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Morning Symphony: One Beefy Biscayne – All Guts, Glory Comes Naturally

Have you ever looked at a car and without hearing it or seeing it in action, you simply know that you’re looking at something absolutely beastly? For some reason, the Chevrolets of the late...

2018 SEMA Show Coverage: The Endless Stream of Cars and Truck Just Keeps On Coming!

(Photos by the author) – We’re back with more cars and trucks from the 2018 SEMA show floor. This year’s show was packed full of the kind of excitement and anticipation that we...

Enough Delays: SEMA Is Threatening To Sue NHTSA Due To Inaction On The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Act

When the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Act of 2015 passed, there was a wave of celebration in the automotive aftermarket community. The basic rules were simple and easy to follow: 325 vehicles a year,...

2018 SEMA Show Cool Car: “Kaspar”, The Goolsby Customs 1974 Plymouth Duster

I first saw the car when I went in after-hours Monday night. A few guys were crawling all over the car with detail equipment, doing everything in their power to make sure that the 1974 Plymouth...

Watch The 1980 NHRA World Finals From Ontario Motor Speedway Right Here – Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock

The 1980 NHRA season was one for the books and the World Finals that year, held at the cavernous Ontario Motor Speedway was a real hum dinger of a drag race. Coming into the event the top fuel race...

Mike Janis Grabs First NHRA Pro Mod Championship As Sidnei Frigo Wins Vegas Finals!

(Photos by Mike Burghardt) – Mike Janis won his first E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service world championship at the season ending event during the NHRA...

SEMA Show 2018: Meziere Enterprises is Still Cranking Out Some Of The Finest Parts In The Industry

We had the good fortune of spending some time with the fine dudes at Meziere Enterprise during the 2018 SEMA show. Specifically we checked in with Zach Meziere and talked to him about what’s...

Sniper EFI Dual Plenum Intake Manifolds Are Functional Sculpture – Check These Out!

These new Holley Sniper EFI dual plenum intake manifolds are functional sculpture, seriously. Not only do they have the dramatic looks that any hot rodder would love to have under the hood, they are...

Tough Landing Video: Watch Mike Freeman’s Ultra Street Mustang Have A Concrete Meeting At No Mercy 9

Radial tire drag racing is an exciting thing for many, many reasons. The performances are one, the monster wheelies, are another, and the unpredictability is a strong one as well. The fact is that in...

Trick Flow Brought Out New Stuff For Small-Block Mopar And Ford FE At SEMA 2018!

We first heard about it at last year’s SEMA show, but Trick Flow’s PowerPort 190 cylinder head for small-block Chrysler engines is just about ready for the big-time show! The PowerPort...

Wild Drag Racing Video: This Pass From The Fall Coffeyville Street Drags Event Is Nuts

We love the Coffeyville Street Drags. The events in the small town happen with the blessing and support of the local government and they have started to draw out some of the wildest cars in the...

Ever Want To See A Food Truck On A Road Course? Well, Here You Go!

Ah, the food truck. A set of headlights, a set of taillights, and in between the kind of delicious bites that my doctors would have fits over. Name it, you can find a food truck of it. Mexican food,...

This Video Celebrates The Greatest F1 Privateer of All Time – Rob Walker Was A Man Among Men!

He was a man who listed the occupation on his passport as “Gentleman”. He was also a man who fielded an incredible array of racing cars over his life, not only in Formula One but in...

Over 1,200 Horsepower In A Car Most People Threw Away! This AWD 4G63 Colt Is Violent!

Some cars earned their “throwaway car” status by being a crappy car. Others simply had that stigma attached from the word “go”. In the case of the car that originated as the...