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If you’ve liked us on Facebook, you know that we’re huge fans of Ash and Rich at Desk To Glory. We’ve posted a bunch of their stuff over the last […]
Every car has a story. Not just the pretty ones.
If you’ve liked us on Facebook, you know that we’re huge fans of Ash and Rich at Desk To Glory. We’ve posted a bunch of their stuff over the last […]
Drift beaters are some of the coolest most pure forms of modern hotrodding. Buy me a beer and we’ll debate it sometime. Little cars, big engines, going fast, lots […]
With the exception of mid-engined Lancias and rear-engined Porsches, this video pretty much sums up the many propulsion options that we have when choosing our beaters. Snow, gravel, salt, dirt. […]
Every once in a while you guys suprise the hell out of us. Every once in a while we get a submission of a Saab, a sweet Impala, or in […]
In general when buying tools, the rule of thumb is your get what you pay for. In the land of wrenches Harbor Freight is king of the cheap. That emergency tool […]
Oldsmobile was one of America’s great car builders until General Motors mercy killed it in 2004. Legends of Americana were produced by the car firm. The Rocket 88 is one […]
Your oil needs to be changed regularly. Oil is the “blood” of your engine; and your engine is the heart that keeps your beater going and going. If your like […]
There’s just something about Datsuns that makes you smile when you see. one. They’re cheap to purchase, cheap to maintain and cheap to get rid of. If you have […]
Here’s an old educational video Chevy produced in the ’40s that explains the basics of how an engine works. Much of this information is still relevant too! Check it out: […]
We’ve been obsessed with engine tear-down videos lately. A dirty engine can tell you volumes about how the car was used. This very beaten-on Porsche Carrera 3.2L engine gets taken apart […]
Honda’s Accord is a pretty prolific car. It seems like everyone and their mother has owned either a Honda Accord or a Toyota Corolla (or both!). The accord was cheap […]
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious. A true but unfair assessment of one of our favorite marques: Lotus! Old British cars weren’t exactly known for their reliability. Although Lotus, Leyland and […]
Apparently the streets of England were filled with tons of abandoned beaters back in the day. This video is chock full of classic beaters. Beware it might be hard to […]
I’ve shared my Sentra with you guys several times (you’ll hear about it a bunch). In a sense it is one of the biggest inspirations for this blog. It was […]
Old Detroit steel ages beautifully. As is almost a metaphor for the rest of America, Detroit’s Big Three never thought to do things quaintly until the we reached the cocaine […]
Watch as a beat up old Triumph Spitfire engine gets torn down and rebuilt. We always advocate getting a bit dirty and fixing your beaters before sending it off to […]