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Category Archive: Videos

Mopar In A Suit: 1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375S – Worldly Gran Tourer!

While out on a lunch at Conway’s Red Top with my grandfather one Sunday afternoon, the subject of cars came up. I was hunting for what was going to be my first licensed, street legal vehicle...

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Classic YouTube: Selling Mopar’s Pocket Rocket With The Help Of Junior – The 1984 Dodge Omni GLH

“Dodge Omni has always been a good old buddy…a nice little guy.” Yeah, sure, believe what you will. Dodge’s Omni had a few things going for it…small, front-wheel-drive,...

Big Money Footbrake Only Drag Racing From The BTE World Footbrake Challenge In Bristol!

That’s right folks, if you are a fan of swapping feet instead of letting go of a transbrake button, then the BTE World Footbrake Challenge at Bristol is your jam! And thankfully the...

Hunt For Grunt! LS Torque Cams: Do You Know What Really Works?

In this video from Richard Holdener, he lets you in on yet another round of dyno testing Speed Secrets in the never ending Hunt for Grunt. LS Engines aren’t particularly known for being torque...

It’s Dyno Time For The Skid Factory’s MR2! How Does The Fresh Four-Banger Do On The Hub Dyno?

It’s not the most powerful, or the fastest, or even the most comfortable Toyota ever produced. But the first-gen MR2 was a neat little pocket-rocket that has a cult following. I remember the...

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The Garage Find Dream: Dusting Off A 1969 Chevelle That’s Been Squirreled Away

We had one as a family car. We traded a 1950 Chevy truck that had been hot-rodded up for it. The truck was a ripper, a four-speed screamer, but it had issues…the least of which were the plywood...

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What Depreciation? This BMW 6-Series Is One Evil-Sounding Rally Monster!

I actually had to go research when the “new” BMW 6-series coupes were first produced: 2004. That means that at the oldest, this particular mud-flinging example is sixteen years old. Which...

Classic YouTube: Cannonballs Off A Sunken Dodge, A Freightliner, And A Severely Abused Crown Vic!

My brain is still trying to process what, exactly, was going on in Moncton, New Brunswick last year. Was there something in the water? No, not the pond…that’s where the red, white and...

Historic Footage: Honda’s Commercial For The 1981 ATC 250R Three Wheeler

Three wheelers are some of the biggest fun you can have when it comes to all-terrain vehicles, and of all of the ones sold, Honda’s ATC 250R was the one to have. Not knocking the Big Red or the...

Knife Edge: Watch Trials Rider Toni Bou Make An Absolute Mockery Of Physics

Trials riders are insane, pure and simple. It’s a bit odd to compare them to any other motorcycle discipline, because unlike motocross, GP, Dakar or even sidecar motocross, trial riders...

The Spark Is Fixed, Now It’s Time To Address The Air And Fuel On This Old Galaxie!

Luke’s 1964 Ford Galaxie is a neat old cruiser that is actually being used as a daily driver. Already, we dig it simply because this car is actually being used and loved. It’s also...

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More Ship, Less Cruise: 1972 AMC Ambassador

Alright…one of the biggest regrets in my automotive history was an American Motors Ambassador just…like…this. Okay, luckily enough for me, the Ambassador I had history with...

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Suspension Tech Video: Learn All About The Benefits Of Tubular Sway Bars From The Crew At QA1

There’s a basic question that every hot rodder should ask when they are looking to buy parts for their car. “Why do I need that?” It’s a basically question but one that so...

Listen Up: The Awesome, Amazing, and Inspiring Story Of Operation Snowbound – How American Teamwork Saved Millions Of People and Livestock In 1949

There can be no overstatement of just how nasty Mother Nature can get when she wants to be. The winter of 1949 on the Western Plains of the United States is virtually beyond compare. A succession of...