Learned Turkey: Stardust International Raceway – Motorsports Meets The Mob In Vegas, 1965-1971
When one combines the topics of 1960s motorsports, politics, the mafia, and the formation of what we now know as modern Las Vegas into one 492 page book, a reader’s expectations are going to be...
2019 Riyadh Global Auto Salon: Our First Load of Images From This Incomprehensible Event
(Photos by the author) – Directly following the NHRA Finals in Pomona, California and the awards evening on Monday night, I flew to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the 2019 Riyadh Global Auto...
Brains Over Bucks: Remembering Mickey Nickos One of Open Wheel Racing’s Greatest Modern Engine Builders
(Image from Nickos family archive) – It is so rare when we run across people brilliant enough in racing to overcome massive financial shortcomings with the power of their own ability, which is...
Found: This 1932 Ford Truck Is An Old School California Hot Rod That Likely Hauled Stuff To Bonneville!
There’s always something cool about an old truck but this 1932 ford is an old school California hot rod and likely has ties to the Bonneville Salt Flats judging by the windshield! The seller...
50 Year Celebration: This Neat Video Shows Us All 50 Years Of Nissan GT-R Examples On The Track At Once
Gearheads love heritage and they typically love history, especially when it is tied into their favorite model of car. In the case of Nissan performance fans, no machine has loomed or will ever loom...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Build Something Just For The Fun Of It?
By the time the Sawzall was plugged in, there was no saving the little red Ford Fiesta from fate. Within ten minutes, it would be a ute. The idea seemed like such a good one at the time…people...
The Hallmark: 1985 Ferrari GTO – The Underrated Poster Ferrari
If there was one supercar I’d consider in the “one car for the rest of your life” argument, you are looking at it: the 1984-87 Ferrari GTO. A further evolution of the car that...
Ford-Faced, GM-Powered: This Homebuilt RV Is Perfect For Chad’s Freak Mobile Home Files!
“You know what? I think I want to build my own motorhome from scratch!” …said nobody, ever. Think about it: you are going to make a street-legal, human-occupied rolling brick that...
Proud To Row His Own: 454-Powered 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Project
I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way I’ll really trust a company that deals in aftermarket auto parts is when I see those who work for the brand actively using those parts on...
Sportsman Parting Shots From The 2019 NHRA World Finals At Pomona!
(Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt) – One more shot from the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the weather was awesome, the racing was close and an epic first round Pro...
Historical Footage: The 1989 Lakebed Landing Of A B1-B Lancer Bomber At Edwards Air Force Base
The Rockwell B1-B Lancer swept wing supersonic bomber is an awesome machine. Visually, it harkens back to when jet aircraft were supposed to be ungodly fast, when speed was absolutely key for...
B58 Bomber: Step Papadakis Completes His Supra B58 Engine Build And Dynos It For Four Digit Power!
We have shown you some lead up videos on this project to the dyne video that is below. Long story short, Steph Papadakis wanted to be the first guy to have a B58 Supra engine that makes 1,000hp on...
Morning Symphony: The Wildest Moments From WRC 2019
The only way you can under-rate rally driving is to have never, ever seen rally driving actually performed. Even the slower, tamer classes can get buck wild, and the full-on WRC cars are the...
Underestimated: Nine Seconds Out Of A 3.7L V6 Mustang!
The Ford Cyclone V6 is a punchy little thing that doesn’t get as much credit as it should. Then again, look at where it sits in most of the linup: the big cars and as the base engine for the...
