Category Archive: DRIVETRAIN, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
5 and 6 Speed Tech: We Hang Out With American Powertrain And Install A Hydraulic Clutch
A few weeks ago I got the chance to go hang out with Robert and Matt and the rest of the gang at American Powertrain for some fun videos. We got to check out Robert’s collection of bitchin...
The Brougham Bomber: This 1975 Hurst/Olds Is Simply Meant To Be As It Is – Big Blocked And Capable
“Time heals all wounds”. You’ve heard those words, I’m sure. You let the emotions of whatever event simmer down to nothing, then you can take stock in what was important and...
Amazing Save Video: Watch the Driver of a Wild Toyota Starlet Make the Save of a Lifetime!
Last weekend, I announced an event called the Import Face Off at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. The IFO is a traveling series that hits more than 30 strips from coast to coast. There are lots of...
Action Video: This Video From 1965 Shows The Cool, Barebones Look Of Richmond Dragway 53 Years Ago
While the NHRA will talk about racing in Richmond this weekend the reality is that the event is in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Why does that make a difference to us? Mostly because there is a real drag...
Awesome Video: Ride In The Machine As A Swamp Buggy Attacks The Famed Mile-O-Mud In Naples, Florida!
Here’s a video that just may change you life. It may change for the better or the worse, we’re not making any guarantees on that, but it will change. Why? Because this is the first time...
Watch This BMW S85 V10 Crank Out 720 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!
When we think of stroker engines it is always big and small block V8s, right? Whether we are talking about the 383 Chevy, the 347 small block Ford, the 514ci big block blue oval jam, or the 500ci...
Find A Gear And Disappear: Watch This Driver Reverse Off Of A Highway And Down The Road Like Nobody Is Looking!
I’ve said for years that the program that gets people their driver’s licenses needs a major revamp. What you will see in this video simply piles on to the evidence that can be pulled at...
Another One Being Revived: This 1977 Dodge D100 Is Being Rescued After Sitting For Over Two Decades!
I told you that I was all about automotive revivals this year! While I’m still plugging away at my own setup (and nursing a wound on my hand, thank you drum brakes), others are going the...
The “WTF?” Files: Is It Weird That We Totally Want A Ford Focus Now?
The jump from the Ford Escort to the Ford Focus wasn’t a big move for Ford. Instead of a curvy, small front-driver nobody cared about until it was time to pay for the fuel, we got a small...
The Other Shelby Mustang: Shelby American Introduces The 2018 Super Snake
Ford makes a GT350 and soon, a GT500 variation and yes, they are referred to as Shelby Mustangs. But Shelby American, the company that dates back to the chicken farmer’s first go-’round...
Think That Old Army “Ducks” Were Designed As Tourist Rides? Nope, These Things Were Bad Ass! Video
Today they chug around big cities, plunge into rivers giving their passengers a thrill, and are normally driven by semi-humorous tour guides but back during WWII, the DUKW was an essential part of...
Classic YouTube: A Day At Buck Motorsports Park Through The Eyes Of Australians
If we got the chance to roam Australia for a week, we have a bucket-list of items we’d have to check off. We’d have to witness a no-kidding Aussie rules burnout contest just to experience...
Morning Symphony: An M1070 HET’s Screaming Detroit Diesel As It Inches Up A Jungle Road
550 horsepower, 1,470 ft/lbs of torque and a curb weight of over 22 tons before any trailer is applied. The Oshkosh M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter is one big mother…and it had to be, because...
