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The Top 11: Biggest Influences in Hot Rodding History

This week’s entry is a bit more philosophical than our past Top 11 lists. We thought about the things that really made the car hobby what it is today, and put quite a bit of effort into ranking...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Sydney Allard

Sydney Allard is best known as the father of a British car company that made its name by taking a well engineered British chassis and stuffing it full of whatever American V8 they could shove in it....

Underrated G-body: It’s No Grand National, But This 1985 Buick Regal Is An Excellent Project Starting Point!

It’s funny how picky people can be when it comes to cars. You can almost hear the conversation now: “Dude, I think it’s a Grand National! No, wait, it’s white…is it a...

Too Close To Call, Let’s Go To The Film: Which One Pulls Out The Win, The LUV Or The Mustang?

There was more to see than a Hemi-powered Impala showing combine drivers how to mow down some wheat at Eat Sleep Street’s “Controlled Chaos” invitational Cash Days race in Kansas....

Jeeps And Burnouts At The Donut Garage With Currie Enterprises. What More Do You Need?

Currie Enterprises has been one of the strongest names to go to when it comes to off-road axles. I know this because in every issue of 4-Wheel and Off-Road that I read as a kid, everything under the...

2 For 1: Twice The Rear Tire, Twice The Doors, Same Price! Dually Deals.

This Dually Deal right here is pretty sweet. It’s a 1988 Crew Cab Dually, from Chevrolet, which means TBI injection. Big Block, Th400, 14 Bolt, all the heavy duty stuff. And everything works....

Twin-Turbos, The Curb Weight Of A Feather, And Room To Run: This SuperLite SLC Kit Car Stomps!

I’ll be straight-up honest: the reason that I wanted to show off this SuperLite SLC running at the WannaGoFast event in Georgia has nothing to do with what the car is. That’s a pretty...

Get Your Grudge On: This 1972 Nova Is A Street And Grudge Racing Machine

You know we dig these Novas. But there is something about this one, and it’s less than perfect paint, that really speaks to me. I’ve seen this 1972 Nova grudge and street machine run a...

Question Of The Day: What Would You Require In Order To Hop Into A Single-Passenger Drone?

I’ve got a business administration degree and have worked with several companies on maximizing their productivity, and in that role, I was often asked questions about how to maximize employee...

1969 Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster For Sale: Jr. Dragster Eat Your Heart Out!

You never know what you are going to find on the internet for sale, but man we weren’t expecting this! This is a Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster from 1969. There were not many of these made, and...

Daily-Driver Pro Street? This 1991 Ford Thunderbird Can Do The Job!

“I want a cool car to drive every day. Not too outrageous, not too bland, just something that I won’t see twenty of on the road, that people will all turn and look at as I drive by. That...

MotoGP paddock remembers Luis Salom after his fatal crash in Barcelona

Last Friday, Moto2 rider Luis Salom died following a crash in Free Practice for the Moto2 series weekend at Circuit de Catalunya near Barclona. The young Spanish rider was just 25 at the time of his...

Bitchin 4×4 Pathfinder Chevrolet Van! Custom And Off-road, All In One!

Vans are cool. Lifted trucks are cool. Well this Chevrolet Pathfinder 4×4 Van is both and it rules! With a set of Welds on it, and what look like 35s to us, this thing is bad ass. And it’s...

Pomona Swap Meet And Car Show Photos: Here Is The First Round Of Photos From Sunday

It’s June in SoCal, which means great weather and big crowds at the Pomona Swap Meet. It also means that the temp is going be up there so you better make sure you are on the ground early so...