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Teardown Video: Watch A Chrysler A-833 Four-Speed Come To Pieces (On Purpose)
The Chrysler A-833 four speed transmission is one of the great singular components in the modern history of the American automobile. They were made by the millions, they were used not only by...
Drag Racing History: Watch Sportsman Eliminations From The 1983 NHRA Gatornationals – Young Legends!
This weekend the NHRA Gatornationals will be contested at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida as they have been every year since 1970. It will be the first time that the race is run in late...
Timeless Beauty: This Profile Of A 1967 Lamborghini Miura Is A Loving Look At A Game Changing Supercar
There have been all kinds of landmark cars over the years. Cars that for some reason have changed not just their genre of automobiles but changed the game overall. The Lamborghini Miura is one of...
Historical Footage: Police Pursuit Training From 1974, Narrated By SGT. Joe Friday Himself!
Police pursuits are just about a thing of the past. You aren’t going to outrun the radio, you aren’t going to outrun the helicopter, and the cameras that are just about everywhere...
Nitro Time Machine: The Day Don Campanello Tasted Pro Stock Glory At The 1986 Gatornationals
Don Campanello was a 1980s pro stock racer from New Jersey who was a stalwart on the tour, especially for the eastern parts of it. He was not a guy who necessarily had the raw horsepower of someone...
Historical Footage: The 1975 Chryslers Advertisement – A Calm Voice Covering A Panicking Company
No, it’s not Ricardo Montalban, but the voice-over for this television commercial for the 1975 Chryslers has many of the same qualities: caramel-smooth and calm delivery in a bass tone. The...
Let Nicky Grist Tell You A Tale About Colin McRae: A Trashed Escort And A Sketchy Jump!
Rally drivers are a special breed. They have to be masters of car control that do not possess a self-preservation instinct. This is what it takes for a man to hop into an overpowered rocket and go...
Historical Footage: The 1970 American Motors Model Lineup Commercial – “What Would You Do?”
This wasn’t a swipe at the famous speech from the movie “Patton”, now was it? You can’t blame American Motors for reaching to whatever length they felt they needed in order to...
The Wild Wonderful World Of Auto Racing Is The Best Video You’ll See Today – Check Out Racing In 1969
Welp, you should probably just go ahead and quit working for the next half hour because once you press play below you are going to get sucked in to a black-hole vortex of awesome known as The Wild...
The Land The Man and White: This White Tractor Promotional Video Was Made As The Company Was Going Broke
From the Iowa factory to the testing fields, this video from White, made in 1980 it is a look inside what the world of American industry looked like back then. Of course this is a sales film for the...
First to 250: Watch The Pontiac Powered Boss Bird Nitro Funny Car Run 5.87/250mph at Norwalk!
Milestones in drag racing come in all forms. We have seen dragsters do stuff over the years, we have seen funny cars break speed records, but one of the things we have not seen a lot of in recent...
Classic YouTube: When Dan Gurney Sold Toyota Celicas That We’d Love To Own Now
Lately, I’ve been on a kick for a 1980s rear-drive Toyota Celica. Actually, I’ve been thinking about Toyota’s answer for a light and nimble coupe ever since I found one powered by a...
This Clip From The 1972 Springnationals at Santa Pod Raceway In England – The Cars Rule!
This is some awesome drag racing video that we’d never spotted before today. You are going to check out a short clip from the 1972 Springnationals at Santa Pod Raceway in England. Names that...
