Videos & Galleries

Christmas Past: Revisiting Some of Our Favorite Car Gifts—and Commercials

There’s something about Christmas that makes us kinda nostalgic. We’d be hard pressed to think of better childhood memories than Christmas Days spent playing with our favorite new toys. It’d be even harder to think of a more exciting time than the days leading up to Christmas morning. As pseudo-adults (on most days), we’re still

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Photo Gallery: The Christmas 2012 Edition

We don’t always take things seriously around here, but today we hope you realize how much the OnAllCylinders’ staff appreciates you. We extend our sincerest heartfelt wishes for you, your family, and your friends. We wish you a joyful and blessed holiday wherever you are. Merry Christmas, everybody. Check out some red and green cars.

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1965 Chevrolet Impala

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit of

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit of

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Video: A Closer Look at Flexplates

Watch this video from our friends at TCI Auto to better understand a flexplate’s role in automatic transmission operation. You learn how the flexplate connects the torque converter to the engine’s crankshaft, functioning in much the same way a flywheel does on a manual tranny. You will also hear about stamped and machined flexplates, how they provide an

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1948 Ford F1 Pickup

 [portfolio_slideshow id=12887] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another

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Video: Chambered vs. Straight-Through Mufflers (and Turbo-Style, Too!)

Choosing a muffler for your vehicle is almost like picking a soundtrack for your driving adventures. Do you want a low-pitched growl, a raspy exhaust tone, or just an all-out roar? The muffler style you choose–chambered, straight-through/glasspack, or turbo–will go a long way in determining the sound and personality of your car or truck. Whether

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Video: Lock-Up Torque Converters 101

This video covers the fundamental differences between lock-up and non lock-up torque converters, including a breakdown of the anatomy of a lock-up torque converter, and the advantages of using one. Check it out: On this installment of Quick Flicks were going to address a question that we had on our previous torque converter video. The

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Plymouth Rocks! A Thanksgiving-Sized Serving of Mopar Classics

[portfolio_slideshow id=12360] What could be a better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than by revisiting Plymouth? Since it’s too late to plan an educational trip to historical Plymouth, MA, we’ve revisited some of our other favorite Plymouths from the past year. Instead of Nina, Pintas, and Santa Marias, you’ll have to settle for this photo gallery of Roadrunners, Barracudas,

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Thanksgiving Photo Gallery: Automotive Turducken

What’s on your Thanksgiving menu this year? Turkey? Chicken? Duck? Why choose when you can have “turducken”—a dish that consists of a chicken stuffed into a duck, which is in turn stuffed into a turkey. Yep, it’s a real dish, and it’s essentially a combination of multiple ingredients to form one odd yet fascinating creature—a rare bird, if

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