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Caption This: “Custom, One Of A Kind, Act Now Before It’s Too Late…”

The poor Chrysler PT Cruiser. It started off so well…a tiny Plymouth Truck (yep, that’s what the PT stood for) to match the Plymouth Prowler in that weird 1930’s renaissance retro...

Craigslist Hilarity: The Ad For This 1977 Mack R Model Manure Truck Could Be The Funniest One Ever

We’ve lost our minds, right? An ad for a 1977 Mack R Model Manure truck?! In this case it isn’t the rolling tank of black that caught our eye but rather the content of the ad that is...

Shelby American Now Offering An EcoBoost Mustang Variant –

In a move that should have been expected, Shelby American is now offering a tuned Mustang based on the four-cylinder EcoBoost. With the Mustang taking over tons of markets and selling as fast as Ford...

Rick Snavely’s ’69 Camaro Takes First Career NHRA Pro Mod Win!

Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Mike Burghardt   Rick Snavely raced to his first career win Monday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Chevrolet...

Holley LS Fest 2015: Our First Photos From Beech Bend Raceway – If You Are Close And Aren’t Here, You Should Be!

LS Fest 2015 is wide f’ing open right now, with engines screaming at TWO racetracks in Bowling Green. We have Brian calling drag racing, Chad calling autocross, and we all are shooting photos...

Meet Franky: Turn Heads At Every Car Show With This Quirky Paul Franks Painted Hot Rod!

Not only is this 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air wacky and quirky and cool, but it’s also had all the important stuff done that makes it fun to drive. We happen to know this car well and can tell you...

This 427-powered Mustang Makes The Tires Literally Scream…Punish All Tires!

After finding the footage of the 1969 Shelby with a side-oiler 427 FE Ford screaming like a banshee on a mission last week, I’ve found myself digging further into Ford’s Hemi response....

In Case You Forgot That Winter Will Be Here Soon, Here’s A 440-powered Honda Ice Racing At Merrill!

It’s official: the days are starting to get shorter, the air is getting cooler, and leaves are just barely starting to turn. Fall has just arrived, and with it the first warning that soon we...

Pedalfest Video! Watch Morgan Lucas and Brittany Force Drive For Their Lives At Indy

The 2015 Chevrolet Performance US Nationals was a very different race than we have been used to seeing on the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. It had been a weeks long string of...

The Power Of The LS Engine, Here Stuffed Into A Suzuki, Driven By An Australian!

The reason the GM LS engine is so popular is because of it’s dollar-to-horsepower ratio. Simply put, it is very difficult to find a better bang-for-your-buck option than the late-model motor....

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, A New Caddy, A New Bentley, And The World’s Angriest Hipster!

By the time you read this, we will be in the middle of LS Fest in it’s entirety…if the weather around western Kentucky will actually cooperate. Otherwise there will be some seriously...

Craigslist Gem: This Jaguar-camino Is Weird, Wonderful, And Can Haul Grey Poupon For Days

Back in the days of bootlegging, crafty guy modified their cars to haul moonshine and outrun the law over treacherous mountain and country roads. This car has absolutely nothing to do with any of...

Like Your Trucks Ready To Work? Check Out This 1973 International! No Carpet, No BS!

If you are so inclined, you can go out right now and order up a Ford F-series truck that will easily come in close to $70,000 dollars, and you can easily get close to that figure with the GM twins,...

Used Car Lot Find: This 1966 Pontiac Catalina Convertible Wound Up On A Ford Lot

It isn’t often that I stop in at a dealership’s lot for one specific car in the used lot. Normally I will just swing in and take a look around, annoy the sales staff, maybe even...