Unhinged: Proof Of The Stupidity Of Drunken Driving
There are a lot of things you can do with a car that falls into the “straight-up stupid” file that I’ll happily admit that I’ve done over the years. I’ve sped on...
Rough Start: Cruise Like A Boss In A Pontiac Executive
I’ve recently discovered a new pet peeve: the difference in automotive scale versus age. For example: conversing with someone ten years my junior, upon seeing a picture of my Imperial, I...
Officially Jealous: Jay Leno Checks Out The Jeep Wagoneer Roadtrip Concept!
Every year, right about the beginning of March, Jeep likes to unveil a small fleet of concepts and studies that will make it to the Easter Jeep Safari out in Moab, Utah. This is done to advertise...
Big Blue: The Painting Of A 1960 Plymouth Fury For Your Entertainment!
Eighteen feet long, weighing in at over 3,500 pounds, sporting fins that were shark-like in nature and chrome the entirety of the bottom perimeter of the car, from the bumpers to the rocker panels....
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Inspect This!
Is it over? Is our annual national nightmare of who plays schoolyard sports best over and done with until next year? Nah, not really…baseball season is up next. Whatever. The Super Bowl has...
Turbos Aren’t Just For Junkyard LS Engines! Watch What Happens When You Bolt An S480 To A Big Block Chevy
With the insane popularity of turbocharging LS engines, especially junkyard LS engines, it seems like a lot of people have forgotten that turbochargers work on anything else! Of course that...
From Jeeps To Flying Monsters: A History Of Formula Offroad
The combination of a thousand or so horsepower, wide scoop-style tires, and a driver who is hell-bent on telling gravity to go fly a kite make Icelandic Formula Offroad one of our favorite...
Corrosion Reverso: Banishing The Rusty And Crusty Out Of The Front End Of A Fiero
If you’ve worked on a car that’s more than a few years old, chances are good that what’s underneath that pretty skin looks…well, let’s be nice and say...
Hot Rodder’s Project: Make Your Own Louver Press In Your Garage! Louver The World
Back in the day, you could go to your local hot rod or speed shop and have louvers pressed into parts of all kinds. Local hot rodders would bring in hoods and fenders and more, all in search of...
BangShift Project Files: This V-10 Powered Fairmont Is One Stuffed Fox!
Ford could’ve had so much fun with the 6.8L V-10 if they really wanted to. The 412ci ten-hole unit usually gets relegated to the trucks and vans, and while it made alright power, it...
It Might Look Like A Fancy Pinto, But It’s Really Micro Luxury And We Love It
This 1979 Mercury Bobcat is amazingly clean, and while it might look like a fancy Pinto, we prefer to call it Micro Luxury. The Bobcat, Mercury’s “upscale” version of the Ford Pinto was...
Period Correct Style And Mag Turbines Too: 1979 Datsun 620 Custom
Mini-trucks are not a late 1980s-early 1990s phenomenon. Mini-trucks have had their fans since they first started rolling on our side of the pond. Toyotas, Datsuns, Mazdas and the American-branded...
Oh Chute: John Zappia’s Parachute-Less Trip Into The Sand At Kiwnana Motorplex!
At the end of World War II, there was a ton of surplus military equipment that could be picked up and be put to good use outside of official military functions. You could buy surplus aircraft...
