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What Are The Most Annoying Phrases Someone Can Put In A Craigslist Ad For A Car Or Parts?

Buying parts or cars on Craigslist can be the most rewarding or the most annoying experience of ones life, depending on just what you are buying and from whom. The number of frustrating moments...

Lucas Oil Drag Racing – Stock, Super Stock, Alcohol Classes, And More From The Texas Motorplex

NHRA Sportsman Drag Racing is the racing that all NHRA Drag Racing is built upon and it is going on around the country on any given weekend. This weekend is no different and racing is coming at you...

This Bagged P20 Chevy Gruman Step Van Could Be The Company Calling Card Or Parts Hauler You Need

Someday I’m going to have me a step van. I dig them. And like most things truck related I dream of having on that, like this bitchin P20, is bagged and lays out on the ground. It is still as...

The Mongrel Got Front Suspension And Bitchin Flares! Watch The Newest Episode

My god this little car is going to look awesome when it is done. With the front suspension installed, it was time for the fender flares, and what flares they are. These things are huge and cool and...

It’s Paint Time For The Big Bud Tractor! When Days Of Sanding Finally Pay Off!

Ask anyone who has painted a car properly: there is more sanding than you can comprehend. Even if you are just blasting on another layer of paint, you have to scuff up what is present and accounted...

Auto-X by NCM Gallery: $50 To Come Out And Play All Day!

There was nothing special about Saturday at NCM Motorsports Park. There was no points race, no championship series event. There was no cheap-car thrashing to be had, and there wasn’t a show....

American Horror Story: What Does A Long-Flooded Pontiac’s Engine Look Like Inside?

Winter in Iowa means that pretty much nothing gets done…or, at least, that’s what Kevin from Junkyard Digs has been telling me for the last few months. Hey, I don’t blame...

This Dodge A100 Is Bagged And Channeled Perfection! This One Is Cruiser Cool And A Whole New Level

Vans are cool, or the right van is anyway, and this one right here is that right van. That is to say, it is the right van if you want something that is going to turn heads just because it is so...

The Where’s And How’s Of Adding Weight To Your Race Car

In a world where making things lighter and lighter is an every day occurrence, it seems odd to be talking about adding weight to a race car. But the truth is that with insane levels of competition...

Rough Start: 1978 Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe – The Brick House

I am a man of many strange automotive appreciations, I’ll be the first to admit, but the strangest kink I have might be the Volvo Bertone coupes. For the life of me, I can’t provide a...

The Mongrel Build Part 48: The Final Final Rust Repair Is Done. This Little Ride Is Getting Close To Tire Smoke And Fun!

If you haven’t been following the Mongrel build, you have been missing out. I mean who would have thought that a Ford 100E and a Miata could end up together in such perfect harmony. It’s...

Like Your Feet Are On Fire: 211 Miles Per Hour From A Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

One of the strange notes that came with the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was a loss of overall top speed compared to the Hellcat variation. Yes, the Demon has a stronger kick and a little less weight...

The Most Infamous Hillclimb In The States: The Viagra Hill Climb

The video has been making the rounds for years now: Bobby Tanner attempting to go damn near straight up a slick rock wall with grunt and gusto…not easily done on wet tires. Tanner and his rock...

Ridetech’s New R-Joint Is Amazing: A Smooth, Strong, Articulating Machine

Suspension bushings live a hard life. And for decades aftermarket companies and OEM car manufacturers have been improving materials and design in search of quite, smooth, and durable bushings that...