Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, CAR FEATURES, Videos
Finnegan Wants To Throw Big Tires, Big Turbos, And More At This Rad Caddy, And Then He Wants To Run 8s And Go 200 In It!
When Finnegan decides to do something, you always know it is going to be a little bit fun, a little bit crazy, and at least a little bit impossible. Because why would you do something boring and easy...
Your Morning Symphony: A Collection Of Supercharger Whine – It’s Best Part Of Waking Your Engine Up!
Coffee? Who needs coffee first thing in the morning when there are better things available to wake you up from a daze? You could jump into a stark-cold shower and suck the breath out of your body,...
The Parting Shift: Ever Heard Someone Beat Through The Gears With A GMC V6?
One of the biggest mysteries that came out of my time at “the yard” involved a late 1970s GMC truck. The squarebody was as they usually were in the later 1990s at the time in the Pacific...
“I’m An Engineer”: Transforming The Trash Can Bronco Into A Competent Off-Roader
So Kevin got this rusted hulk of a 1979 Ford Bronco running. Nice, good for him. He’s had enough practice waking up iron oxide piles that bear resemblance to 1970s-era Ford trucks over the...
Get Climbing: Chevrolet’s 1957 Promotional Truck Drive Up Pikes Peak, Without Roads!
Regardless of how long it is between visits, Colorado Springs will always been my home. I will never get tired of seeing the Front Range mountains. I enjoyed the time I’ve spent living there...
Alloy, Ahoy! Let MAHLE Motorsport Educate You On The Difference Between 2618 and 4032 Alloy!
Forged pistons are forged pistons, right? Smack them out, machine them to round, and ship them to the customer. That’s the long and short of it, right? What’s so hard about this!? As it...
Nitro Time Machine: A Look Back At Dallas International Motor Speedway – An Amazing and Star Crossed Strip
From 1969 to 1973 if you wanted to see the coolest drag strip in America you went a stopped by the Dallas International Motor Speedway. This place was the home of the NHRA SpringNationals from...
No Trespassing: The LUN-Class Ekranoplan, Abandoned On The Beach
The LUN-class Ekranoplan is a one-off freak of a machine. Somehow more radical than the original “Caspian Sea Monster” that preceded it, the craft, known as MD-160, has managed to wash up...
Aftermath and Insight: The Story Behind The Master Shredder Dyno Explosion and The True Level Of Destruction Is Amazing
This is one of the most stunning “follow-up” videos we have ever seen. When the Master Shredder truck from Industrial Injection blew up on the chassis dyno this year, it did so in a way...
Clench-Worthy: Landing A Helicopter On A Ship In Rough Water Looks Absolutely Frightening
Landing a helicopter in ideal conditions is already a daunting task. You have to balance out several factors perfectly for an easy, gentle touchdown. A hard landing could do lots of damage…if...
It Sounded Good on TV: Ads For The Turbocharged Cars Of The 1960s, Late 1970s, and Early 1980s
Getting to drive as many new cars as I do, the turbocharger is as common on new stuff as pistons are inside the engine. It’s the way of the world. In so many ways the turbo has likely extended...
Awesome: Ride With Jacky Ickx or Hans Stuck In A Porsche 962 At The Hockenheim Ring In 1985
This is an awesome video with a little bit of mystery to it. It’s internet mystery so it isn’t like some spellbinding TV series but we’re not sure if it is the legendary Hans Stuck...
Tough Little Bugger: Watch This Tiny Engine Get Pummeled With Nitrous and Fuel and Live!
This is one of those neat videos that you don’t think has a snowball’s chance in hell of being interesting and then it turns out to be one of the neatest things you’ve seen in a...
NHRA Nitro Time Machine: Experience Mark Oswald’s Incredible 1990 Dallas Explosion With Mac and Evans On The Call
Mark Oswald is one of the best funny car racers ever and he graduated that job to become a world champion crew chief who is still in the sport today at the highest levels. As someone who mad this...