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Shop Truck Perfection: This 1979 Chevrolet P10 Is A No-Compromise Garage’s Dream Rig!

For most people, a pickup truck or SUV is enough to handle their day-to-day gearhead adventures. You just need enough tie-down straps in the back to keep your cargo safe and you are good to go. But...

PRI 2017 Coverage: New Blocks For Ford, Chrysler, and GM – Something For Everyone In Here

Much like a house, an engine is only as good as its foundation and that foundation is the block. There has been a pretty interesting surge in new blocks hitting the market or at least debuting over...

More Craigslist Win: This Ad For A 1989 Bronco Is As Irreverent As It Is Beautiful

Man, two in one week! BangShifter Ry Crash sent us this link after seeing our post about the Silverado “King Of The Meth Lab Edition” we ran earlier in the week. While the Bronco here is...

Properly Restomodded: This 1978 Pontiac Phoenix Is Packing Late-Model GTO Power, IRS And Air Conditioning!

We love a good build around here…no matter the model, if it’s put together well, we are paying attention and can appreciate the work that has gone into the build. Case in point: this 1978...

A Look Back: This Video Captures Thrills, Spills, and Big Runs During The 2017 Drag Racing Season In New England

This is the time of the year when we start to see a lot of cool retrospective videos hit the web. Talented shooters and editors comb their footage for the best of the best over the course of the...

Tesla vs. Land Cruiser Tug Of War: Who Wins, Toyota’s Tank Or Elon’s Wonder Wagon?

The battle of the SUV heavyweights goes on and on, it seems, but here in Norway, a battle between the old way of thinking and the newest available option is about to meet up head-to-head to see who...

Watch This Turbocharged Proline 481x Powered Nova Run 6.70s At Over 200mph – Brazil Built, Brazil Raced!

I love showing off the drag racing scene in Brazil and all of South America because there’s tons of passion, interesting cars, and fast stuff down there. Lots of time when we show you a video...

The WTF? Files: Meet The Rib-Jet…More Or Less, A Volkswagen With A Restyle

Yesterday I made mention how I’d like to make a smaller car a single-seat deal. Picture a car like a 1986 Ford EXP, with one driver seat and plenty of cargo room. I figured that it would be a...

This Restored 1980 Pinto Station Wagon Is Mind-Blowingly Good! The Stallion That Never Was

This is one of those “really” cars. As in, this thing exists…really?! You are looking at a restored 1980 Pinto Station wagon that is on its third owner. The car is immaculate and...

1320Video’s Top Ten Ridiculous Cars Of The Year…Out Of Everything They Saw This Year, Here’s The Most Bonkers!

Kyle and the gang at 1320Video keep a hell of a schedule during a given year. If there is something going on with fast cars, they are there in force with cameras. Sanctioned race, grudge race, shows,...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals: A Gallery Of Pre-1949 Iron! Hot Rods, Customs, and More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back to where it all started and still seems to showing up in the highest numbers.  Pre’49.  When NSRA determined that they needed to open the events...

As It Was • “Dandy” Dick Landy’s A/FX Dodge Coronet 1965 Mopar Drag Team Photos!

(Photos by Robert Martin, words by Darr Hawthorne)  Few drag racers in Mopar history are of the stature of “Dandy” Dick Landy. In addition to an endless line of Super Stocker, Pro Stockers and...

2017 PRI Show Gallery: Race Cars, Motors, Parts, and Boost Makers From The Floor Of The Show

It was a whirlwind weekend at the 2017 PRI show in Indianapolis. McTaggart and I tried to divide and conquer as best we could at the event and while it was a bunch of hustle, it was a bunch of fun...

Rise Above The Rest With This Set Of High Riser FE Heads – The Heads That Slayed The Hemis In ’64

No, you are right. This would not be the smartest $5,000 to spend if you were looking to built a truly monster 427 FE engine. There are modern head offerings that make these genuine, rare, and...