Category Archive: HISTORIC, MOPAR, Videos
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...
This Trans Am Specialties Catalog Is Pure 80’s Awesomeness! Check It Out!
(Words By Tony Sestito) – Ahh… The early 1980’s. It was an interesting time alright. Egos were getting larger, hair was getting bigger, and cars were getting… umm… slightly less...
Historical Footage: Car Craft’s “Project 200” 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra Making The Record Run
The 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra was one of the first indications that Ford was really getting serious with the Mustang again after nearly letting it die in the mid-1980s. It was a one-year...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Paul Bigsby
It’s one thing to be widely respected in whatever industry you’ve chosen to pursue. It’s another to be respected in one industry and then go on to literally invent a second...
Check Out This Footage of Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins Running At The 1968 NHRA Nationals – Gear Jamming With A Cigar
“Grumpy” Jenkins’ status as an NHRA legend is uncontested. Wheeling a number of violent Chevrolets, Jenkins was an engineer first, racer second, and tolerated no fools at the line....
Historical Footage: The 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Was A Winner, But It’s Commercial Was A Loser
The more I research into the older television ads, the more I wonder what kind of drugs people were really taking. We’ve found some winners over the years that are worthy of cringing, but this...
Historical Footage: Car and Track’s Test Of The 1973 Buick Century Gran Sport Stage 1 455
By 1973 it seemed that only Pontiac was still in the business of making a stout big-block-powered car with the Super Duty Trans Am. And before you start, yes, I know that the Pontiac mills...
The Entire Story Of The Very First Chevrolet Camaro – From Pilot Test Program, To Dragstrip Terror, To Restored, This Video Shows It All
There’s always “the first”, no matter what happens. In the case of a typical new model of automobile, the first is a beta, a test of sorts. You have to build one to set up how the...
How Far We’ve Come: The Cadillac Cimarron, The Car That Was Such A Bad Idea That Even GM Admits It
If you happened to be watching the Oscars last night, you may have seen the first glimpses of the Cadillac CT6, the upcoming flagship Caddy that has been a controversial and well-discussed part of...
Historical Race Footage: The 1988 SCCA Trans Am Race At Long Beach, California
Even with all of the hype, media coverage, random acts of absolute insanity and the wrecks, it’s becoming increasingly more and more difficult to find enthusiasm for NASCAR. The last time I got...
1962’s Duel In The Desert May Be The Best Old Chevy Propaganda Film Yet
What’s better than old manufacturer promotion films? These movies are hilarious as they were designed for use by the sales managers at dealerships to get their sales staffs all whipped up into...
This 1960s Ad For The Remco Mr Kelly’s Automatic Car Wash Is A Look Back At A Cool Toy
Not to sound like an old man here, but toys like this were the things I LIVED for as a kid. Yes, I was about 20 years behind this one but even into the 1980s there was plenty of neat “hands...
This Cool Promotional Video For the Mizar Air Car Otherwise Known As The Flying Pinto Is 1970s Cool – See It Take Off And Land
There isn’t a whole lot of good video showing the infamous Mizar Air Car in flight. The Mizar Air Car is probably better known as the “Flying Pinto” because the R&D unit was a...
