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Auto Meter’s GPS Enabled Rally Navigation Speedometers Are Just The Ticket For Pinpoint Accuracy

GPS speedometers are finding their way into more and more cars and trucks recently and the whole thing make sense. With A GPS speedo, you no longer have to worry about accuracy due to tire size...

Video: This Trucking Couple Makes Their Living In A Custom Volvo VNL Truck That’s A Rolling Palace

Volvo is running a series of videos lately that highlight different owners and operators of their trucks and how they are using their big rigs. We were blown away by this latest video because it...

Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod/Big Dog Pro Mod Extravaganza Coverage: Pro Mods A-Plenty At Piedmont

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – On August seven, Piedmont Dragway’s Big Dog and Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod, EOPM, joined forces for the very first time.  Big Dog is a monthly event and...

Nut Driver: First Autocross After Driving School, But Was I Paying Attention In Class?

[“Nut Driver” features updates on Dave Nutting’s daily driver 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo] Before continuing on, if you want to catch up on the other installments click HERE. (Photos by Bryan...

Slow and Low Chicago Community Lowriders Festival 2014 Coverage: Killer Photos Of Some Incredible Lowriders

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) –  Don’t hate on me just yet! I had an absolute blast at this show. The cars were awesome, the people were awesome, and the food was awesome! So often...

BangShift ‘Ute Battle: This 1997 BMW 328i ‘Ute Blows MacTaggart’s Junk 5th Avenue Right Off The Map

Earlier today, McTaggart posted breathlessly about this 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue ‘Ute (click to see it) and it makes sense that he did that because Bryan McTaggart is in love with the...

Craigslist Find: When An El Camino Is Too Mainstream, Give This Fifth Avenue Ute A Shot!

When you live in America and you are in the market for a coupe utility, otherwise known as a “ute”, the pickings are slim. The most obvious answer is the Chevrolet El Camino (and...

Unhinged: I’m Gonna Get An Airline Ticket, Head To Britain, And Tell Neil Lyndon How Far To Cram It

Jalopnik is one of my most read RSS feeds, and for good reason: while they are on an entirely different wavelength that I am, they are just as geeked about cars as I am. I don’t agree on...

Roadkill Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Find And Save A 1950 GMC From Eternal Junkyard Purgatory…Kind Of

Junkyards are the places where so many hot rod dreams start. They are also the places where the end of many hot rod dreams land. No matter where you are from of what you are into, a ‘yard is a...

Would You Rather: The Motorhome Edition. Hot Rod Cool, Or The Lap Of Luxury? You Decide.

On the very first isle at yesterday’s Pomona Swap Meet, we found the coolest motorhome, and it’s a good thing we didn’t have $5500 to spend or we just might have driven it home....

This 1989 Pontiac Firebird Zombie Response Team Trar Is A Big Block Powered Winner

I know you people out there in readerland (is there anything worse than “you people”?) must think that I sit around and seek trars in all of their glorious forms all over the internet....

Cars, Trucks, Parts, And More At The Famed Pomona Swap Meet

The Pomona Swap Meet is a must attend event for any hot rodder in Southern California, and also attracts folks from all over the globe looking for killer parts, finished cars, or projects. This...

Craigslist Find: Who Wants A “Heath Ledger As The Joker” Hood For Their PT Cruiser?

Trolling through Craigslist can dredge up some of the most insane crap ever. I was going through the Washington, D.C. pages a couple of nights ago when this particular gem appeared. At some point...

2014 Mopar Nationals Coverage: Odd, Cool, And Interesting Mopars Were Stacked Far And Wide in Columbus

The 2014 Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio marks the 34th running of the event and we were….not there. While Brian and Chad were trying to organize a sailboat class for Bonneville, McTaggart...