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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Vice Grip Garage ALMOST Won A Helicopter At The Freedom 500!.. And Then He Accidentally Destroyed His Friends Turbo Pacer

The Freedom 500 is one awesome race, but that’s not just because the action is fun to watch. This race is something special because the people racing in it are some of your favorite YouTubers...

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Texas Street CASH DAYS Action From 1320Video: Huge Wheelies, Close Calls, & MORE! Plus Win A Corvette!

Texas street racing royalty, and some new characters alike, were on hand for the Cash Days street racing that was going down during the dark hours after TX2K at the Texas Motorplex. It was the first...

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Watch Tim Cullinan Turn His Front Motor Top Fueler Into A Trike TWICE On The Same Run And Save It!

Front motor top fuel cars are among the least appreciated vehicles in drag racing. Their numbers peaked in the 1990s and have basically declined since then, leaving us with less than two dozen really...

Check This Out: A 1970 Checker Marathon That Never Saw Service Duty!

For many people, the Checker Marathon was and always will be “the” taxicab, while everything else painted yellow is just another replacement. For twenty-one years, the Marathon was...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, It’s Extra Passengers In A Corvette And “Was That A Cop In The Dodge?”

Expecting witty banter? Of course you aren’t, but we have to make a mad dash out of the door to another track this weekend, so we will keep it quick: we’re going to reach into the top of...

This Lifted Crew Cab Beast Could Be Yours. Perfect End Of Days Bugout Rig

The end of the world is coming. Or so the preppers say, which means we’re all going to need some kick ass bugout vehicle that can haul our loved ones, pets, and all the gear we’ll need to...

Class Is Back In Session! Let Professor Pobst Give You The Rundown On Understeer!

Why does understeer suck? Simple…it’s the car taking control completely out of your hands for you while simultaneously sucking all of the fun out of the event of cornering. If you chose...

This 1987 E30 BMW 325is Could Be The Bavarian Corner Carver You Crave

I know a BMW E30 is not the norm around here, but you have to live under a rock if you haven’t noticed the insane number of “Ultimate Driving Machines” that have graced race tracks,...

Bangshift Goes Racing! We Race Our 280Z At Its Very First 24 Hours Of Lemons Event!

(All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted) Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap....

Can You Help Figure Out The History Of This Plymouth Duster Pro Stock Drag Car?

When we saw the ad on Craigslist, we first thought this bitchin old Plymouth Duster was for sale. But no! The guy who owns it is looking for information on its history. Why? Because he plans to do a...

Friday Excuse To Go Home And Drink: Australian Safety Freaks Are So Paranoid About Cars, They Created Graham, The Human Crash Test Dummy

How risk-averse are you? Chances are, you aren’t too bad. You know to look both ways before crossing the street. You were taught to not talk to strangers or to ride with people you don’t...

Rough Start: Finding A Very Workable 1978 Chevrolet El Camino Super Sport At A Still-Reasonable Price

1980s cars are in their own right now, and prices are going to start climbing for desirable ones. There’s sure to be plenty of kickback by traditionalists over that statement, but all you have...

Chrysler Carlisle Nationals 2016 Coverage: More Photos From The Mopar Meet To End All Mopar Meets

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We promised that we would be back with more photos from the 2016 Chrysler Carlisle Nationals and here we are! You know, over the years Chrysler has had their problems...

What Do Ford And Jose Cuervo Have In Common? One Plant That Provides Products For Both Companies – Check This Out!

Ok, barflies, pop quiz: do you know what you are looking at in the photo? That would be a successful harvest of blue agave, the plant that provides two things human consume: agave nectar and...

Mighty Mouse! This 1960 Lloyd Is A Strage But Neat Little Track Bomber That Is Up For Sale!

What does a bad idea look like? Ok, besides a $500 Craigslist car that “runs and drives”. How about taking a car that came with two-digit horsepower, turning it into a straight-axle car,...

Super, Indeed! Ford Releases New 2017 Super Duty Power And Capability Numbers – They Are HUGE

Just when you thought that the pickup power wars had reached critical mass, Ford has assured that they are a long way from over. Just days ago, the company announced the power levels and capability...