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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Lonestar Roundup 2019: Awesome Show Coverage Photos Right Here! Hot Rods, Customs, more!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we took you to Top Notch Burgers as part of coverage of the 2019 Lonestar Roundup and today we take you right into the belly of the beast at the show....

Watch Jader Krolow Use All The Wheel And Every Inch Of Track To Run 6.60s at 218 In His Brazil Based Nova!

Sometimes I watch people drive race cars and wonder where they get the guts to do what they do. Where they get the guts to make those split second decisions that determine whether the run will be a...

1985 Alive: This Three Way Comparison Between A Mustang GT, Pontic Firebird, and IROC-Z Camaro Is Awesome

It was really, really over. The horrid 1970s had ended for car makers, the engineers had figured out how to make horsepower while meeting EPA emissions standards, and the kids born in the 1960s had...

Gonna Need A Bigger Pit: Mike Ryan Smokes Out The Hoonigan’s New Digs

Looking at what is supposed to be a Freightliner Cascadia daycab, you get this strange sense of foreboding. Maybe it has something to do with the wing. Or the rollcage system. Or the gumball slicks...

Money No Object: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 With A ZL-1 427 Swap

How in the hell am I supposed to do a better job telling you why this 1966 Chevelle 300 is so good than the pictures do? How?! From tip to tail, it’s musclecar perfection: refrigerator white,...

K&N Spring Fling Million 2019: Crossing Bracket Racing With Endurance Racing

Wake up at six in the morning. Start making laps down the strip at eight in the morning. Shut the show down sometime between 10:30 and midnight, depending on the day. Endure the heat of the Nevada...

These 1960s 8mm Movies From Byron Dragway Are Nothing Short Of Astounding – Check This Footage Out!

From super stock to Turbonique, these 1960s 8mm movies from Byron Dragway are nothing short of astounding. They are running super stockers at least three wide in some of these clips, they are running...

2019 Lonestar Roundup Photo Coverage: Hanging Out At Top Notch Burgers And Some Of The Coolest Cars Ever

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man Charles Wickam was at the Lonestar Roundup recently and he sent us piles of photos to share with you from the show, which we’re starting to do now....

Viva Las Vegas 2019 Photo Coverage: The Desert’s Craziest Car Show Was Even Better This Year!

From its days as a little car show and rockabilly festival, Viva Las Vegas has grown into a colossus of a show that draws cars from around the country and hot rodders from around the world. It...

PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Images: One Last Shot Of Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos by David Whealon) – We had some lingering photos left at the tail end of our PDRA East Coast Nationals coverage and David Whealon who was the many that created these images was like,...

American Powertrain Has A New Website: Check Out The New Look And Their Expansive Lineup Of Products

In today’s world, having a well-functioning, well styled, well-laid out website is essential to the success or failure of any business. Not just car parts but literally any business. The...

The Original US Air Force Cushman 53A Paratrooper Scooter Is For Sale – 100% Intact!

Who knew that Cushman provided scooters for the military during WWII for the specific job of getting paratroopers some wheels behind enemy lines? They did and this is one of the famed Cushman 53A...

This Could Have Gone Better: Watch A Ford Pulling Truck Self Destruct During A Hook

There are certain things that happen in motorsports that no one sees coming. This was one of them for the guys who built and campaigned this cool Ford pulling truck. As you will see, this is a scene...

New For 1972: Check Out This Dodge Film That Compares The ’72 Charger and Chevy Malibu

These old dealer comparison videos are awesome because they take us and place us directly into the world of selling cars in whatever era they come from. We have shown you stuff from the 1950s when it...