Backshift Garage

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Backshift Garage is where vintage cars come to be glorified, mocked, or both — we honestly don’t care which. From muscle cars that roared like gods to quirky...

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How One Mechanic’s “Weird” Trick Made a 1969 Chevy Embarrass Faster Cars

How One Mechanic’s “Weird” Trick Made a Late-’60s Chevy Do the Impossible

Even at 70 HP & Leaf Springs, the 1955 Willys Jeep CJ-5 Shocked Everyone Climbing 45-Degree Slopes

This Oklahoma Mechanic OUTSMARTED AMC With a Homemade 390 Stroker That Made 550 HP

This Small-Town Racer OUTSMARTED GM With a Cheap Mod They Mocked First

Even at 60 HP & Rear Engine, the 1961 Renault 4CV Shocked Everyone with 50 MPG Highway

This Brazilian Mechanic OUTSMARTED VW With a Secret Beetle Engine That Ran on Ethanol

This Alaskan Homesteader OUTSMARTED Caterpillar With a Banned Tractor That Burned Wood

Even at 80 HP & Bias-Ply Tires, the 1966 Toyota Corona Shocked Everyone with 300k-Mile Taxi Duty

Even at 60 HP & Swing Axles, the 1961 Triumph Herald Shocked Everyone with 25-Foot Turning Circle

This Pennsylvania Farmer OUTSMARTED John Deere With a Homemade Turbo Tractor in 1978

This Tennessee Moonshiner OUTSMARTED Chrysler With a Banned Fuel That Made 600 HP

This Belgian Inventor OUTSMARTED Citroën With a Secret Hydraulic System That Leveled Itself

The Rise And Fall Of The Volkswagen Beetle

Even at 75 HP & Solid Front Axle, the 1953 Dodge Power Wagon Shocked Everyone Climbing Moab

This Wyoming Rancher OUTSMARTED Dodge With a Weird Diesel Conversion That Saved His Ranch

This Finnish Inventor OUTSMARTED Ford With a Weird Two-Stroke V8 in 1932

This Mexican Engineer OUTSMARTED VW With a Secret Beetle Engine That Made 200 HP

Even at 90 HP & Leaf Springs, the 1964 Ford Econoline Pickup Shocked Everyone with 2,000-lb Payload

How One Mechanic's IMPOSSIBLE Waterglass Fix Made a '67 Impala Outlast Every Other Car

Even at 60 HP & Beam Axles, the 1956 Volvo PV444 Shocked Everyone with 400k Mile Durability

Even at 36 HP & Fabric Roof, the 1959 Messerschmitt KR200 Shocked Everyone with 70 MPH Speed

Even at 68 HP & Vacuum Wipers, the 1952 Willys Aero Shocked Everyone with 60 MPG Highway

Even at 52 HP & Suicide Doors, the 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla Shocked Everyone Seating Six Adults

This Cuban Mechanic OUTSMARTED GM With a Banned Fuel System That Runs on Cooking Oil

Even at 70 HP & Flathead Six, the 1950 Studebaker Champion Shocked Everyone with 100 MPH Top Speed

This Japanese Engineer OUTSMARTED Detroit With a Secret Rotary Engine That Changed Everything

Even at 43 HP & Swing Axle, the 1962 Renault Dauphine Shocked Everyone in Rally Racing

How One Mechanic's SIMPLE Intake Manifold Made Plymouth Valiants Dominate the Drag Strip

Even at 30 HP & Flatbed Body, the 1947 Crosley Pickup Shocked Everyone Hauling Farm Loads