Six Speed, Four Door, Ex-Cop: This Caprice PPV Is Perfectly Mental!
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
Happiness is a four-do0r with three pedals. There, I said it. The recipe worked for my 1987 Dodge Diplomat. It’s somehow working for my 2012 Chevy Cruze, gutless as it may be. But this beast...
They Drove What? The History Behind The Two 1963 Chrysler 300s That Went Rallying In Canada
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
When you think rally car, you picture small, light, usually four-wheel drive beasts that seem to be able to do the impossible. But even before Group B and the really ballistic cars, small and light...
IROC Porsches: 911 RSRs Battling It Out In IROC’s First Season!
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on IROC Porsches: 911 RSRs Battling It Out In IROC’s First Season!
I’ve been on a bit of an IROC racing kick this week. Blame it on diving down the internet rabbit hole after finding that footage of Bobby Unser’s absolutely folded Camaro. I decided that...
Classic YouTube: Go-Go-Gadget Pumpkin Cannon!
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
On November 2nd and 3rd, 2019, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin event will take place in Rantoul, Illinois. Trebuchets, slingshots, centrifugals, cannons and more will all line up for the chance...
Rough Start: 1979 Chevrolet C70 Flatbed – Rule The Gigantic Truck Roost
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
Diesel this, diesel that. Monster lifted Jeep, Mega Cab Ram with the 10-inch exhaust pipe. Ford F-450 daily driver and so on, and so forth…the whole big truck thing hurts my head. Some days I...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Less Auto, More Electric!
Oct 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart4
The leaves are falling, the temperatures are retreating down to comfortable levels, and you can see the end of the racing season start to appear for the year. It’s not over yet…in fact,...
Episode 6 Of The $10k Drag Shootout Is Right Here! Watch Us All Finish And Get Numbers On The Dyno
Oct 20, 2019Chad Reynolds2
There is nothing cooler than the $10k Drag Shootout, but this year was a completely different animal than last year. By now you have probably heard that three of the four cars were damaged in...
Classic YouTube: Bobby Unser’s 1975 Crash At Riverside In An IROC Camaro
Oct 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The accident itself was spectacular enough: at the start of the 1975 IROC event at Riverside, Bobby Unser and Bobby Allison had a meeting of the metal that put both cars into a wall. Both cars met...
NHRA AAA Fall Nationals Saturday Final Qualifying Results Are Right Here
Oct 20, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on NHRA AAA Fall Nationals Saturday Final Qualifying Results Are Right Here
NHRA’s AAA Fall Nationals is tearing up the 1320 at the Texas Motorplex near Ennis. BRITTANY FORCE TOP FUEL NO. 1 QUALIFIER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS DRAGSTER 3.651 SEC., 331.28 MPH NOTE: Top...
Super Base: 1978 Mercury Zephyr: Who Ordered A Friggin’ Three-Speed Manual In 1978?!
Oct 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart8
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t know of anyone who has purchased a brand-new car and explicitly went for the ultimate no-frills model. Not one. I don’t know anyone my age who bought...
RIP Joe Hunt: Our Friends At 1320 Put Together A Great Tribute. God Speed My Friend.
Oct 20, 2019Chad Reynolds5
Joe Hunt is one of those guys that totally lives street cars and drag racing. Completely. He’s one of us. There is no doubt that he was as hardcore as they come. I met him several years ago,...
KITT’s Hidden Mode: Watch This Firebird Mud Bogger Get Down!
Oct 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The running joke about third-generation F-bodies is that they belong in the realm of the redneck and the mullet-wearing 1980s throwback. They don’t. They were GM’s power re-awakening,...
Fire, The Cure For Everything: Freeing Up A 289 Ford With A Torch!
Oct 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
Now that his revived 1965 Ford Mustang is roadworthy and proven, Mike from Classic Mustangs 429 has taken on a new project: a 1967 Mercury Cougar. Honestly, we’re glad to see anyone take...
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing LIVE Right Here! Funny Cars, Dragsters, Wheels Up Door Cars, And More!
Oct 20, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing LIVE Right Here! Funny Cars, Dragsters, Wheels Up Door Cars, And More!
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing is the sportsman division and is responsible for a crazy amount of cool drag racing across the country. Alcohol Dragsters, Funny Cars, Competition Eliminator, Stock, Super...












