Funny Car Action At The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – Fiberglass Forest At Famoso!
Nostalgia funny cars have singlehandedly elevated the profile of “nostalgia” drag racing higher than anyone could have predicted it would be even 10 years ago. At first the cars were a...
Dodge’s Trademark Woes: “Hellcat” and “Scat Pack” Are Being Challenged In Court
Of all the things FCA really needs right now, two trademark battles over it’s more successful vehicles was certainly not it. Unfortunately, right now that’s exactly what they have on...
Funny Craigslist Ad For 1980s Motorcycle Crap Is The Most Boston Thing You Will Read All Day
If you read this ad using the completely over the top and ridiculous accent used by the guys in the popular “Hoppah” television commercials you will truly sound like someone speaking...
The Revival, Part 1: Bringing A Super Duty Back From The Trip To The Scrapyard
In the quest to locate a shop to wrench on the Project Raven Imperial in peace, quiet, and with enough solitude that I don’t wake the neighbors up with loud and unabashed swearing, I offered up...
Naked Motors And Thrashing In The Pits At The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – Sweet Photos Here
Perhaps the coolest thing about the 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion is the fact that so many vehicles at Famoso were burning nitro. From the cackle cars to the AA/FA exhibition machines, to the top...
Project Raven: The Prelude To The Stage 2 Build
The last time the Project Raven Imperial was seen, it was limping home from Beech Bend with a transmission that was making a lot of odd and angry noises. Since then there has been a lot of...
Watch The 2014 Ridler Winning Revision Buick Hit The Goodguys Autocross – Sideways Action From The Wild Creation
Kids, we live in a generation where Ridler Award winning cars are cruised on the streets, taken to the Bonneville salt flats, and in this video the defending Ridler winner is autocrossed at a...
Raymond Beadle Has Died – All Time Drag Racing Great Was Phenomenal Driver, Visionary Promoter, Loved The World Over
We hate writing these. Funny car giant Raymond Beadle has died. We had been hearing that Beadle was having some medical issues and were hoping for the best but it seems as though that will not be the...
Unhinged: One Out Of Every Five Vehicles Sold Has Been Recalled This Year.
At time of writing, there have been 544 recalls that have affected 52 million vehicles for model year 2014. Think about that: One-fifth of the vehicles sold this year shouldn’t have been sold...
Rough Start: Want To Haul A Lot Of Friends With You? How About A 1971 AMC Ambassador?
This one brings back memories. Right about the time I was trying to get a 1979 Cutlass running and driving…which puts me at about 14 years old…a big red sled came into the yard. Up until...
Here’s Every Angle We Could Find Of The Awesome Houston Club Building Implosion Yesterday
The Houston Club was a pretty ritzy place when it opened up about 40 years ago but as times and real estate values have changed, that formerly luxurious and cool building was looking more and more...
Check Out These Awesome Hot Rods And Historic Race Cars From The Famed Famoso Grove At The CHRR
While the action on the track is hot and heavy at Bakersfield each year during the California Hot Rod Reunion, it is only part of the show. Note that this event is specifically called a...
Video Of Audi’s Driverless RS7 Running The Hockenheimring Track Here!
If you, as a company, expect the public to buy off on any sort of new and previously unknown technology, you have to perform a real-world test to prove feasibility, and that is exactly what Audi has...
Top GM Lawyer Has Decided To Retire After Decades Of Work…Are The Recalls Taking Their Toll?
After about 37 years with the company and five years as the chief legal counsel of General Motors, Mike Millikin will retire at the beginning of 2015. The move is voluntary and the 66 year-old...
