Category Archive: HISTORIC
Video: Henry Ford’s Sweepstakes Racecar Rides Again With NASCAR’s Carl Edwards
Our boy Ronnie Mankins sent us the link to this one yesterday and it’s bitchin. You hear all the stories about the racecars of the early 20th Century, but you can’t imagine what it must...
Watch The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix Through Amazingly Clear Footage And Equally Awesome Sound – Fangio, Moss, Hawthorne, More!
Formula One cars have always represented the pinnacle of automotive engineering during their many respective iterations over the years. This film was made by the Shell Oil Company in 1955 as a...
Video And More: Mecum Auction Features 4 Hemi Under Glass Cars To Sell As One Lot!
Barney Kinsey sent us the link to this one yesterday, and we couldn’t be happier that he did, but at the same time it’s a little sad to see these iconic drag cars leaving Bob...
Green Valley Raceway Footage! Vintage 8MM Video From One Of the Great Lost Drag Strips In The History Of The Sport
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF OUR CONTENT FROM TODAY Green Valley Raceway which was located in North Richland Hills, Texas had a great 20 year run as a road course and drag strip facility. Sanctioned...
1973 Drag Racing Documentary: Burn On – See The Best Jungle Jim Video Interview Ever!
To us, nothing is cooler than old school drag racing movies coming out of hibernation and finding their way onto the internet. We were tipped off to the newest and coolest one out there today. It is...
Video: A Giant Antique Diesel Engine Comes To Life Again After 30 Years Of Sitting
Most of our regular readers will expect that this blog item would come from Brian rather than Chad, but the truth is we both dig watching cool old motors run, even if it is on diesel. The engine in...
Video: An Incredible Look At Art Arfons Quest For The LSR Record In The 1960s – Ultra Rare Interviews, Period Footage, Must See!
With Bonneville Speed Week nearing its end tomorrow, I’m still living on a salt high from our time at the event. As such I wanted to share one of the coolest Bonneville and land speed racing...
Historic Bonneville Video: The Story Of the Gyronaut X-1 – A Streamlined Motorcycle With Incredible History That’s Returning To The Salt In 2013
The Gyronaut X-1 was a streamlined motorcycle powered by two Triumph engines. The bike was built by Bob Leppan, Alex Tremulis and Jim Bruflodt in the 1960s and it became one one of the most dominant...
New Video From The Incredible Lambrecht Car Collection Auction. 500 Cars From A Nebraska Chevy Dealership
You know about the incredible Lambrecht Chevrolet car auction that is coming up in September because we’ve been talking about it for weeks. We’ve also show you some video from the...
Bitchin’ Teaser/Trailer: Baja Social Club – The Pioneers Of Baja Racing Gather To Tell Tales, Celebrate Their Past
When Joe Grippo isn’t sending us great car show, cruise night, or drag racing photos, he is sending us fantastic tips via the BS hotline (click Contact Us above to send something neat along)....
Movie Premier: Brian Darwas’ Newest Film “This Is Long Beach” Premiers This Friday In LONG BEACH!
If you don’t know the name Brian Darwas, you should really take some time to make yourself familiar because this dude puts some killer films together. His latest “This Is Long...
New Snake and Mongoose Trailer Released — Check It Out NOW!
Like all other fans of drag racing history, we’re looking forward to seeing the upcoming film Snake and Mongoose that tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen who rose to national...
Tuesday Time Killer: A 40-Minute Period Documentary Of The 1970 and 1971 Trans Am Seasons – Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue, George Follmer, More!
Maybe you were off on vacation last week, maybe you are hoping that you’re on vacation this week. Either way, we have a film for you that’ll let you zone completely out for nearly...
Auction: Video Of Unbelievable Lambrecht Chevrolet Collection That Is Going To Auction
When we were told about this story, we honestly thought it was a hoax. We’ve heard about this dealer for years, but nobody has ever been able to bring real proof to the table that it actually...