Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos
The Unassuming: The Vauxhall Four-Door That Stomped The World In 1990
Aug 02, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Unassuming: The Vauxhall Four-Door That Stomped The World In 1990
Until recently, the best assumption that I had about Vauxhall was that it was a combination of Opel and Holden models and that the level of desirability I would have for anything with the griffin on...
It’s Twin Turbo GTO Fab Day! Watch All The Fab Work Go Down To Build Bad Ass Boost And Power On This Sucker!
Aug 01, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on It’s Twin Turbo GTO Fab Day! Watch All The Fab Work Go Down To Build Bad Ass Boost And Power On This Sucker!
Hook turbo to exhaust, connect other side of turbo to intake, and repeat. Right? Isn’t that all there is to putting twin turbos on something? Yep, sure. Git R Dun… But for the rest of the...
Tunnel Ram VS The World! Dual Plane, Single Plane, Or Tunnel Ram? Which One Is Right For A Big Block?
Aug 01, 2020Chad Reynolds1
Which intake rules them all? Well to make that determination Richard Holdener put together a hot “little” 496 Stroker Big Block Chevrolet to strap to the dyno at Westech Performance Group...
Meet Colonel Senders: Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s 100 Horsepower Off-Roader Is Done!
Aug 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Meet Colonel Senders: Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s 100 Horsepower Off-Roader Is Done!
The transition from a Power Wheels toy meant for a precocious three-year-old to tool around the front yard in to a beast that requires skill, strength and a completely inactive self-preservation...
Midget Of The Corn: This MG Roadster Revival Is Off To A Flying Nope!
Aug 01, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
It’s a legitimate fact: the line between somebody’s yard and a field of corn is filled with tall grass and junk. I know…at the far end of BangShift Mid-West is a stand of ragweed...
Take It All Off: Stripping The Patina’d Paint Off Of The Valiant Wagon
Aug 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Take It All Off: Stripping The Patina’d Paint Off Of The Valiant Wagon
Without giving away too many details, it’s become quite clear that at some point in the Rough Start Mustang’s future, that a stripdown and repaint will be in order. Am I looking forward...
Ride With Jim Pace In The 1,000hp Shadow DN4 The Day Before It Flew At Road America – His Lap Narration Is Amazing
Jul 31, 2020Brian Lohnes5
It was just a few days ago that we told you about the harrowing wreck which Jim Pace walks away from at Road America. Pace, the very seasoned road racer was piloting a brutally fast Shadow DN4 around...
Watch LIVE: The World Super Pro Challenge From The Mid-Michigan Motorplex! Historic Big Money Bracket Racing!
Jul 31, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch LIVE: The World Super Pro Challenge From The Mid-Michigan Motorplex! Historic Big Money Bracket Racing!
It’s kind of amazing how some events just get it right and continue to for a very, very long time. Take the 2020 Todd’s Extreme Paint World Super Pro Challenge going on this weekend at...
Random Car Review: The 1980 Ferrari Pinin, The Four-Door Performance Sedan That Never Had A Prayer
Jul 31, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Looking around in today’s market, the two-door car is on the critically endangered list. Four-doors have finally made their way to the mainstream, and fast, potent versions of four-door sedans...
Cruising In The Rain: The Vehicles Of The Chelsea Cruise In The UK
Jul 31, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Well, it’s nice to see that some car events aren’t completely binned. Unfortunately, making it to the Chelsea cruise isn’t exactly a thing we can do. Yes, I’ve got a passport...
Looks Familiar: A Crash Collection That Has Less Problems Than 2020 Has Had!
Jul 31, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Looks Familiar: A Crash Collection That Has Less Problems Than 2020 Has Had!
I hesitate to tempt fate by saying that this year has been one for the books because the only certain thing this year is that any plans that you might have had at the beginning of the year are...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Clay Millican, Jack Beckman, and Bruno Massel Talk Nitro, Pro Stock, and All The Indy
Jul 30, 2020Brian Lohnes1
With little more than a week before the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing seres returns to action at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis, I thought it would be cool to talk to some of the movers, shakers, and...
American Bad Ass: The Story Behind The Story Of Andrew Alepa’s Corvette Making More Than 5,200hp On The Hub Dyno
Jul 30, 2020Brian Lohnes3
When the big book of drag racing is finally written, the chapter on “Radial vs The World” will be one of the most entertaining to read. By far the most insanely advanced cars in the sport...
Foose Does The XJ: Check Out This Cool Video As Chip Foose Sketches Up His Own Personal Dream Jeep
Jul 30, 2020Brian Lohnes1
One of the things we have loved about this series of Chip Foose videos on the Hagerty YouTube channel is that he takes these iconic cars and kind of breaks down their basic design elements while...