.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Category Archive: CRASH & BURN

Video:Tow Truck Loading Gone Wrong. My German Is A Little Rusty But I Know What He Says

I’ve traveled to Germany before, but I’ve never taken German as a language class. I probably know 10 words if I think about it. But universally speaking, this dude right here is saying...

Video: The Quickest Way To Load A Dead Car Onto An Open Car Trailer

Apparently a winch, or some buddies pushing, is not the quickest way to load a dead car onto an open trailer. Not even close. And although there is a part of me that is completely scared to see what...

Video: How Narrowing And Shortening A Cadillac Makes It Fit In The Box Truck Better

We are sure that the gentleman in this video are all perfectly upstanding citizens, and that it’s totally normal in their circles to hid, err transport, a Cadillac inside a box truck. I mean...

Video: How NOT To Load A Jeep Into A Box Truck

Not since I was 8 have I seen cinder blocks, plywood, and 2×8’s used to make a scarier ramp. Like the guy shooting the video I could not suppress my enthusiasm and fear when I saw it for...

Near Wreckage Video: A Heads Up Save That Prevents The Complete Destruction Of A Truck

We’ve showed you crazy videos of competition sand dune climbing from the middle east before and this one fits the bill. The truck is sponsored by the same Al Anabi backing that funds the likes...

Destruction Video: Don’t Mess With Trains

As the  Saturday of Destruction continues, we bring you this public service announcement: don’t get in the way of a train, because they always win. Well, not always, as the very first of these...

Destruction Video: The Demo Derbies You Never Thought Of

We tend to think that America holds the sole proprietorship to demolition derbies. The first video below will show that the English are gaining on us and adding their own brand of comedy with the...

Awesome Video: Street Machine Nationals History, Pro Street, And What Is Hot Rodding.

Bret Voelkel and the rest of the Ridetech gang were on hand at the recent Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in DuQuion, where Pro Street once reigned supreme, in their own Pro Street Mustang. The...

Burnout Insanity: Watch Aussie Steve Nogas’s 632ci, 16-71 Blown Fifth Gen “Killer-B” Camaro Fog Bank The Entire Country Of Australia

There are Aussie burnout machines and then there’s this crazy 5th  gen Camaro that is owned by Steve Nogas. The car is absolutely wild with a 632ci big block Chevy engine topped with a...

New Snake and Mongoose Trailer Released — Check It Out NOW!

Like all other fans of drag racing history, we’re looking forward to seeing the upcoming film Snake and Mongoose that tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen who rose to national...

Video: A Holley Equipped Twin Turbo LS Drag Week Motor Hits The Dyno At Steve Morris Racing Engines

Drag Week competitor Clark Rosenstengel is stepping up his game in a major league way for Drag Week 2013 and we have video evidence! In 2012 Clark raced his 2010 Camaro in the Street Race small block...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Burnout Video: Watch A Crusty Maverick Sleeper Destroy A Set of Slicks

(Words by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you’re thinking this car looks familiar, then you might remember us posting a video of it making a sketchy pass on the drag strip a few months back. The owner...

Video: This Guy Built A Running And Driving Life Sized Tonka Tow Truck – He Is A BangShift Hero

Thanks to OG BangShifter Joe Haber, we were tipped off to the greatest thing that we’ve seen in a good long time. Virtually all of us played with Tonka trucks as kids. Not to go into old man...

Video: MAVTV’s “Won And Done” Preview Is Street Racing At Heart

When Rich Christensen came up with the original Pinks and then Pinks All Out, the show was a huge huge hit where tons of folks showed up to race and watch. Rich’s latest creation, “Won...