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Dyno Test Video: Measuring The Gains Of Roller Rockers On A Hot Rod Stroker Jeep Inline Six Engine
It’s the age old question that hot rodders have asked themselves since the dawn of time. “Are they worth the money?” This goes for basically any part of parts that people have to...
Pair Of Twos: Hear The Story Of The Design Of The Mustang II From The Actual Designer!
Are you familiar with the story of the Mustang II and it’s genesis? No? Okay, here’s the elevator pitch version: The first generation Ford Mustang, the car that had brought Ford wild...
Morning Symphony: Desert Runners, Dune Racers And Dirt Huckers
For someone who enjoyed a lot of motorsport activity during his years in Arizona, I didn’t do much with desert-style off-roading. Only a few years ago did I take part in any, actually, and that...
Minivan Genesis? Jay Leno Checks Out The Two Remaining 1958 Fiat 600 Multipla Mirafiori
Let’s get down to the business of just how rare the vehicles you will see in this video are…Five were built and you are looking at the two remaining examples left in the world. They are...
Watch Chuck Etchells Suffer A Massive Funny Car Fire At The 1994 NHRA Gatornationals – Drives It Like A Boss!
The late Chuck Etchells was a hardcore funny car racer. The dude scraped his way up the ladder and by the time his career peaked he was battling it out with the best racers in the world. Every hard...
Awesome Video: This Compilation Of Gas V8 Swapped Vintage Tractors Is Spectacular – Crank Up The Sound!
Some of the tractor loving populace out there will hate this video. Why? Well in their eyes all these old machines have been somewhat defiled by having their tried and true original engine swapped...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Go-To Non-V8 Engine Choice?
While eight cylinder engines had been around at least twenty-five years prior to it’s introduction, the Ford Flathead V8 was the siren call for anyone who was into these new-fangled self-moving...
NHRA Insider: Darrell Gywnn and Greg Anderson Talk Gatornationals Glory Past And Present – Epic Stories!
Now THIS right here is the good stuff, kids. If you love NHRA drag racing and its history, you cannot afford to miss this conversation with Darrell Gwynn, the man who won the 1990 NHRA Gatornationals...
Warp Zone: Finnegan’s Twin-Turbo Jet Boat Hits The Water!
Mike Finnegan came to fame as the co-host of Roadkill, but among the man’s many different facets of interest, the one that is the strangest in my eyes is that the dude drag races boats. This...
Shake, Battle, and Roll 3: Watch 1994’s Greatest Compilation Of Monster Truck, Mud Bogging, and Pulling Carnage
Ahhh, yes! Time to take a mid-week trip back to the first half of the 1990s and experience some good old Diamond P video goodness with this, Shake, Battle, and Roll 3. Now if you were a drag racing...
Watch The 1994 NHRA Gatornationals Here – Awesome Action, Epic Finals, Kalitta vs Kalitta and More
As we get ready for the 2020 running of the NHRA Gatornationals this weekend in Gainesville, Florida it’s always fun to look back into the history of one of drag racing’s greatest events....
Cool Video: This Video From The 1982 Can-Am Race At Laguna Seca Is Narrated By Dave Despain and Rules!
Yes, we know. Can-Am racing was at its peak in the 1970s. Back when Surtees, McLaren, Brabham, and others mixed it up in big block powered roller-skates at some of the most famous tracks in America....
Video: The 1989 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe Was A Rare Occasion Of Too Much Being Enough
Admittedly when I was nine years old, I wanted one of these cars badly. I wanted my parents to ditch the family Ford Taurus wagon and replace it with this guy. Why? Well it had all kinds of stuff all...
