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Mini-trucks cop a lot of grief online for much the same reason that people hack on Limp Bizkit: fashion. There will be some people howling at their computer or phone screens right now at that statement but I'd say you people need to read Jazzy Green's story first [CLICK HERE]. I agree there are plenty of crappy mini-trucks around, there are just as many bodgy cars of other styles too.  Being one of the last styles of vehicle to use a body-on-frame construction, with simple chassis designs and construction techniques makes mid-size utes (as opposed to full-size jiggers like F-series...

So, maybe you've seen Marty and MOOG run through their picks for what car you should buy and mod at every pricepoint between $100 and $100,000. If not, CLICK THIS LINK HERE TO SEE THE EPISODE.  I've been writing for car magazines (and mostly modified car magazines) for more than 23 years now, so I've seen the car scene change an incredible amount but one thing hasn't change: the fact I'm a broke-ass MFer who has champagne taste on a tap water budget. A lot of motoring journalists are in the same boat as me, and we often talk about...

The unsanctioned, illegal speed runs from New York City to Los Angeles, known as the Cannonball Run, are a thing of legend. Participants would risk everything to drive coast-to-coast across the continental mass of America as quickly as possible. But they actually began as an important protest against draconian speed limits.  The original name for these protests was the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. They were named after Erwin "Cannon Ball" Baker who set a slew of speed records before WW2, crisscrossing America in feats of daring and in the face of wild danger. The whole shebang was the...

If you've watched MOOG's new build series (EPISODE 1 | EPISODE 2 | EPISODE 3 ) then you'll be aware he's neck-deep into making his brand new 1979 Toyota Hilux ready for road duties. It's been someone's work truck for a few decades so it needs plenty of love but, as anyone used to working on classic cars knows, this can often come with its own sparkling stitch-ups.  I've got a long history working on old nuggets (you can watch the MCM video on my '64 Pontiac HERE) so here are some tips I've learned when working on old junk....

We're used to hearing about "fastest street car" this, and "most powerful" that. But when it comes to the fastest wheel-to-wheel racing car in Australia, few would know about the Veskanda C1. For this post I'm not including Time Attack cars, as they don't race against other cars, so this advanced grounds-effects-equipped V8-powered rocket built in Adelaide stands as the high-water mark for racing cars in Australia.  Don't fret if you've never heard of the Veskanda C1. This circuit racing monster was built in the mid 1980s to take on sports car racing, up against turbo Le Mans Porsches, powerful...