The very mention of Uncle Jessie brings back images of the General Lee Mopar flattening the hills and straightening the curves. Well, this Uncle Jessie Ford F100 ain’t taking any quick curves but he will blister the asphalt in a straight line. Get ready for this rambunctious restomod purpose built for drag racing. Nothing fancy here. Uncle Jessie is a 1969 Ford F100 with an all-steel body (and glass) on a custom fab chassis. It’s a different story under the hood. That massive mill is a 585 cubic-inch Ford big block with a pair of 80-millimeter turbochargers. Yep, that’s an Read More
Round man Frank is making the street racing scene once again. This time he has located a grudge race between a Cadillac and a Ford. Big Frank has a nose for speed. He seeks out the best street racing action in Mexico and documents the action. Brace yourself. Tonight, we have a modified Cadillac CTS-V with a Whipple blower and all the necessary accoutrements. The stock CTS-V comes with an all-aluminum 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine that can churn out 640hp and 630 lb.-ft. of torque. This rear-wheel drive sedan features an 8-speed automatic transmission and tips the scale at 4,141-pounds. Read More
Speaking with an accent akin to my own, the iconic band known as Lynyrd Skynyrd said they were headed “Down South Jukin’ and looking for some peace of mind”. These crazy South Texas gearheads are after anything but peace. It’s pandemonium they seek in the form of a Mini Texas Cash Days (about a dozen cars) on the streets (of Mexico). Shall we investigate further? Walking past a turbo LS swapped BMW, our initial encounter is with a man in a Silverado pickup. He’s running a 408 cubic-inch V8 motor with aftermarket cylinder heads and a 98-millimeter turbocharger. The automatic Read More
We take out the all new 1,234 HP Lucid Sapphire for some test passes down the 1/4 mile before we race the Tesla Plaid and Dodge Demon 170 down the 1/4 Mile.
The high-powered Dodge Demon 170 has chosen another victim and is circling its prey. We join the action already in progress as these combatants lock horns in a struggle for cash and bragging rights. Here we go! As the top of the heap for the Ford Mustang lineup, the 2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is packing plenty of punch. At a curb weight of 4,171-pounds, the GT500 comes equipped with a supercharged 5.2-liter engine aptly named The Predator. The all-aluminum (block and heads) V8 is capable of producing 760hp and 625 lb.-ft. of torque. With the 7-speed automatic transmission, the Read More
Nothing has spurned more street races than the timeless battle of brand loyalty between Ford and Chevy. This video takes a look at a grudge match between a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 1931 Ford Model A. Both vehicles have been dramatically altered for drag racing purposes. Since both cruisers have the potential to lay down 8-second quarter-mile passes, they are each considered pretty fast. Let’s have a closer look. With a ton of new parts installed, Finnegan takes to the interstate in his Chevy. After a pit stop at Wild Horse Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona, the Chevy Read More
Some serious power is making it to the pavement when these two all-wheel drive supercars take to the interstate (in Mexico) for some high-speed low-drag shenanigans. Grab your gear and buckle-up ‘cause it’s about to get real. The 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S is a German juggernaut. Featuring a rear-mounted twin turbocharged all-aluminum 3.7-liter flat six engine, the 911 Turbo S can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.2-seconds and blast through the quarter-mile in 10.7 seconds @ 137 mph. At a curb weight of 3,646-pounds, the Porsche 911 Turbo S has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 205 Read More
Our friends at Hot Rod Heaven would like to introduce Bill Hoskinson and his 10-second street rod Chevrolet Malibu sedan. Bill is the daddy rabbit of the Street Racing Channel (SRC) family that includes BILLYTH3KID and TommyGun. The Old Man’s Garage is one of the most successful street/strip racing channels on the internet. This video gives us a closer look at the Chevrolet G-Body that Bill has built as his personal plaything. The body and chassis are bone stock with the exception of some lowering springs and spindles. The brakes are four-wheel disc from Strange Engineering. Under the hood, Bill Read More
