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Category Archive: MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Dyno Video: Watch A Twin Turbo, Real Deal Steel 1934 Ford Put Down Almost 1300hp…At The Tire

There’s something awesome about a full tilt car built from original period steel. Such is the case with this radical 1934 Ford which was built by the guys at Eddie’s Chop Shop in...

Video: The Great Looking Trailer For the Upcoming Racing Movie Rush – 1970s Formula One Bad-Assery!

This trailer has us more excited for a racing movie than we have been in a very long time. The Ron Howard movie “Rush” is a profile of the 1976 Formula One season and more specifically...

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Saturday Movie Day: The Straight Axle Willys And Stealing A Hemi In The Film Hot Rod (1979)

Here’s another campy memory for you guys and girls out there. This is a 10-minute section of the television movie Hot Rod or Rebel of the Road depending on which title you want to use. Made in...

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Video: Take A Tour Of The Cool Holley 1967 Chevy Shop Truck

Lots of aftermarket companies have neat company cars. The range from mild street machines that display their products at shows and events to hard core race cars. Holley has one of the coolest with...

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Video: An Update On The Viper V10 Powered Maverick Project And The Intro Of A Bitchin’ 1966 Ford Ranch Wagon

Our pal Jason Lewis is back with another video update on his wild Viper V10 powered Ford Maverick project car and this one has a twist. The large monkey wrench that has been thrown into the works is...

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Cool Video: Watch A Blacksmith Make A Real Version Of Odd Job’s Hat From The James Bond Movies!

As I said earlier, Chad is long gone and hard to find this weekend so you know what I am doing? Whatever the hell I want.This bitchin’ video of a real life blacksmith creating a functional and...

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Video: TRARS!

It’s Friday and that means the weekend is nearly here, which means our serious, news hunting, journalist-selves are in the mood for some fun. We’re getting our jollies this week by...

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Video: Watch A Late Model Aussie Ford Falcon With A Turbocharged Straight Six Make 1,000hp At The Tires – Aeromotive Products On Board!

GM got the memo that the Aussies get some cool RWD cars and that we should get them too, hence the G8 and the upcoming Chevy SS. Ford still has not answered the pained cries of its fans to bring over...

BangShift Saturday Movie Day: William Shatner Jumps His Dodge St. Regis While Chasing A ’73 Plymouth As TJ Hooker

Hear that noise? That’s Chad whimpering because I am bringing Shatner to the party and he is sky boxing his Dodge St. Regis police car a couple of times while in hot pursuit of a bad guy in a...

BangShift Saturday Movie Day: Fred Dryer And His Bitchin’ ’77 Dodge Monaco Chase The Bad Guys

Know why Chad is boned for whatever weiner stuff he is going to post tomorrow? Because I have freaking Lee Majors and Fred Dryer as my lead off acts. Dryer played 12 seasons in the NFL (Chad,...

Video: A Preview To The New Rich Christensen Drag Race Show – “Won And Done” – Will You Watch?

Love him or hate him, Rich Christensen caught drag race lightning in a bottle with his shows Pinks and Pinks All Out which both had successful multi-season runs on the Speed channel before going off...

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Insane Videos: Watch A Snowmobile Powered By A 750hp Nitro Burning Top Fuel Motorcycle Engine Haul Ass!

As crazy as the 3,000hp Frozen Assets snow dragster was last week, this conventional snowmobile powered by a slightly detuned top fuel motorcycle engine is even wackier. The sled (which we think was...

Car Chase Movie Sunday: The Violent And Bad Ass Cigarette Truck Chase From Beverly Hills Cop

Here’s our last one of the day and it is a favorite. This is the great cigarette truck chase scene from the original Beverly Hills Cop. Eddie Murphy is stuck in the back of the big truck (and...

Car Chase Movie Sunday: A Trans Am Takes On A Hot Rod Chevy Pickup In 1978’s The Driver

I guess I have Pontiacs on the brain today but seeing as this is another 1970s movie and it features another 1970s Pontiac in a car chase I guess it is fair to say that Poncho was the only brand out...