Battle Barge: Cleetus Showed Up At Ford Fest With Project Neighbor And Had A Ball!
Oct 01, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
I would’ve been shocked if I didn’t see one rowdy-ass Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor with Florida plates parked somewhere at the Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival. Cleetus is known...
California Bill To Amend 2018 Exhaust Noise Law Signed Into Law By Governor Gavin Newsom! Fix It Tickets Are Back And We Love It!
Oct 01, 2019Chad Reynolds5
This just in! Our friends at SEMA just sent out word that the incredibly strict enforcement regulations recently imposed for loud exhaust in the State of California have been change in our favor! Or...
Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring ‘Em Out!
Sep 30, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring ‘Em Out!
My benchmark for a Ford show in the fall at Beech Bend is painted Candy Apple Red and wears a gold belt around it’s middle. Jason McDaniel’s 1969 Shelby GT500 is a local celebrity in the...
Morning Symphony: Banshees In The Dunes
Sep 30, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Banshees In The Dunes
You ever look at a picture and are able to smell it? I know, it’s about as intelligent of a phrase as they get, but you know what I’m getting after. The sound of the red ball that most...
Generational Melting Pot: The Old And New Met In An Impala SS!
Sep 30, 2019Bryan McTaggart10
I remember the first time I saw a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice. It rolled up in a resplendent champagne/sand kind of color, with those weird not-quite-wire wheels that they used, with darker brown interior...
Six Seconds, Four Cylinders, And Lots Of Alcohol: This Chevette Is One Mean Little Bastard!
Sep 30, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Six Seconds, Four Cylinders, And Lots Of Alcohol: This Chevette Is One Mean Little Bastard!
To the average person living in the States, the Chevrolet Chevette is just one footnote in a long line of forgettable attempts by General Motors to try their hand at an import-beater. The...
Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring On The Crowds!
Sep 29, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
If there was any doubt whatsoever about the potential of the new format of the fall Ford show at Beech Bend, it got put to bed immediately on Saturday. The fans showed up. The show cars showed up,...
The $10k Drag Shootout Continues: Episodes 2 And 3 Are Right Here And The Drama Is Heating Up!
Sep 29, 2019Chad Reynolds1
Last year’s $10k Drag Shootout was an absolute riot, and at the same time an absolute ass whip. But man was it rewarding and cool! Our competition was Midwest Mayhem, Comp Cams Dream Team, and...
With High Horsepower Coming So Easily And Economically From Modern Gas Engines, Is There Really A Reason To Spend Jillions Building A High Horsepower Diesel?
Sep 29, 2019Chad Reynolds7
I saw a video about a 1200 Horsepower Duramax combo the other day and how expensive it is to get to that power level with a diesel, and it blew me away. Sure they make insane torque at those levels,...
Shayna Texter Is The Winningest Flat Track Singles Racer In American History, But How Did It Happen?
Sep 29, 2019Chad Reynolds2
Sometimes we still make assumption on gender based on a set of accomplishments, especially in racing. We assume that someone named Stacy must be a man if that Stacy has 100 race wins. I’m...
The Ultimate Vise Torture Test: Old VS New, Import VS Domestic, Which Bench Vise Does It All And Lives?
Sep 29, 2019Chad Reynolds5
There is nothing cooler than a big old vintage vise for the bench in your garage or shop. Brands like Wilton bring big money at swap meets and garage sales, because people know they are ultra bad...
Straight-Eight Showdown: The Engines Run…Now, Will The Old Tanks Actually Move?
Sep 29, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
We’ve been digging this “straight-eight showdown” build-off going on at Cold War Motors. If you haven’t seen the last few episodes, the premise is simple: these guys have two...
No Party Like a Parachute Party! – Roadkill Nights 2019 Woodward Pre-Party
Sep 29, 2019Chad Reynolds3
Alex Taylor is one lucky girl. She works hard to be this lucky, but she’s lucky nonetheless. With a father who can literally build a car from the ground up with no outside help, and the passion...
Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest Is On And We’ve Got Photo Coverage Galore! This Event Is Awesome!
Sep 28, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest Is On And We’ve Got Photo Coverage Galore! This Event Is Awesome!
When you combine Holley’s ability to put on an event with diversity that has never been seen before, and NMRA’s history of incredibly fast Ford powered drag racing, there is no doubt that...












