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Runs In The Family: Check Out John Andrade, Sr.’s Stomping Nitrous Oldsmobile!

Oh, yes, it’s sexy, from just about every angle. It’s got classic lines, a great color, a thumping 406ci on nitrous, a backstory that is the stuff of dreams and the performance to worry...

Swap Meet Coverage: More Cool Parts, Cool Cars, and BangShifty Stuff From The Kyana 2016 Spring Swap Meet

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I might have mentioned once or twice before my fondness for cool induction stuff.  In here the trend continues with blowers, a wicked cross-ram, and even...

Ohio Mile Action Photos: More Coverage From The First ECTA Meet Of 2016!

(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos.net) – We’re back with more action from the season opening ECTA land speed racing meet at the Ohio Mile. The racing at Wilmington Air Park was...

This Kaiser-Era Jeepster Commando Is Awesome For The Right Reasons: Dauntless V6, Daily Driven And Beautiful!

If you liked open-top, no BS off-roaders that were nimble, simple and durable, the 1960s are the time for you. Among the International Scouts, Ford Broncos, and the early Chevrolet Blazers and GMC...

Watch former Top Gear host Tiff Needell flog a Group B car in a classic British rallycross

The Group B Rally days are remembered for the highs and lows they brought to stage rally with the manic, earth-shakingly powerful all-wheel-drive super-hatchbacks creating a spectacle off the beaten...

Incredible Photo Sequence: The Terry McMillen NHRA Houston Explosion Frame By Frame!

Right place…right time. Mark Rebilas, the most well known drag racing photographer currently known to man captured more stunning action last weekend at Royal Purple Raceway during the NHRA...

CANCELLED: The IndyCar Boston Grand Prix Is Dead – No Racing In City After Quagmire Of Bureaucracy

As a person who lives here, the cancellation of the Indycar Boston Grand Prix was an inevitability from the second that the event was announced. Initially the response was very positive. It was going...

There’s Dare To Be Different, Then There Is This 1973 Mercury Montego With A Rare “Split-Top” Roof Treatment And Inline-Six!

We’ve been saying it for years: the cars are out there, you just have to go looking for them. And some flexibility is needed when looking. There’s a reason why a rusted, rolling shell of...

Jay Leno Brings Out His 1964 Triumph Bonneville For A Spring Ride – Check This One Out!

Modern motorcycles are engineering triumphs…pardon the pun. They hit speeds that should honestly terrify the holy hell out of a sane rider, grip like a vice in a corner, and accelerate with a...

eBay Find: A 1967 Dodge Coronet Father-And-Son Restoration Project That Has Fifty Miles On The Build

This 1967 Dodge Coronet qualifies as a high-dollar build. The seller can provide proof that the Ray Barton Hemi is worth $30,000 and that there’s a total of $75,000 in parts involved, including...

Hang Out With Finnegan In His Garage As He Rebuilds The Wood Floor On Roadkill’s Chevy Ramp Truck!

We’re fans of Roadkill, Hot Rod Garage, Roadkill Garage (yes, one of us is buying someone at TEN a snack a month) and all of the fun that they have. But we know that there are days that you...

Will Fiat Chrysler Be Broken Up And Sold Off In Pieces By The End Of The Year? This Guy Thinks It Might

Hellcats everywhere, Ram trucks  are flying off the shelves, Jeep is one of the strongest brands in the world…but is Fiat Chrysler in trouble? Toronto Star business columnist David Olive...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy’s Top 11: Reasons To Drag Your Hide Into Work In The Morning!

You know the feeling: the alarm clock has gone off just as soon as you were deep in slumber, the bed is comfortable, warm and soft, and you’ve found the perfect sleeping position. You are even...

Ohio Mile Coverage: The 2016 Opener And Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed Challenge

(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – The first meet of the 2016 ECTA Ohio Mile racing season had something for everyone. There were huge numbers put up by some competitors, tons of new...