Tag Archive: David Newbern, gasser build, spotlight, Street Freak 1957 Chevy
Newbern And The Boys Are Finishing Up The Street Freak 1957 Chevrolet! It’s Not A Gasser, It’s A Freak Of Nature!
If you aren’t familiar with the street freaks that roamed Southern California in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s then you are missing out! These hot rods and muscle cars took cues...
Newbern And The Boys Are Building A Street Freak 1957 Chevrolet! It’s Not A Gasser, It’s A Freak Of Nature!
If you aren’t familiar with the street freaks that roamed Southern California in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s then you are missing out! These hot rods and muscle cars took cues...
Newbern and Cotten Hit The 2025 Street Machine Nationals After Building A New Exhaust For His Blown 1957 Chevy!
I was really jealous of Newbern and Cotten because I wanted to go to the Street Machine Nationals in Saint Paul this year and just couldn’t make it happen. They went in Newbern’s blown...
Newbern Goes 211 MPH in a Trans Am In Arkansas at the East Coast Timing Association Races!
Going over 200 miles per hour is something special, regardless of where it happens, and once you go after that kind of speeds you just can’t stop. This is why David Newbern had to make changes...
Newbern Got A First Gen Camaro, And A Rad Old Race Car Hauler To Haul It Home With! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Newbern and I have been friends for a few years, but until seeing this video I had no idea that he had never owned a First Gen Camaro before. I know that everyone hasn’t owned a first gen...
Newbern Bought A Few Motortrend Projects: One Got Lost! Check Out What He Got And The Adventure Getting Them Home!
Like all the Motortrend TV hosts, Newbern and the gang were given the opportunity to buy some of the projects from the shows when Motortrend decided to shut down the production company and stop...
PRI 2024 WAS WAY MORE FUN FOR COTTEN THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE! CHECK OUT THE ADVENTURES BABYYYY!
With all the turmoil that has been swirling around the former Motortrend shows, it is pretty refreshing to see the smile that is always plastered on Mike Cotten’s face. I ran into him at the...
Should Newbern Actually Consider Trading His Race Car? God Only Knows What’s Going To Happen…
Newbern is lucky as hell, because he recently got to hang out with our friend Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, for a tour of the collection as well as a visit to his annual swap meet. Tommy has...
I Can’t Believe It Took Him This Long! Newbern Got Himself A Ramp Truck, But It’s Going To Need A Little Bit Of Work
With as many ramp trucks as Newbern has been involved in while working with Finnegan, it is kind of amazing that he hasn’t owned several himself by now. But nope, he’s been a hold out for...
Newbern And The Gang Visit Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield For Hot Rod Garage Day, And Race Against Fans!
This past weekend was a crazy one. While most of the people I know in the automotive aftermarket were in Las Vegas for the 2024 SEMA Show last week, there were a bunch of us that had to leave the...
Newbern and Friends Do Three Engine Swaps In Two Days… But Not Because They Wanted To! Did They Get Them All Running For Cruising The Coast?
I’ve done several crazy builds that most people think are not possible. Engine swaps in hours, full car builds in just two days, etc, etc, etc. But doing three engine swaps in two days is...
David Newbern Helps Make Bert’s Junkyard 1957 Chevy A Driver With A Blown Small Block! First Drive Before Cruisin’ The Coast.
When Newbern and the gang got a bunch of Tri-Five Chevrolet’s out of Texas a couple years ago, they ended up in the hands of several folks who were intent on building cool rides. Some are going...
First Truck, First LS Swap, And More: Newbern’s Kid Got A C10 And It Is Getting A New Engine AND Some Aces Fuel Injection
A kid’s first truck is a pretty special thing, and it’s awesome that Newbern’s son has got himself a project. This one is a 1969 C10 and it needs some love for sure, but they are...
Newbern And The Boys Get All Of His Cars Ready For A Proper Goodbye To His Dad. God Speed Ronald Newbern, You Did Good.
None of us gets out of this life alive, but we sure hope to leave it better than when we got here. That’s not the case for everyone, but I hope it is for the majority. A special few make an...