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Freiburger Is Back With A Bolt-On Suspension Kit For Hot Rod Garage’s Mustang…And You’ve Got To See This Episode’s Q&A Session!

We’re really digging what Freiburger and crew are doing to the black 2005 Ford Mustang GT on Hot Rod Garage, which is pretty much what we’re doing to our Chrysler 300C. Hmm…maybe...

This 1976 Jeep CJ7 Was Built To Be A Street And Dune Killer – Is It BangShifty Or Wrong?

This is one of those rigs that will split opinions right down the middle between love it and hate it. The 1976 Jeep CJ7 you see below (and above) has a 500hp 383ci Chevy small block stroker, street...

Drag Coverage: Action Photos From The PDRA Season Opener At The Texas Motorplex!

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – We’ve been teasing you all week with coverage from the PDRA event at Texas Motorplex. Even with forecasts calling for rain most of the weekend, the...

The Parting Shift: A Screaming Detroit And Twin Sticks Make One Heck Of An Entertaining Video!

We’ve been harping on the race car stuff with the last couple of Parting Shift blog items so I wanted to go back to my truckin’ roots here. This video is pure perfection because we not...

This 1953 Chevy Budweiser Delivery Truck Could Be An Awesome Resto Project Or Hot Rod Rig

One of the interesting things about vintage medium and heavy duty trucks is that you don’t see a lot of them with original specialty bodies on them. Wreckers, big rigs, and dump trucks all...

Watch The Great Conclusion To The Lunati Bootlegger Cams Film Trilogy – What’s The Guy In The ’55 Chevy Up To?

The hotly anticipated third and final installment to the Lunati Bootlegger cams film trilogy is available for viewing below. Through the first two installments we have seen some background and...

Ebay Find: It’s a ’57 Chevy On A 1941 Military Weapons Carrier Chassis, Powered By A Small-Block Chevy – Is This The Most Epic Trar Yet?

If only one of us had the money…this thing would be good as sold. I promise you that. This 1957 Chevy four-door is sitting on the frame of a World War II weapons carrier, most likely a Dodge...

2015 I-X Piston Powered Autorama: More Photos From This Incredible Show That Covers All The Gearhead Bases!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Mike Brooks pretty much freaked out when he walked into the million square foot building that the 2015 Piston Powered Autorama was being held in and saw everything...

Unhinged: The “Brown Manual Diesel Station Wagon” Thing Needs To Die

Certain automotive sites and forums go into full-on “fanboy” mode when it comes to the idea of having a station wagon, with a diesel power plant and a manual transmission, in brown. And...

Toyota UK Has Released A Tribute Video To Jeremy Clarkson

It speaks volumes when a car manufacturer creates a tribute to a critic. Toyota UK released this video, titled “Jeremy’s best bits…” which pays homage to all of the work and...

Acquisition News: Pininfarina Could Potentially Be Bought By Mahindra

Bloomberg is reporting that Indian automotive firm Mahindra & Mahindra, LTD is in talks with Italy’s Pininfarina design studio about a prospective acquisition. After the death of Sergio...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Texas Ranger Ram, Porsche’s Tantrum And Your Shocking New Virgin

What a week for the news…between Clarksongate, rumors for the New York Auto Show rumors and “oh, yeah, did you hear, Clarkson got fired from Top Gear?”, we were still able to find...

Do Want: This 1938 Chevy Hot Rod Pickup Was Built Right With Some Rough Around The Edges Flair

While it appears that the insane, over the top rat rod thing has lost some of the wind in its sales, there’s no shortage of hot rods that are being built to look weathered and old while...

Watch This Awesome Twin Turbo Rock Buggy Claw Up An Impossible Trail And Backflip At The Very Top!

If you are one of the guys who is still on the fence about turbos and their usefulness on literally every mechanical device that uses an internal combustion engine, maybe the proof of their sweetness...