Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos
The Last Time Chrysler Introduced An SUV People Wanted, They Drove A Jeep Grand Cherokee Through Cobo Hall!
Seeing the Dodge Durango SRT’s all-wheel-drive burnout video got me thinking: when it comes to sport-utilities, there really isn’t much you can do to make them exciting when you introduce...
Watch As Nissan’s NV Cargo X Van Goes Off-Roading In The Wilds Of Arizona!
When it seems like every other full-size van manufacturer has abandoned ship for a European-style design, Nissan has actually embraced it with the NV-series, which is more or less a breadbox plunked...
And He Stuck The Landing: This High-Flying Chevrolet Lumina Just Might Be The Coolest One Out There!
When the description of the YouTube video of a car being jumped includes the phrase “KID LIVES!!”, you watch the video. It’s not because you want to see whether or not the uploader...
How Does A Brit Enjoy A NASCAR Racer From Behind The Wheel? Check This Out!
Some automotive spectacles don’t exactly translate too well. Auto racing is formed by geographical features and culture. Take NASCAR, for example: geographically, we have plenty of open area...
Leno Gets A Real Historical Piece In The Garage – One Of The Three Lola Mk6’s!
Racing royalty isn’t a phrase that needs to be thrown around. There are important elements to racing, sure, and they are worthy of their own moment in the sun, but “royalty” should...
Roadtripping Across The Country In A Dodge Daytona To Race Some Clapped-Out Beater? We’re Paying Attention!
Last summer, Woodward Avenue saw the second coming of Roadkill Nights. The year prior was the big drag event at the Pontiac Silverdome where *ahem* primate monkey house of automotive hijinks *cough*...
Historical Footage: That One Time When MotorWeek Tested UAZ Trucks That Were Supposed To Be Sold In The States!
The UAZ-469 should be familiar to many as the Russian answer to the original Jeep. In production in some form or another from 1971 through current day as the UAZ Hunter, the UAZ-469 is, at best, a...
Snow Riding Fun: Blasting Through The Woods In The Middle Of Winter Looks Awesome!
I’m not saying that I miss snow, or that I would want any more than I’ve already seen this winter. It was bad enough that I had to extract Angry Grandpa from the ditch that the Chrysler...
The Chrysler Valiant Charger E49 Was Mopar’s Top-End Performer In Australia – Hemi 6 Power, Baby!
Ford versus Holden. Holden versus Ford. You’d swear that those two manufacturers were the only thing going in the land down under. But Chrysler had made some inroads as well. In a similar story...
When Driving A Bugatti EB110 GT Is Finally A Reality, It’s Like The First Time Behind The Wheel
A couple of years ago, Davide Cironi made a film that showcased the story behind the Bugatti EB110, a supercar that was a flash in the pan in the early 1990s. 139 EB110s left the Campogalliano...
Know Your Enemy: This Unassuming Little Scooter Is Just Crazy Enough To Work!
It happens every time. There are movies and stories about how this works. David versus Goliath. The skinny little kid who takes approximately three seconds of the school bully’s crap before...
Hulk Camino: This 1959 Chevrolet El Camino Might Polarize, But It’s Badass And Gets Driven…A Lot.
I watched the video. Then I watched it again, just because I wasn’t sure that I processed everything I saw correctly. I don’t want to call this a rat rod, because I think it does do a...
Watch a Polish Woman Fail Her Driving Test in Truly Spectacular Fashion
Driving isn’t for everyone, as evidenced by this video clip from Poland. According to the description with the video, this is footage of a woman taking a driving test. The sad part is that the...
