High Stakes 100: The Story Of The World’s Fastest Outboard Powered Boat Circa 1958
The story of Mercury Marine is largely dominated by the larger than life man who founded the company, Carl Kiekhaefer. Known for being one of the most powerful early forces in NASCAR racing, his understanding of speed to sales translated to the water as well. By the time the late 1950s rolled around, it had […]
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Video: Upgrade Your Classic Mopar Steering With A New Borgeson Steering Box
When it comes to enjoying a classic muscle car, looking at it is one thing but driving it is where the magic really is. That’s the good news. The bad news is that most really good classic muscle cars are over 50 years old now and many of them still have their factory steering boxes […]
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Vintage Film: This 1950s Gulf Oil Short Gives A Glimpse Into How Small Wells Filled The Pipeline
When we think of oil wells today we think of massive platforms in the ocean or huge complexes on the ground. Back about 70 years ago, though, this was a totally different story. There were loads of little privately owned wells that were all contributing to the greater good by sending their unrefined product to […]
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Watch The Blown Big Block Astro Van Blastro Produce One Of The Most Vicious Burnouts We Have Ever Seen – Wild!
I think it’s clear that burnouts never get old for car enthusiasts and this is a classic burnout from a one of a kind vehicle you won’t soon forget. Tom Richey has been destroying tires for years now in his blown “Blastro” van, entertaining stands full of drag racing fans with his full track smokers […]
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This Footage Makes Us Want To Run Out And Buy An Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger! Amphibious 6×6 Fun
Many of you out there are familiar with the Allis Chalmers brand of tractors that were staples (and in many cases still are) on farms across America. As loyal as car people are, we’d argue that tractor people are even more rabidly so. Those men and women picked a brand and rode it right until […]
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Dreary Days: This Review of The 1982 Plymouth Reliant Is Pretty Depressing From Top To Bottom
From the tone of John Davis’ voice to the weather the car was being driven in, to the actual car itself, this MotorWeek review of the 1982 Plymouth Reliant wagon is just a depressing look at what the automotive scene was in 1982. For starters, we’re fairly certain no human woke up in that era […]
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The Greatest Monster Truck Wreck Of All Time Involves King Kong, Fire, And Wrecked Cop Cars
There are certain moments in a man’s life that he experiences once and then they stay with him all the way to the grave. Such is the video you are going to watch below that displays the most awesome and appropriate crash in monster truck racing history. What is so good about it? Firstly it […]
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Ride On A Crazed, Radial Engine Powered European Pulling Tractor – Header Flames Galore!
Giant radial engines, the likes of which powered military and commercial propellor planes during and after WWII are incredible pieces. They sound like nothing else in the world, make our digit horsepower, and when you think about how stuff is actually working inside of them, it’ll really blow you mind. The fact that the engines […]
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Hilarious GM Promotional Video From 1966 – How Chevy Bagged On The Red Hot Mustang With Corvairs, Novas, and Chevelles
Chevrolet had to have been kind of panicked. Hey, they sere caught completely with their pants down in 1964 when Ford released the Mustang and created an icon right in front of them. By 1967 they would have a car to compete with Ford’s sensation and the Camaro would be a worthy opponent for many […]
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Historic Drag Video: Garlits Does England Circa 1976 — An Awesome Look At Big Daddy In The Mid-1970s!
We never tire of finding old drag racing films and sharing them with you. Why? It is like bringing some history back to life. This time it is a two part video showing Don Garlits taking on all comers at Santa Pod Raceway in England back in 1976. It is our opinion that Don Garlits […]
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