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Caption This: Jaguar Land Rover Gave Their Autonomous Pods Eyes…What Is The Car Trying To Say?

When I took art classes, I found myself having trouble drawing human faces. As the professor worked with me, he asked about my interests, and naturally, the answer had to do with cars. As he pointed...

Hustling Hemi: This 1969 Dart Has 540ci Of Mean Chrysler Elephant Under The Hood

There are few things more cosmically right in the automotive world than a late 1960s Chrysler A-body with huge slicks on the back and a hemi in the nose. This car is all of that and more and frankly,...

Fast Friends: Krista Baldwin Inks Raybestos Powertrain and McLeod Racing For US Nationals

Krista Baldwin is a third generation drag racer and a stout one at that. Her grandfather is Chris Karamesines, her dad is the late Bobby Baldwin, and she has exhibited the family genes in the seat of...

30 Year Time Machine: Watch The TNN Broadcast Of The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

It’s only fitting that on the first day of the 1988 NHRA US Nationals we take a look back to the event that was run on the same track 30 years ago. The 1988 race was interesting because of the...

2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals Coverage: We’re Kicking It Off With Trucks and Tractors!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals is a celebration of all things blue oval. While the show is naturally Mustang centric, the largest selling Ford vehicle was...

Here’s Mud in Your Eye! MRA Mud Drag Racing Action Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos and words by David Whealon) – Back a few weeks ago Galot Motorsports Park hosted for the first time ever the MRA’s (Mud Racers Association) form of getting after it on the dirt on...

NHRA Rookie Of The Year Contender Flyin’ Ryan Oehler Lands Sponsor For US Nationals And Championship Run

We always love good news around here and when a talented young racer lands a sponsor that will allow him or her to attack the championship run that comes during the latter part of a drag racing...

Aeromotive Releases Enginered Stealth Fuel Systems For Late Model Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs

Here’s some awesome news for owners of late model muscle cars like Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs. Why is this great news? Mainly because you can use your stock tank and support massive...

Gravelrama 48: The Junior Classes – Kids Sand Drag Racing Whatever They Brought To The Line!

I’m running the photos from Gravelrama 48 a bit out of timeline. The show trucks started rolling in about ten in the morning, and the big hill didn’t kick off until after lunch, but I...

Astonishing Skill: Watch This Radically Modified Piper Cub Land In Just Over Ten Feet!

“What goes up, must come down”. Law of gravity is pretty clear on that point…sooner or later, it must return to the earth. From the lightest air balloon losing it’s lifting...

How Would You Build This Australian 1982 Ford LTD? Legroom For Days In This Beauty!

Yes, my Australian car infatuation is doing just fine, thanks for asking. And it’s flared up again pretty good, because thanks to Malaise Motors on Facebook, I now have a flash craving for a...

Morning Symphony: The Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Escort – Screaming For Everyone To Hear

Growing up in two different generations of Ford Escort here in the States and learning to equate that nameplate with boring commuter car (and a seriously wicked car accident I was involved in as a...

Money No Object: A Dream El Camino For Chad? This 1969 Could Be The One!

So Chad wants to tempt me with a Dodge Mirada that has a straight body and…well, that’s about it, really. Ok, it didn’t have a roof diaper on it, but still, it would be ground zero...

Because Why Not: That Psychotic Power Wheels Mustang Is Getting Turbocharged!

First things first: I’m absolutely stunned that this freak of a contraption is still in one piece. Back in May, we showed you the footage of this pink Power Wheels Mustang as the builders...