Roadkill Extras

Roadkill’s David Freiburger introduces you to the new daily show on Motor Trend OnDemand: Roadkill Extra, where you’ll see behind the scenes clips, tech tips, outtakes, question-and-answer sessions, deep looks into Roadkill project cars, and lots more. Email your opinion, or suggestions for show topics, to TheGuys@Roadkill.com.

In episode 5 of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich snagged a 1967 Jeep panel delivery from JP Magazine editor Rick Péwé. Watch this episode of Roadkill Extra to see and hear more detail about the history and tech behind the rare Kaiser Willys Jeep military vehicle known as the Flannel Wagon.

Some members of the Roadkill and Engine Masters audience are young enough that they’ve never driven a car with a carburetor, yet our shows mostly feature carb’d cars and engines. In this Roadkill Extra, David Freiburger gives you a spotters guide to all the types of four-barrel carburetors typically seen in muscle cars and hot rods.

Steve Dulcich is the co-host of Roadkill Garage and also Engine Masters. But who is this guy? Roadkill Extra answers that question as David Freiburger interviews Dulcich, who’s been a gearhead friend for 20 years. What you’ll learn about Dulcich may surprise you!

You have questions, our hosts have answers. Every Friday, Roadkill Extra features Freiburger and Finnegan addressing the comments that fans post to the Roadkill Facebook page.

In Episode 40 of Roadkill, you saw an orange 1970 Plymouth Duster being parted out to donate some guts to the Roadkill Crop Duster. Now you can hear the whole backstory of the formerly famous Orange Duster from Car Craft magazine and how it came to be built by David Freiburger, painted by Steve Dulcich, and then neglected on a grape farm for a dozen years.

Spoiler alert! This Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, features a behind-the-scenes walk-through of the set of Roadkill Episode 55, which has not yet been posted. It goes live on Motor Trend OnDemand in early September, but you can get a sneak peek now on Roadkill Extra, if you dare.

Roadkill Garage cohost Steve Dulcich may have the market cornered for ’70s Dodge pickups. The dude has more shortbeds than any one person should be allowed to own (for mental health reasons), and in this episode of Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, David Freiburger shows ’em all.

Here’s the second installment of the Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge question-and-answer session that comes to you every Friday. Follow Roadkill at Facebook.com/RoadkillShow and watch for the posts in which David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan ask for questions from fans. You might find your name mentioned on Roadkill Extra and, if you’re lucky, the guys may even take your question seriously.

Steve Dulcich is not just a video cohost, he’s also the editor of Engine Masters magazine and a longtime engine builder. In this Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, Dulcich walks you through his homegrown secret to making big power with Edelbrock cylinder heads for small-block Mopar V-8s.

Every car freak loves a good junkyard, and David Freiburger is king of seeing the gold through the rust. In this episode of Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, follow Freiburger’s stream of consciousness as he peruses the unusual collection of cars and trucks belonging to Andy Maass. This was shot at the location used for Roadkill Episode 55.

Lucky Costa is a mobile mechanic who found his way onto the set of the Overhaulin’ show a few years ago and who is now the cohost of our Hot Rod Garage program and a regular guest on Roadkill. He’s even in one episode (so far) of Roadkill Garage. In this Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, David Freiburger grills Costa on his backstory so you can get to know him better than you do already.

Don’t you wish you still had your first car? Many old guys do, but Steve Dulcich is one who hung onto his first big project through thick and thin. Best of all, it’s a desirable 1971 Dodge Charger R/T muscle car with 440ci big-block power. In this Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, Dulcich tells some of the allegedly true tales of hanging onto a special car for 35-plus years.

The guys may have had too many beers by the time they get around to shooting the Freiburger & Finnegan Friday Facebook Q&A, so you never really know what you’re gonna get. But it will probably be good and semi informative. This is the Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge installment during which fans ask the questions and the Roadkill hosts serve up the answers.

Every time the Roadkill guys go to a junkyard, there are one or two cars that stand out as the stars of the yard-the ones they really wish they could take home. In this installment of Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, have a look at David Freiburger’s pick from Andy Maass’ collection in Colorado, where Roadkill Episode 55 was shot.

Unfortunately, the answer to how to buy any ’70 to ’74 Plymouth ’Cuda for cheap is to have been alive in the ’80s, when fewer people cared about them. In this episode of Roadkill Extra Powered by Dodge, hear about how Roadkill Garage’s Steve Dulcich landed a legit ’71 out of a junkyard and drove it home.

You’ve seen this car on Hot Rod Garage and also Roadkill Garage. Now get the details on Lucky Costa’s super-cool, daily driven, owner-built 1966 Chevy Chevelle with LS power, a six-speed transmission, wicked suspension, and a whole lot more under that deceptive primer job.