Vanilla Vice: 1989 Dodge Diplomat AHB – Clean As A Whistle!
If you’re in your mid-thirties or older, there is only one automatic response that is appropriate for seeing a refrigerator-white Dodge Diplomat: “Oh, shit, it’s the cops!”...
Gotta Start Somewhere: Getting A Beater V6 Camaro Ready For A First Car
Oh, the memories of the first car…the learning machine, the ultimate disposable vehicle if you asked your parents. I knew maybe ten kids who got relatively new vehicles for their high school...
GT Wagon: 1972 Ford Gran Torino – Ford Longroof Goodness
The one-year-only body of the 1972 Ford Torino lineup was a visual sleeper hit: the deep grille, the small bumpers, the Coke-bottle shape of the car all came together just right. They only recently...
Big Boy: The Bandag Bullet In Action At Summernats 33’s Skidpad
There are two ways that you might know Bandag. One is if you are in a field that uses retreaded tires…Bandag is a retread company and they are the tire of choice for fleets like UPS. Or, you...
Patch Panel Pickup: Making New Parts For An Econoline Truck
The tin worm scares me like none other. Tiny pinholes are one thing, but if you have ever driven in Ohio, you know what I mean when I say “rot”. Body panels that are returning to the...
Luxury Beast: Meet The Bespoke 520hp, Himalaya Defender 110 LS3 Crew Cab – Big Money Romper
It’s always cool when we learn of the existence of something new. In this case it was a couple of things. Firstly the fact that there is a company called Himalaya that builds custom Land Rovers...
The Drag Illustrated Nationals World Doorslammer Nationals present by Elite Motorsports Coming In March – $50k To Win Pro Stock and Pro Mod!
Well this is going to be a brawl. The Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by Elite Motorsports is slated to happen at Orlando Speed World Dragway March 6-8, one week before the...
SOLD: Maple Grove Raceway Reportedly Set To Be Sold To Pennsylvania Racing Development Company – Good News!
The wait for the answer to the question, “Has Maple Grove been sold yet,” is apparently over. The Reading Eagle newspaper is reporting that a King of Prussia, PA based company called...
2019 Action Photo Review: David Whealon’s Best Photos From The Year That Was – Part 2
(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with the second half of David Whealon’s 2019 photographic season in review! More photos from road courses, drag strips, tractor pulling...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Coming Into 2020 HOT! Inside News, Rumors, and The Story Behind Blake Alexander and Jim Head
The 2020 season will be chock full of really awesome action from the sportsman to the professional ranks and it’s finally time to start to dive into the storylines that are developing ahead of...
Why The Long Face: World Of Outlaws Late Model Series Announces Droop Rule For Suspension
(Photo by RacingNews.co/Shane Walters) – It was a few years ago that I first got an in-depth look at dirt racing cars. They are astonishingly awesome machines and they have been refined over...
Saving The Critically Endangered: Bringing A Potential Last Remaining Truck
The last one alive…that’s a statement that carries some serious weight. A one-of-one build simply means rare. The last one means that there were more, and most of them are simply gone,...
Rough Start: 1971 Plymouth Duster – Rough And Rowdy
A sleeper hit for a gearhead flick, Dazed and Confused was filled to the brim with Muscle-era choice cuts. Which did you prefer: Pickford’s GTO, Wooderson’s Chevelle, or...
