Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: No More Jag Wagons, Ferrari Land USA, And Volkswagen’s Punishment!
Raise your hands if you’ve been in the middle of spring cleaning! Don’t know why you raised your hands…but hey, at least you have been doing your part in tidying up the house and...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Electric Worry” by Clutch (2007)
The weekend is here, finally. There are projects to get done, places to go travel to, and tires that need to be punished. We know it’s been a long week, so let’s start things off right...
Watch The Most Violent Mini-Rod Pulling Tractor Pass We Have Ever Seen – This Dude Must Have Been Sore In The Morning!
If you are ever wondering why pulling tractors have roll cages and why the drivers are all suited up and strapped in when they never really achieve that much speed, let this video from the 2014 NTPA...
Rough Start: This 1971 Ford Torino 500 Station Wagon Is An Emerald In The Desert!
I love hunting for old iron in the deserts of Arizona. For the rust-averse like myself, it’s a paradise. The sheetmetal is anywhere from pristine to paint-roasted and the chances are good that...
This 1973 Ford F-350 Wrecker Is Listed As Being In Rough Condition – We’re Not Sure They Know What Rough Is!
Maybe the adage “a little paint can go a long way” applies here but when the seller describes this truck as “rough” in the eBay ad we’re thinking that we are not seeing...
Can An Evening Orchid 1966 Corvair Corsa Be Badass? It Can When It’s A Kelmark-Converted Big-Block!
Some colors just don’t work for some people…and GM’s Evening Orchid color is that color for me. I know of at least one person who will vehemently disagree with me until the end of...
Watch This Mack Truck Run 10.90/128-mph With An E6 285hp Engine!
The Mack E6 285hp engine is not exactly one that lives in diesel powered fantasy land. It was a yeoman engine that was used in trucks that pretty much everyone who ever piloted would claim were...
Here’s What It Looks Like When Three Humvees Plummet To The Ground During A Failed Air Drop Drill
There are bad days at work and then there’s this. During a training exercise in Germany, three Humvees plummeted hundreds of feet to their demise after the rigging securing them to their...
Viva Las Vegas 2016 Coverage: The Parade Of REAL GUY Hot Rods, Customs, and Trucks Continues
Yes, our Viva Las Vegas 2016 coverage continues today! Here’s the thing. This is not a show populated by gazillion dollar hot rods that no one can afford. Just the contrary, actually. This is...
From A Road Course Racer, To An LSR Screamer, And Now A 9-Second Warhead, This 2009 Dodge Challenger Does It All!
When the Dodge Challenger returned for the 2008 model year, Mopar fans who wanted two doors and rear-wheel drive were lined up around the block salivating, and Sam Uthman was right in line with them....
Want A Quarter Mile Drag Strip? Lonestar Motorsports Park In Texas Is For Sale! $2.7M
We thought it was pretty awesome when John Hennessey went into the drag strip business a couple of years ago with the purchase of Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas. After all, his shop is...
Jay Leno Shows You What Is Being Worked On In His Shop: A Hemi-Powered Cunningham, A Porsche Restoration, And More!
Jay Leno is a car guy, through and through, there is no doubt about it, and he has the money to do whatever the hell he wants to do. But the reason we like what he does is that he didn’t...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: Hammering A Classic 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury With Max Wedge Power Down The Quarter Mile
While the short throw shifter was a great innovation that helped make speedy gear changes much easier, there’s something awesome about seeing a guy really get after it with a long throw, old...
