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Inside The Aussie V12 LS: This Video Shows Off The Advancements and Improvements The Monster Has Gone Through
A few years ago, the V12 LS showed up and everyone looked at it with mouths agape. The engine was amazing and certainly seemed to personify everything great about hot rodding. Back then the engine...
Awesome Watch: Monument To A Dream – A 1960s Documentary About Building The Gateway Arch
Today we revel in seeing things get conceived and built that no one dreamed possible in the past. Well, imagine the thrill for people more than 50 years ago when the 630-ft Gateway Arch was...
Video: The Good, The Bad, and the Completely Insane – Watch This Brazilian Small Tire Opala Haul, Fly, and Bounce!
Lest you think that small tire drag racing is only difficult in the USA we present this video from Brazil to show you that the hard work being done by racers all over the globe looks to be one and...
Jumping’ Stuff: This Compilation Of Truck Jumps Ranges From The Stupid To The Stupendous!
Jumping a car or a truck is one of those borderline stupid activities that makes being a geared truly fun. We’ve all done it in some shape or fashion whether it be taking a hump in the road...
NHRA Dallas Final Round Videos: Billy Torrence, Jerry Savoie, Greg Anderson, and Matt Hagan All Notch Victories!
After back to back weeks of NHRA drag racing, the biggest names in the sport will have a weekend off before getting back after it in Las Vegas, Nevada. For some, that break couldn’t come soon...
Watching The Restoration Of This 1940s Era Craftsmen Bench Top Metal Lathe Is Awesome!
There are few things more satisfying to us than seeing cool restoration videos. We have showed you various tools, cars, components, and other stuff being remediated over the last few years but this...
Video: Mendy Fry Locks Up 2019 NHRA Heritage Series Top Fuel Title In Tulsa – Emotional Victory For Team
When Tom Shelar died unexpectedly a few weeks ago, many wondered what would become of the High Speed Motorsports top fuel team. They had been dominating the 2019 season, they were the 2018 series...
Engine Building: Assembling A 1,000hp 2020 Toyota Supra Inline Six – This Is Awesome
We think that the 2020 Toyota Supra is pretty awesome. Lots of people are crying about BMW being highly involved in the execution of the car (the chassis is basically a Z4 in many…ok all(?)...
Nova Monster: Steve Spiess Has A 565ci, Twin-Turbo Ford Boss Engine In His Chevy And It Flies – Drag Week Car!
Steve Spiess is a bad ass. In the event you do not know who tis guy is, he’s knocked down championships in the world of IHRA mountain motor pro stock, he has started, grown, and sold companies,...
The Steam Dream: This 1969 Film Is Full Of Promise, Hope, and A Distinct Lack Of Reality – William Lear’s Dream
In the past we have told you about William Lear’s ill-fated attempt to build a steam powered version of a 1969 Dodge Polara to have the California highway patrol test out. Well, as it turns out...
Episode 4 Of The Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout Is On! Builds Are In Full Swing And Burritos SUCK!!!
The $10k Drag Shootout is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done, and I’ve been lucky enough to do some pretty rad stuff. With a team of great dudes and the drive to win, building a car...
Watch Shawn Langdon Save His Season By Catching Jim Campbell In A Wild Pedaler At St. Louis
Shawn Langdon won the NHRA AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway in St Louis and he managed to complete round wins by out running people, by hole-shotting...
The Cool Hot Rod: This Film Shows Car Culture, Early Drag Racing, and Even Indy 500 Fun From The Early 50s
Yeah, sure this is a propaganda film, one of the many made to combat the public perception of the so called, “Hot Rod Menace” that was afflicting the USA in the early 1950s. Kids and able...
