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This 3,000 Horsepower Hummer Sand Dragger Can Move…Both It’s Two-Ton Weight And A Ton Of Dirt!

Hummers aren’t as great as a lot of people think they are. Yeah, I said it. It’s a heavy brick of a vehicle that in most forms was underpowered, seriously over-geared, with an interior...

Late Model Muscle, Hot Trucks, And Classic American Iron At TX2K15 – Getting Busy In Houston!

(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – We have seen lots of cool stuff so far from Jacob Marshall’s coverage of the TX2K15 event in Texas but this is the iron we have been waiting to show you....

This R-Code 1964 Galaxie Custom Is A 427ci, 4-Speed Piece Of Ford Factory Drag History – For Sale!

While the later 1960s factory drag machines like hemi Darts and Cobra Jet Mustangs get lots of attention, the cars that really spin our cranks around here are the early 1960s iron that got the ball...

BangShift Project Files: An Old Friend Reappears! The CarJunkieTV.com 1972 Nova Has A New Owner!

If you’ve been around since the beginning of this whole show, back when it was known as CarJunkieTV.com, you might remember this 1972 Chevrolet Nova as one of the CJ fleet cars. There was...

Ratty Gassers, Bare Metal Customs, and Pinstriped Beauties At Viva Las Vegas 2015

One of the cool things about a show like Viva Las Vegas is that there’s no shame in anyone’s game. It is not about judging the most perfectly restored, nut and bolt perfect muscle car. It...

Race Coverage: The Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Season Opener At Virginia Motorsports Park

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – This past Saturday was the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods first event of the year. This regional series has nine races on it’s schedule and this year all...

10,000RPM Scream! Valiant Has A Dodge NASCAR Engine In It And It Runs 9s On An Airport Runway In Estonia!

Georg Noor sent us a note with the link to this video in it and we know you’ll love it like we did because it combines the three essential elements of cool. Element one is a neat car, which is...

Event Coverage: The Houston Performance Truck Shootout – Larson, Gassers, Diesels, More!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – No state is more serious about their trucks than Texas and the growth of the Houston Performance Truck Shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas proves...

This 1961 Valiant Gasser Project Is Quite Literally A Fire Sale And Needs A New Home

Sometimes life kicks you when you’re down and you have to do whatever is needed to get back on your feet. Unfortunately, the owner of this 1961 Plymouth Valiant has found himself in that...

TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package Gives Autocross And Road Racers A New Option

Evolution is a cool thing, especially when it comes to the mechanical end of hot rodding. The new TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package represents some of that evolution and it does so with...

Ebay Find: Could You Resist Cutting Up This 1982 Ford Durango?

Fox-body Fords are easy to come by. But finding a Ford Durango is like finding a diamond in the dirt while pulling weeds in your backyard. Numbers vary, but somewhere between 80 and 350 of the utes...

This 1996 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti Screams And Pops Like A Proper Italian Should – 11,500 RPM!

A V6 engine can make power and pull hard when built right. But one thing that a lot of V6s can’t do is sound the part. Have you ever heard a GM V6 uncorked? It sounds horrible, doesn’t...

Bucket of What? This ’23 Ford T-Bucket Is The Most Outlandish Version Of The Breed We Have Ever Seen

…and it could be yours! That’s right, if you are the kind of guy who like to enter a party with his hair on fire, enjoys blowing things up because you can, or simply wants to make an...

Tail Dragging, Pinstriped, Fat Fendered Goodness From Viva Las Vegas 2015

We have long been of the opinion that virtually any car can be made cool and in today’s world of hot rodding more and more people are getting on that bus. Case in point, look at the Chevy...