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Celebrating The 70th Anniversary of In-n-Out Burger & Hot Rod At Pomona Raceway!

(Photos and words by Darr Hawthorne) – – In today’s world of hot rodding and racing, nobody seems to take a chance; more of the same from last year, decade, and century is the norm....

2018 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photo Coverage: Amazing, Rare, An Never Seen Stuff!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Wow. Just wow. It is insane that year in and year out the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals reinvents itself and continues to bring some of the world’s most...

Event Photo Coverage: Cars & Coffee at the Bluegrass Stockyards – No Boring Junk!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Never been before.  Seen lots of photos.  Heard and read lots of stories.  This chilly morning I went with my son in his ’65 Belair headed to what was...

Craigslist Find: This 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon Is Big, Burly, and Just Rough Enough

Well I have to blame or thank my pal Alan Reinhart, voice of the NHRA for the tip on this big, rumbling 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon that’s currently for sale. The truck is what I would call...

Lube Job: You Can Add Driven Racing Oil Products To Your COMP Cams Order And You Should

If there is one critical decision you have to make beyond what the specs of your camshaft and valve train parts have, it is what oil you’ll add to your engine after their installation. We hear...

Rough Start: A Ratty Muscle 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car

Today’s Rough Start find is more of a selfish move than anything, but here me out because this is a pretty good budget build recipe that could be duplicated in most any market in the United...

Street Car Super Nationals 14: More Shots From The Pits At LVMS!

The sound of screaming engines at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has subsided…Street Car Super Nationals 14 is over and done, and Chad and Cole are back at home getting some much-needed...

Photo Coverage: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest – History, Cars, and Friends In The PA Autumn

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Drag racers, seemingly by their very nature are pack rats. This may seem like a slightly insulting thing to say but it isn’t because if they weren’t we...

Would You Rather: Datsun S30 Z-Car – Do You Like Yours Original Or Extra Spicy?

The Nissan S30 chassis, which is familiar to most people as the Nissan/Datsun 240Z, was a home run for the company when it went on sale in 1970. Small, light, nimble, powerful, and easily accessible,...

Last Photo Blast: Our Final Gallery From The 2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals – Comp, Alky cars, Pro Stock, Nitro!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Well we have finally reached the bottom of the well when it comes to photos from the 2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals. This was a great race and a historic one as all four...

Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018: The Final Day Of Racing And The Results!

Just because the road laws in Australia are about as draconian and panic-driven as an HOA’s set of rules regarding parking spaces and lawn care doesn’t mean that Australia can’t...

Watch A WWII Runway Get Rolled Out Like A Carpet – 14 Hours From Wheat Field To Air Strip

Color us surprised! We knew that there were loads of methods of creating air strips quickly during WWII but we had no idea that one of them was basically rolling one out like a carpet! The video...

2018 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Photo Coverage: Glorious Barn Find Gallery!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – We don’t think that we’re saying anything out of school when we call the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals the greatest muscle car-centric car show in the...

Drag Photos: The 2018 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest Was The Best Ever! History, Cars, More!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Well the leaves are falling, the temps are dropping, race tracks are shutting down, everyone is slowly putting away their hot rods and the holidays are...