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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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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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This Lap Around The Nurburgring In-Car With An Instructor Narrating Is Cool, Crazy, And Informative

We first learned about this video from a friend who was in Germany on a wing and a prayer racing trip, this time in the deep end of the pool to compete in a qualifying race for the legendary 24 Hours...

This 1970 International Harvester Travelall TV Ad Makes Us Want To Buy One Right Now

Like today’s truck ads, those made in the 1960s and 1970s were all about preaching toughness, strength, and the veritable indestructibility of the vehicle being promoted. In this case we are...

Lawnmower Racing In England Looks Like A Muddy Riot! Check This Out!

A confession about BangShift Mid-West HQ: due to the flawed geographical layout, my lawn looks like a scaled-down version of the Everglades anytime any amount of moisture falls from the sky. It...

This Pro Street Ford Maverick Is Everything A Car Needs…It’s Black, Nasty And Stout!

I’m just a sucker for a fast black Ford. Can’t explain it any other way than that. It all started with a spray-bombed 1973 Mercury Comet GT and ever since then, I equate a flat-black Ford...

Integra Vs. A Twin-Turbo Audi R8: The Gringotegra Chalks Up Another Victim At TX2K16!

The green DC2 Acura Integra is the infamous “Gringotegra”, a ballistic little force-fed screamer that owner Myles uses to maintain his status as the fastest front-drive 1500′ and...

Question Of The Day: What Automotive Manufacturer Should Join NASCAR?

(Honda image: James H.) During an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR, Chairman Brian France let an interesting tidbit slip: other manufacturers, looking at the success that Toyota had with their Camry...

Classic YouTube: 1986 Chevrolet IROC Z28 Camaro Advertisement

How were automotive jingles still a thing in 1986? If there is one advertising trend we are glad has gone the way of the dodo, it’s singsongy lyrics to a pop music riff, and that’s what...

Rough Start: A Sense Of Deja Vu With A 1978 Pontiac LeMans, But Cheap Entry Into Racing Could Be Yours!

Didn’t I just find one of these? Yes, I did, and I had to do a double-take and compare the eBay ad from a couple of days ago versus the Craigslist ad that I just found this afternoon....

The Fight Over NCM Motorsports Park Will Continue After A Meeting At City Hall

The meeting between the Warren County City-County Planning Commission, lawyers for both the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park and Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise (the group...

A Yak 3 Airplane And Porsche GT3 RS Feature Like None Other. This Is Bad Ass

(Words and Photos by Dennis Vos) This little “write up” is about what happens when you have 3 photographers going at it on two different objects during a private session somewhere in Belgium. As...

Weapons-Grade: The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Continues The Horsepower War!

If you haven’t seen by now, one of the two big, bad Larrys of the modern Camaro has finally broken cover: the ZL1, the all-out monster, is set for a fall 2016 sell date and make no mistake, the...

Question Of The Day: How Do You Feel About Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Becoming Mandatory In New Cars?

Whether you like it or not, by 2022 automatic emergency braking will be standard in the U.S. domestic market. This isn’t just a one-sided affair, either: The National Highway Traffic Safety...

This Small-Block Opel Kadett Is Ready For All Comers – 10.5 Tire And 300hp Worth Of Nitrous!

In the legend of David and Goliath, a young boy takes up the taunting challenges of a giant established warrior and ends the day the victor, against all odds, armed only with skill and the most basic...

Cool Video! Ozark Raceway Park Gets New Concrete And Asphalt – Support Your Local Strip!

We love stories like this one. The guys at Urban Hillbilly Action Video stopped by their home track recently to check up on some serious upgrades that are being made to the facility. The track...