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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, Videos

Impulse Purchase: What Would You Do With A Dirt-Cheap Checker Aerobus?

Unless you have enough cash to burn that you don’t really care what you spend it on, a car should not qualify as an “impulse purchase”. You know what does qualify? A candy bar, a...

Morning Symphony: The Magic Of Audi’s Turbocharged Five Cylinder

Would you believe that the Audi Quattro exists purely because of the Volkswagen Thing? It’s true: in the late 1960s the German military had been trying to create a vehicle to replace many of...

You Will Not Believe That This Pro Mod Crash Ended With The Car On All 4 Wheels And The Driver Walking Away

We see a lot of crazy crashes, after all we’re at the dragstrip more than most anyone you know. And sometimes it is a wonder that someone could survive some of them. But it is rare that someone...

Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds Event At BIR Was Epic, Watch This!

Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds, the all encompassing event where Drag Racing, Drifting, Autocross, and Road Course action abounds is one impressive event. It is much like...

Satellite Launch: What Happens When Three YouTubers Come Together In A Junkyard!

About the same time I was watching Rocky Mountain Raceway throw down for the final party, there was something going on closer to home. Kevin from JunkyardDigs was itching to get back to his work and...

MORE: MOPAR, TECH, Videos

Historical Video Fun: This 1956 Air Force Video About B-52 Take Off Procedures Rules

I have huge respect for pilots. I fly a metric ton during the year and as of this moment I have logged about 118,000 miles in the air since January. These are the men and woman who make the decisions...

See You: Audi’s Sporting Farewell To Mercedes As The Three-Pointed Star Leaves DTM Racing

There is a funny thing about racing and rivalry. To the audience, especially the ones who are casual fans and might not be completely in tune with everything that goes on, they see a pure rivalry....

Party Barge: 1,000 Horsepower Worth Of Chrysler New Yorker At It’s Wildest

Long, low, wide and monstrous in every possible dimension, a 1970 Chrysler New Yorker is far from subtle. They are smooth-looking cars, sure…the Fuselage C-body design looked great for 1970 and...

Historic Promo Video: The Chrysler Airflow at Bonneville and Driving Coast to Coast

The Chrysler Airflow will forever be known as a car ahead of its time. One of the first cars to have been designed with aerodynamics in mind, the shape and contours of the vehicle were just too much...

This Will End Well: The Terrafugia Transition Order Banks Are Open, With Deliveries Starting Next Year

I’m certain that some of my friends who are pilots might be excited by this bit of news, but on the whole, I’m actually kind of horrified. If you don’t know what a Terra-what-in-the...

That’s A Huge “Nope”: Is This The Most Disgusting Eagle Talon? Check Out The De-Contamination Process Here!

Over this past year, I’ve had a fascination with bringing dead vehicles back to life. Obviously, a big portion of that program involves making the vehicle more than just a moveable lawn...

MORE: TECH, Videos

American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping Gears In A 550hp 1968 Mustang With A TKO

We live in a world where everyone wants to have a 1,000hp street car that does not break and can get them to work every day. While it seems comical that even 20 years ago 400hp was some big time...

Hilarious Video: The Car Bros Lose Monterey Car Week – Funny Stuff!

There are certain things that one cannot deny. The sun rises in the East, paying taxes sucks, and there’s a really kind of douchey element attached to Monterey Car Week, that yearly gathering...

Roll Medics: This Compilation Of Dirt Bike Incidents Will Leave You Shopping For Gear You Don’t Need

Four broken fingers. Both ankle joints rolled multiple times. Broken collarbone. Those are just some of the injuries that I either earned or aggravated by racing dirt bikes. I wasn’t trying to...