Watch The Wild Peace Maker Cadillac Wheelstander Spit Out A Rear Axle At Great Lakes Drag-O-Way In 1987!
A little while back we put out the call for info on the Peace Maker wheelstanders from our readers. Jim Brewer ran a series of these Caddy bodied exhibition machines and they were all cool to look...
Yutaka Katayama, Better Known As “Mr. K.” And The Man Who Brought The Datsun Z-Car To America, Has Passed
Yutaka Katayama, the charismatic “Mr. K” who was responsible for introducing the Nissan Motor Company to the United States via Datsun, passed on February 19th, 2015 at the age of 105....
Crash And Burn: Any Guesses As To Why This Maverick Wound Up Going Turtle?
It’s official for the driver of this Ford Maverick: this day is gonna suck. Information is very limited on what actually happened at Memphis Motorsports Park late last year, but the video from...
The Quest To Find The Best Snow Mover Continues: This Tracked Case Monster Is Now In The Lead, Right?
From fast tractors to monster snow blowers we have been bombarding you with cool mechanical ways to relocate the white stuff. Today we think we may have found the king of them all. This tracked Case...
1962’s Duel In The Desert May Be The Best Old Chevy Propaganda Film Yet
What’s better than old manufacturer promotion films? These movies are hilarious as they were designed for use by the sales managers at dealerships to get their sales staffs all whipped up into...
Rough Start, The Import Edition: Bringing A Chrysler Ute Into The U.S.
After finding the sociopathic Chrysler Valiant CL ute with the “340” earlier today, the part of me that likes shopping for cars I can’t afford woke up. I’d really like a...
Watch A 438ci Small Block Ford On Nitrous Make Nearly 1,300hp And Spin Past 8,000 RPM!
We loves us some dyno pull videos. In this case, it is a small block Ford engine built by CNC Motorsports. This engine measures out to 438ci and with the nitrous bottle valve open, makes 1,270hp and...
Sleeper Footage: A Trabant Versus A Nissan GT-R – Which Will Win, The Angry Vacuum Cleaner Or The Beer Can With Headlights?
In stock form a Trabant’s two-cycle engine would struggle to power one of the Nissan GT-R’s turbos, so just what exactly is going on here? A lesson in humility, my friends. Look at the...
Indy World of Wheels Photo Coverage – A Great Photo Tour Of The Gearhead Get Together In Indianapolis
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – The indoor car show season is roaring around the USA and we have photo dispatches from a bunch of our contributors that we’ll be sharing from recent events...
UPDATED: Kurt Busch Suspended Indefinitely From NASCAR – Has Lost First Appeal
It’s official: NASCAR has decided to suspend driver Kurt Busch after the Kent County, Delaware family court granted his ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, a restraining order. The news comes...
The 8,000+ Club – A Compilation Of Awesome High RPM Dyno Pulls – Small Displacement Wailing! (Video)
Here’s some cool dyno video from the guys at Savannah Race Engineering. These fellows run a well regarded engine shop that builds everything from Can Am big blocks to 98ci Cosworth four...
Watch This Mighty Oshkosh Truck Dig In And Lumber Through A Wall Of Snow Like A Mechanical Ox
Oshkosh trucks are heavy duty pieces that have been serving in municipal, military, and other hardcore roles for decades. They aren’t built for style and they aren’t built for tricky...
This 1960s Ad For The Remco Mr Kelly’s Automatic Car Wash Is A Look Back At A Cool Toy
Not to sound like an old man here, but toys like this were the things I LIVED for as a kid. Yes, I was about 20 years behind this one but even into the 1980s there was plenty of neat “hands...
