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Category Archive: HISTORIC, LAND SPEED RACES, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Mobil Oil Made This Cool Video At Bonneville In 1965 – Short On Sound But Long On Awesome

It is pretty astounding to consider the amount of historic footage that never would have seen the light of day before YouTube existed. From the old road and drag racing stuff  that we show you all...

Classic YouTube: The Big Red Dodge – Subtlety Can Take A Hike

Every last thing about this 1990s Dodge is perfect. The shade of red that seemed to be painted on everything Mopar advertised for about this time period. The A-12 style scoop that is trying to funnel...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Ride Of Choice For This Beater Race?

I have no idea where this is or when this occurs (if it’s even an actual race and not a bunch of guys having a ball in a field somewhere) but this looks like a riot of a time. Where are you...

Hauling In Style: Three Pedals’ “Shaken And Stirred” 1989 Pontiac Safari Rules All!

(Lead photo: Three Pedals) What do you have to do to prove to any and everyone in attendance at a show like the 2017 Car Craft Summer Nationals that the product you make is the product that they...

The Ack Attack Streamliner Is Going To Bolivia To Try And Go More Than 400 mph!

Bonneville is coming up in less than a month, and while the normal buzz surrounding the salt is starting to bubble, there is a lot of talk about Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia to be exact, where...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Automotive Guilty Pleasure To Watch?

I’ll be up front with you, readers: I hate the phrase “guilty pleasure”. It’s one of the creepiest phrases out there to describe something. But for the sake of normal...

Morning Symphony: The Violence Of An Italian Tractor Pull – Radial Engines FTW!

Most racing setups work across the world. Touring cars, drag racing, off-roading…there might be subtle differences based upon geography, but they are universal applications that are pretty...

Morning Symphony: The Glorious Noise Of Throwing The Hot Rod Around By The Collar!

As you wake up and check out the news feed, yours truly will be checking out a new show at Beech Bend Raceway: the Car Craft Summer Nationals are rolling into town, and I’ve already seen some...

Treat It Like A Rental: That’s $2 Million Worth Of Mercedes Ripping Up The Lawn!

Out of the thirty-five 1997 Mercedes CLK-GTR homologation street cars produced, six and only six were roadsters…you know, because what a GT1 homologation car needs more than anything is...

Check Out 1320Video’s Final Round Of Footage From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2017!

The trek is over and done with. Rocky Mountain Race Week 2017 is in the books, and the 1320Video crew are wrapping up their coverage for the week. There’s been plenty of fun looping from...

More Rocky Mountain Race Week 2017 Footage From 1320Video! Catch Up With The Day Three Action Here!

Not only are the Reynolds family covering Rocky Mountain Race Week in full for you guys, but Kyle and the crew at 1320Video are tagging along as well, making not only the races but the drives from...

Morning Symphony: Mad Mike’s “RUMBUL” Rotary-Powered Mazda Waking Up The Countryside!

In 1977, the last Mazda B-series “REPU” (Rotary Pickup) was produced. After that, Mazda left rotary mills to sports cars…and one grand tourer. Was there a grand fault for the rotary...

How Often Do You See This? A Fast DeLorean Powered By The Original PRV V6!

I’ve made it no secret that if I had a nice bank account and a DeLorean, that I would jam in the LS4 out of a late-model Impala SS into the back and have a riot of a time. Brian has made it no...

Classic YouTube: Drifting Your Cares Away With A Pontiac Firebird And An Open Lot

Unnecessary. Immature. Childish. Pointless. Unsafe. Wasteful. There’s plenty of criticism that could be launched against the kinds of parking lot antics this Pontiac Firebird is performing. But...