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Category Archive: HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

History In Motion: This 1922 Video Shows The Paris Fire Brigade In Action – Gutsy Frenchmen!

This is an interesting video for many reasons. The first being the fact that it was made about 100 years ago, the second that it shows mechanized fire fighting in that time period, and the third is...

Full Circle: This Beautiful Story Featuring A 1955 Austin Healey 100S Speaks To Cars And Life

For many of us, cars are among the most influential forces in our lives. Not in the weird way but in the sense that we have grown up with memories centered around them. The first ones we ever saw....

Wild Drag Racing Video: This Pass From The Fall Coffeyville Street Drags Event Is Nuts

We love the Coffeyville Street Drags. The events in the small town happen with the blessing and support of the local government and they have started to draw out some of the wildest cars in the...

This Insane, Flame-Throwing Russian Hot Rod Is Proof That Cars Are The Universal Language

We have to thank the ever vigilant Matt Cramer of AMP EFI for pointing us onto this awesome video from Russia that shows one of the weirder hot rods we have seen in a long, long time. Basically what...

SEMA 2018 Coverage: This Visual Feature on The Corruptt Mustang Rules – Twin Turbo Ferrari Power

While walking the 2018 SEMA floor last night I came across this car, a Mustang known as Corruptt. The body has been modified in so many subtle ways it will make your head spin. The interior is...

NHRA MY Journey Video: Jason Line Talks About His Career, His Family, His Kids, And The Allure Of Drag Racing

Jason Line can be a hard guy to know. As someone who sees him in person more weekends a year than perhaps even his own kids I can tell you that the big man from Minnesota is funny, quick witted, and...

This Chrysler Promotional Film For The Dodge Power Wagon Is Awesome – WWII Was Fresh On Their Mind

There are few vehicle nameplates that we associate more with WWII than Jeep and Power Wagon. There’s something just totally awesome about these tough as nails trucks that wee built to meet the...

Watch Andrew Alepa’s Radial vs The World Corvette Make More Than 5,200hp On The Hub Dyno!

It’s really hard to explain to someone how incredible Radial vs the World drag racing is until they see it. No, these cars do not have the raw insanity that nitro cars do, but they perform in...

Historical Video Fun: This 1956 Air Force Video About B-52 Take Off Procedures Rules

I have huge respect for pilots. I fly a metric ton during the year and as of this moment I have logged about 118,000 miles in the air since January. These are the men and woman who make the decisions...

This Will End Well: The Terrafugia Transition Order Banks Are Open, With Deliveries Starting Next Year

I’m certain that some of my friends who are pilots might be excited by this bit of news, but on the whole, I’m actually kind of horrified. If you don’t know what a Terra-what-in-the...

Fun Video: This Time Lapse Of A DSR Top Fuel Hemi Getting Fully Serviced Rules

This is a great video. Hagerty has done a series of time lapse engine rebuilds that we’ve loved. There have been small blocks, VW engines, and other iconic power plants but this one takes the...

Morning Symphony: The Musclecars Of Finland! Get An Earful Of Expats Here!

We might be closing in on the weekend, but we aren’t there just yet. You still have to drag your hide out of bed and get cleaned up for another day of fun and excitement…or whatever...

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Heave Ho: Side-Launching Ships Is Still A Spectacle To Watch!

One of the things I got to see while on vacation was the Bath Iron Works in Maine, from a boat on the Kennebec River. We got to see one of the new Zumwalt-class destroyers as it was being finished...

Morning Symphony: The Suzuki TL1000S Taking On The Great Lie Detector!

Meet a superbike that is considered one of the scariest two-wheeled contraptions ever unleashed unto the public, the 996cc Suzuki TL1000S. What was scary about a V-twin semi-crotch-rocket that could...

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