Rough Start: $500 Will Net You A Decent 1991 Jeep Cherokee…If You Can Exorcise A Demonic Car Alarm
We like Jeep XJs around here. They are a good, simple and honest 4×4 SUV that wasn’t about bells and whistles. They are all about utility, function and durability. They won’t win...
Ebay Find: The 1968 Chevrolet Corvette That Don Yenko Raced At The 24 Hours Of Daytona!
Don Yenko and Chevrolets that could haul the mail just go hand-in-hand. You know cars like the Super Camaros (the actual “Yenko Camaros”), the Deuce Novas, and the Stinger Corvairs and...
Pennzoil’s Drifting Yellow Hellcat Challenger Is Back And Fully WFO In The Prequel To The “Airlift Drift” Ad
Earlier this year Pennzoil returned to our radar in a big way with their “Airlift Drift” advertisement that involved a bright yellow Dodge Challenger Hellcat being driven sideways at...
Hooking Mega Trucks Up To The Pulling Sled In Pennsylvania! Can These Tall-Tired Behemoths Work A Truck Pull?
The concept of mega trucks seems interesting enough: lots of power, tires taller than I am (and I’m pretty damn tall), and drivers with a “hell with it, let’s see what...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Genesis, Karma and Conformity In A Tortilla
You know what staves off the kind of hangover that SEMA can leave you with? Something greasy, filling and made from only the finest cobbled-together bits of news that the Internet is excellent at...
SEMA 2015: The Rollout After-Party And SEMA Ignited! From The Parade Out To Drifting And A Cacklefest, This Is Where The Show Lets Loose!
The end of the main show at SEMA on Friday afternoon has fluctuated between awesome (picture a monster truck Chevy and a Lexus LF-A sitting next to each other at the intersection of Paradise Road and...
Hang In The Hot Rod Garage With Tony As He Performs An Autopsy On His Demon’s Freshly-Siezed 340!
A little while ago, Hot Rod Garage’s Tony Angelo got a swift kick in the kiddies when the 340 in his Dodge Demon went full-stop during a cam break-in and all but locked up. Instead of bringing...
Top Gas Dragster And All-Time Hot Rodding Great George Bolthoff Passes – Engine Building Career Spanned Continents
(Photo credit – WeDidItForLove.com) – The common conception among people when thinking about 1960s drag racing is that it was a sport filled with young guys that were greasy handed...
John Force Racing And PEAK Announce Major Sponsorship Expansion
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by JFR Media John Force Racing and PEAK announced a major expansion of their sponsorship agreement today to include full-season primary sponsorship of John Force’s...
Big Finish For 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series! – Friday Report
Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt With post card perfect weather and a light Friday spectator crowd at historic Auto Club Pomona Raceway, the first round of funny car qualifying for the Auto...
Mega Carnage: Watch This Boosted Toyota Inliner Blow Up And Then See The Destruction!
So over in the Middle East they run these crazy dune trucks where guys run up these huge dunes agains the clock to see who can scale them fastest. Horsepower is obviously the order of the day and...
Chryslers At Carlisle 2015: Wagons, Wings, and Muscle Galore
(Photos by Ryan Severance) – Yesterday we were showing you all kinds of cool “Forward Look” designed Chryslers from the late 1950s. Today we’re cranking the knob on the time...
SEMA 2015: Moroso Had The Full Breadth And Depth Of Their Products On Display
When we swung by the Moroso booth at the 2015 SEMA show, their reps were fully engaged talking turkey with dealers, distributors, and people who had questions. One of the things that few people...
