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Historical Footage: Trans Am Mercury Cougars In 1967

Every brand has their halo model. GM has the Corvette. Ford has the Mustang. Dodge has the Challenger. And Mercury had the Cougar. And much like the Camaro vs. Corvette problems (or, more accurately,...

Morning Symphony: A Dodge Dakota R/T With A Severe Attitude Problem!

It was dirty and dingy, but still bright yellow in the sea of traffic as I was making my way into Bowling Green the other day: a Dodge Dakota R/T, proudly proclaimed by gel-like lettering on the...

Watch Jesse Warren Make A 1,910hp Dyno Pull In His 6.0L Ford At UCC

When it comes to engines that wear their reputation around their next like a 50b weight, the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel is one of them. The early versions of the engines were flawed and suffered many...

That Sounded Like It Hurt: Racing Crashes From The World Over!

Given the amount of videos that cater to the subject on YouTube, you have to wonder how many racing machines are actually taken out of commission each week in the name of motorsports. I certainly...

Historical Footage: Tom Slick vs. Dranko The Dragster – Drag Racing Saturday Morning Cartoons From 1967!

Like any red-blooded American kid, I grew up with the Saturday morning cartoons. Looney Tunes was easily my favorite, while I had to put up with my brother’s obsession with G.I. Joe....

Uncle Tony Lays Out The Goodies For The Bottle Rocket Coronet – Including The Blue Bottle Of Happiness!

Work is always ongoing around Uncle Tony’s Garage. Something is being rebuilt, or is being fixed, or is being modified. One such project is the “Bottle Rocket” Dodge Coronet, a...

4 Minute Thrash: Watch A Classic Customized 1957 Harley Get Completely Torn Down And Rebuilt In Minutes

Normally when we are showing you a cool Redline Rebuild video from Hagerty it is centered around an engine and just an engine. This time though, the engine is a part of the whole package as you are...

This Monster Truck Jumping Seven Other Monster Trucks Is Mental – High Flyer For Sure!

Back in 1989 the world of monster truck racing had a new thing…a world championship. There was a points fund, prize money, TV, the world. David Morris in the Equalizer won that first world...

Video: Watching A Trabant Drag Race Is A Type Of Funny No Words Exist For

(By Greg Rourke) –Oh sure, we’ve seen plenty of fast stuff on these hallowed pages. Perhaps a nice leisurely stroll down the dragstrip is what we need. Even seen or heard  of a Trabant?...

Cool Video: Diagnosing And Dyno Testing A 1,000hp Big Rig – Solving Fuel System Problems

There’s just something about seeing a hot rodded big rig on the dyno that gets our dander up. In this case it is a Peterbilt at the famed Pittsburgh Power company in Pennsylvania. The truck has...

Magnetic Ride Control? Why Buy Expensive Suspension Systems When You Can Do It Yourself?

Magnetorheological shock absorbers, like you’d find in performance GM cars, Ferraris, Audis, and even the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, have been a marvel of suspension control for years. Known...

Pull Start Pickup: This Dodge Ram 50 Is A Predator-Powered Freak Show!

Of all of the soft spots my heart has for specific models of vehicles, the Dodge Ram 50 might be the strangest yet most easily explained: it was the first vehicle I spent solid amounts of wheel time...

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Check Out The Sand Drag Strip At The Busco Beach Off-Road Park In North Carolina

No, this is not the first time that we have seen ATVs drag racing. No this is not the first time we have seen people drag racing on sand. Yes, this IS the first time we have seen the drag strip at...

Rare GM Muscle Cars Found Stored In A Furniture Factory Basement!

We hear the term “barn find” thrown around all the time now, but how about basement finds? Yep, this is a whole collection of old GM Muscle Cars that have been stored for at least 15...