bobby and Donnie...

Historical Footage: Scenes From The 1966 24 Hours Of LeMans – Fords, Ferraris, Porsches and More!

Between the 24 Hours of LeMans race that will be wrapping up as you read this, and Ford’s announcement that they will be fielding the new GT-LME race car for the 50th anniversary of...

Fred Williams Takes A Look Back At Mark Smith’s “Expedicion de la Americas” From Behind The Wheel Of One Of The Jeeps That Made The Trip

Mark Smith is a legendary name in the Jeep world. He created the Jeepers Jamboree in 1953, which evolved into today’s Jeep Jamboree. He is credited with raising the popularity of the Rubicon...

Historical Footage: This Promotional Film For The 1966 Mercury Comet Line Is Only Missing Moose And Squirrel

Step into the WABAC machine with us and take a look at this gem! The 1966 Mercury Comet is a very handsome car in person. Having moved from the compact Falcon platform to the intermediate Fairlane,...

Historic Drag Video: Awesome Early 1970s Footage From Oswego Dragway – Funny Cars, Wheelstanders, Doorslammers Galore!

Boy is this some awesome video! This five minute Super 8 time travel trip back to the early 1970s was original shot by (apparently) by someone named Marvin King. The video depicts what seems to be a...

Bitchin Video: Super Stock and Pro Stock Legend Herb McCandless Talks About His Hemi Demon And Racing A Pro Stocker In The 1970s

Herb “Mr 4-Speed” McCandless was one of the best and most talented racers of the golden super stock and fledgling pro stock era in drag racing. His abilities behind the wheel landed him...

Check Out This Old Footage Of A 427-Powered Galaxie Hanging It Out At Ascot Park

Today is 4/27, a number which resonates with the Ford and Chevy camps nicely. Ford’s 427 engines, a member of the FE family, is a bit of a misnomer…the displacement is actually...

Classic Footage: Testing The 1969 Dodge Charger 500 Hemi

With the Aero Wars kicking off, Dodge was quick to get their Charger up to chasing after Ford’s Torino Talladega and Mercury’s Cyclone Spoiler on the NASCAR banks. First up was the...