Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos
Beards, Burnouts, & Beers: Is Street Outlaws Dead? Plus We Talk Tailgate Throwdown, Tracks Closing, Tracks Opening, And More!
If you don’t follow us on YT or Facebook, shame on you. LOL But in all seriousness, if you don’t then you probably don’t know about all the cool livestreams we do. Most of them are...
Two Thing: Check Out The Build Of This Two Cylinder Engine From A Pair Of One Lungers!
The other day we showed you basically the pinnacle of American engine building with a look inside the shop of Sandy Wilkins and the build of a secretive and complex variant of the RY45 V8. Today we...
Classic Tractor Video: In 1973 White Hired USAC To Run A Showdown Between Tractor Brands – This Is Awesome
When it comes to brand loyalty, farmers and tractor owners tend to make the average pickup driver look like a wet noodle. Many farming families have stuck with the same brand of machine for...
Engine Magic: Watch This Video About Bringing A Buick Stage II IndyCar engine Back to Life On The Dyno!
This is one of the neatest engine videos we have seen in a long, long time. Why? It is all about bringing a Buick Stage II IndyCar engine back to life on the dyno…in Australia. The engine was...
TOP SPEED HOT RODS, History and How-To at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed With David Freiburger
David is back at it, this time with a video from El Mirage, the home of hot rodding, and a place that has befuddled many a racer. While Bonneville is the most famous land speed racing spot on the...
The Bad Old Days: This Look At The 1989 Cadillac STS Will Leave You Wondering How They Survived
In the interest of full-disclosure here I have to say that when I was younger, I kind of fell in love with the 1990s era Cadillac STS and DTS models. They were the cars that Cadillac had always built...
This Is Awesome: This 1972 Chevrolet Truck vs Ford Truck Film Is Wacky, Destructive, and Perfect
There’s nothing like an old school comparison film, especially when that comparison film is complete propaganda full of insane tests and information that borders on the meaningless. In the case...
Tuff Skins: This Video Compilation Of Hard Hits and Great Drives In Tuff Truck Racing Is Awesome
There’s something awesome about Tuff Truck racing at the fair, right? Between the cobbled up trucks, cars that have no business even trying, and the attitude of drivers seeking momentary glory,...
Thunder Slug: The Story Of The 1,000hp Sunbeam Slug And The Men Who Built It Is Awesome
The leviathan nature of early land speed record cars is the stuff of lore. The fact that took 1,000hp made from a pair of massive engines in a vehicle more than 30 feet long to achieve the first...
Newbern and Friends Do Cruisin’ The Coast: After Doing Three Engine Swaps In Two Days, The Rest Of The Trip Has To Go Smoother And Easier! Doesn’t It?
I’ve done several crazy builds that most people think are not possible. Engine swaps in hours, full car builds in just two days, etc, etc, etc. But doing three engine swaps in two days is...
The 2024 Hershey AACA Fall Swap Meet Was Amazing – The Iron Trap Garage Guys Highlight Some Of The Great Cars & Parts At This Insane Swap Meet.
The AACA Swap Meets at Hershey are nuts. I’ve never been, but want to, and every time someone sends us video or photos from this place we about lose our minds. On multiple occasions, our friend and...
Awesome History Video: What Happened To The Best NASCAR Machines Of The 1990s? Race Car Investigation!
Race cars are merely collections of rubber, steel, aluminum, and various other stuff. They don’t have feelings, they don’t have a brain. They are inanimate objects used to perform a job....
The Sound Of Security: This 1950s Film Used To Educate The Public About Sonic Booms Is Wild – F-104 Starfighters In Action!
In the 1950s, the United States Air Force was facing a bit of a public relations problem. See, with the advent of super sonic jets like the F-104 Starfighter, the sounds of sonic booms were being...
Are Wacky 1960’s Show Rods Making A Comeback? How About Billet? What Automotive Trends Are We Going To See Come Back To A Show Near You?
In the last year or so I’ve seen a couple of rides at shows that surprised me at first glance, and even more once I went up and talked to the owners. These cars were bubble top 1960s and 1970s...