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Category Archive: MOPAR, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Morning Symphony: Blown Third-Gen Hemi Goodness – The Supercharged Chrysler SRT-8 Is Back!

After waxing poetic on the idea of late-model rides having blowers through the hood, I had to go back and check up on one of my all-time favorites, “Mad Matt” Leischer’s 2006...

Aussie Budget Builds: Mighty Car Mods Pits Their Mitsubishi Lancer Against Their Re-Purchased Nissan 180SX

We can dig budget builds around here. Sometimes, you just have to play with the hand you are dealt and make the most out of what you’ve got. For Mighty Car Mods, that’s what this battle...

Check Out The Current Projects In Jay Leno’s Garage: Stitching A 100-Year-Old Block Together, The Cunningham, And More!

The one thing we dig about Jay Leno is that he’s very open about his garage and what’s inside. It’s always neat to see what’s going on behind the scenes when he puts out these...

MORE: MISC, Videos

After Getting Bashed In The Comments For The Header Bash Episode, Engine Masters Takes A Second Swing At The Dented Headers Myth!

It just might have been the only time David Freiburger will ever admit to beating up Hookers, but in an early episode of Engine Masters, they bolted up a set of Hooker Headers to a BluePrint 400ci...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Watch As Matt Farah Scares The Hell Out Of Himself In A Mitsubishi 4G63-Powered Pontiac Fiero Track Rat!

I first watched this video this morning, and I’m still laughing…”Death Fiero”. Who in their right mind would be scared to death of a Pontiac Fiero? The little mid-engined car...

9.74@142, And It Wasn’t Even The Fastest Pass Of The Night! This Nitrous-Snorting Dodge Challenger Hellcat Stomps!

I apologize in advance for the next couple of weeks…it’s going to be a bit Mopar-centric, but I promise to keep the weird 1970s stuff to a minimum. You see, two events are coming up that...

There’s More Than Street Racing In Tulsa! Check Out The Truck Pulls From Tulsa Raceway Park!

You know what we haven’t seen in a while? Some good old-fashioned truck pulling. We are fully behind this sport, simply because of what it takes: power, however you have to get it. You need as...

Never Understood The Draw Of The Cloverleaf Cars? Check Out This Alfa Romeo Montreal!

Alfas have flaws, they feel human, as if they have a soul and a temper. Each one is like the tortured hero of a Russian novel, a car of extraordinary depths, a car you can never truly fathom,...

Just Stop Talking, Bro: Check Out This Cringeworthy Description Of A Dodge Challenger By “That Guy”.

You know “that guy” at the car show. The one always talking. The one you wish would just shut up for five seconds, but won’t because he’s too busy trying to baffle you with...

Classic YouTube: This 1969 Television Ad For The Ford Torino Cobra Is Old-School Perfection!

Ford, in the middle of a cut-throat war with Chrysler over who had the baddest machine on the planet, could not have been happy to see the sales success of the Plymouth Road Runner when it debuted in...

Too Much ‘Murica? Cleetus Sees His Life Flash Before His Eyes In The “Sketchy Vert” Trans Am!

After meeting the man himself at Street Car Takeover Bowling Green, I wondered if 1320Video’s legendary patriot Cleetus McFarland had any sense of fear in his body. He rode around Beech Bend on...

No Times, No Prep, No Problem: Midnight Drags From Tulsa Raceway Park!

You want to know what the middle ground between drag racing and street racing looks like? Here it is…it’s the Midnight Drags at Tulsa Raceway Park, and it’s got the right mix of...

Classic YouTube: This Supercharged, 5.0L Swapped Saab 900 Rules! Where Did This Car Go?

We like the strange and weird around here if it is done right, but what is right? How do you know if it’s properly awesome or if it’s just left-field weird? It’s hard to define, but...

Hot Rod Garage Gets Back To Work On Bringing The Project X 1957 Chevrolet Back To It’s Roots!

Messing with a car as iconic as Project X, the former Popular Hot Rodding 1957 Chevrolet project car, is a dicey affair, especially after tons of money had been thrown at the car to turn it into a...

MORE: CHEVY, TECH, Videos