Cool Vintage Drag Video: Steve Evans, Big Daddy, And Brock Yates Cover The 1990 Nhra Le Grandnational Molson From Sanair
Some junk news this afternoon had me looking for a little cheer up video on the interwebs. I found such a piece of footage in the form of American Sports Cavalcade’s coverage of the 1990 NHRA...
A Bitchin 1933 Ford Five Window Coupe – Nailhead Power And Other Cool Details
Since we are rapidly closing in on Christmas, each day this week we are going to run a item about something we really want the fat guy in the red PJs to leave at our house. Today’s pick is a...
American Powertrain Releases NEW X-Factor Cross Members for GM A-Body – Works for Virtually All Transmissions
As you read about in the car feature earlier today, finding a cross member to accept the transmission you want to use in your hot rod can be tricky. Luckily the guys at American Powertrain are taking...
AWESOME TRUCK: A LOOK AT THE 4WD MISS MISERY CHEVY DRAG TRUCK OF BOBBY DODRILL
Of all the vehicles I have not seen run down a drag strip in person but want to, Bobby Dodrill’s Miss Misery 4WD Chevy truck is on the top of the pile. The truck was parked in the lobby of the...
THE PARTING SHIFT: THE CHEVY RESPONSE TO THE SCREAMING MUSTANG FROM LAST WEEK!
Tony Fillipone is a long time New England based drag racer who runs a pair of kick ass, small inch, Chevy IIs in Super Stock competition. He’s also a die hard stick shift guy that takes plenty...
FUNNY VIDEO: A LAWN TRACTOR DEMO DERBY FROM SCOTTSVILLE, KENTUCKY
When photo contributor Charles Wickam sent me an excited text asking if I had ever seen video of a lawn tractor demolition derby, frankly I got excited. Of course I hadn’t seen video of a lawn...
BREAKING NEWS: JUST RELEASED GM PERFORMANCE VIDEO OF COPO CAMARO TESTING
GM Performance just released their killer video documenting the first days of testing the “concept” COPO Camaro in Florida a couple of weeks ago. This is a full on HD video with some...
DEAD: THE LAST FORD RANGER ROLLS OFF A MINNESOTA ASSEMBLY LINE TODAY
The body count continues to rise for classic Ford models. Crown Vic? Dead. E-Series vans? Marked for Death. Ford Ranger? Hasta la Pasta. The Minnesota plant that builds the trucks will send the last...
THAT WAS CLOSE: HOW TWO PHOTOS ALMOST ENDED UP AS A MAJOR LEAGUE BANGSHIFT/RIDETECH SCREW UP
So I am a pretty mild mannered guy. It takes something pretty big to get me rattled enough that I go into spastic reporter guy mode. I got something “pretty big” from Chad yesterday via...
Buy It Now: Killer Deals from RideTech on Billet Gas Caps and Suspension Components!
The guys and girls at RideTech have got some good stuff rolling in the form of sale prices and special deals for the month of December. They’s knocked $50 off the price of their billet fuel...
INCREDIBLE HISTORIC VIDEO: PRE WW2 DRY LAKES HOT ROD RACING – NEVER BEFORE SEEN
This is truly historic video. This is some of the earliest known footage of early hot rodders racing their stuff on the dry lakes in the western portion of the country. There are amazing roadsters,...
SAD NEWS: KEN NELSON – LEGENDARY WHEELSTANDER PILOT PASSES
Ken Nelson, one of the greatest wheelstander drivers in drag racing history has passed away. Best known for his last and probably greatest creation, the “Cool Bus”, Nelson ran several...
FRIEBURGER AND FINNEGAN BUY 1955 CHEVY AND WILL FLAT TOW IT HOME BEHIND THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
As we told you yesterday, Freiburger and Finnegan were heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado to pick up a car that they had purchased sight unseen. The boys did not reveal the car until they went to...
BREAKING NEWS: EVAN KNOLL FOUND FIT FOR TRIAL BY FEDERAL JUDGE – PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON 10 COUNTS
A federal judge has ruled that Evan Knoll is mentally competent to stand trial on a host of charges that could land him in prison for more than 50 years. The ruling came just hours ago in the Grand...
