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Running FAST EZ-EFI? Upgrade To This Color Touch Screen – Plug And Play!

One of the amazing things about modern aftermarket EFI systems are the user interfaces that companies have developed. Who can remember the bad old days of early EFI systems when the only way to tune...

Early Chrstmas Shopping Ideas: Remote-Control Jet With A Real Afterburner! Scare Everyone With Your Own F-16!

Here’s a thought: You know the scenes in the movie Top Gun, where the F-14 Tomcats light up their twin afterburners, the noise sounds like the air is being ripped apart by a giant dull knife,...

This Stunning 1940 Ford Is Owned By The Real-Life Little Old Lady Out In California! Check Out The Backstory On This Cool Cruiser!

That paint…it’s a mile deep, floats somewhere between copper and cinnamon, and in the early evening sun, is just about perfect. You could ask for better, but good luck finding it and...

Mother Of All Australian Burnouts: This 8,000 Horsepower Holden Monaro Enters The Ring!

The recipe for a successful Australian burnout car is fairly simple: Take one road vehicle, put in enough power and gearing that the rear tires don’t have a prayer, a fan that works well enough...

Houston Autorama 2015: Gene Winfield Chops A Top And A Lot More!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Charles Wickam was not huddled around the table mowing down turkey like the rest of us. Nope, Wickam was holed up in downtown Houston, Texas at the Houston...

Top 11: The “Money Is No Object” List – Answering The Favorite Question Of Non-Gearheads Everywhere!

If there is one question I could avoid hearing for the rest of my life, it is “What’s your favorite car?” Without going into the long, drawn-out version of the explanation,...

It’s Over: Aviation Industry Dead In California With Close Of Boeing C-17 Production

There was a time when it was weird a plane someone was flying on wasn’t built in California, such is no longer the case. After being a massive producer of airplanes and massive driver of the...

Last Action Heroes: Our Final Blast Of Photos From The 2015 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals

We have finally made it to the end of our landslide of photos from the 2015 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals presented by Chris Alston’s Chassisworks. It is an appropriate day to run out of...

The Coolest Crew Cab In America Is For Sale: This 1966 C60 Truck Is Amazing

It has haunted my email in-box, my Facebook feed, and my dreams for years. This incredible 1966 C60 Chevy crew cab is for sale and I am gently weeping over my keyboard for the simple fact that...

Fans Of Late-Model Mopar Muscle, Mark Your Calendars – ChallengerFest 7 Is A Go, Complete With An Extra Day Of Racing!

If you have any leaning towards modern horsepower, Mopars, or both, April 8-10 are the days you need to mark down on your calendar. ChallengerFest 7 will be invading Bowling Green, Kentucky for one...

Roadkill! The Guys Buy The Internet Infamous Rear-Engined Mazda Rotary Pickup And Take It To Optima Ultimate Street Car!

About six months ago, Bring A Trailer featured a freak that I couldn’t share with you readers fast enough: a 1974 Mazda REPU (aka Rotary Pickup) that had the magic Dortio engine canned in favor...

Street Car Super Nationals Action Photos: More Smoke And Thunder From Vegas

Last Sunday was quite literally the longest day I have ever spent at a drag strip. I cannot speak for Chad but it has to be in his top five. Why? We were there for 19 hours. Between the time we setup...

England’s Shakespeare County Dragway To Close – Country Left With Two Dedicated Drag Plants

Some bad news has come across the wire for drag racing fans and participants in England. Shakespeare County Raceway which has been been hosting drag racing since the 1970s and as a permanent drag...

Vintage Kart Drifting Video: A an old school twin engine kart hangs the tail!

Because of the popularity of “arrive and drive” karting facilities many people think that kart racing is some sort of newfangled thing. Those people are very, very wrong. Go kart racing...