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Forget The Super Bowl This Year – Instead, Watch This Volvo Smartphone Game For A Chance To Win A Car Subscription!

The Super Bowl will be played this upcoming Sunday. In my household, my wife will be cheering on the New England Patriots while I’ll be anywhere else, not caring one bit. It’s a ball...

Rough Start: This Hillclimb Ready Monte Carlo Is Your Ticket To Heaven

One of my favorite race cars to ever appear at Pikes Peak is Layne Schranz’s 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Ok, whether it was really a Monte Carlo or a stock car that got real Monte sheetmetal up...

Running A Sniper EFI On Your Jeep? Time To Add The Sniper EFI HyperSpark Distributor!

If you have made the jump to a Sniper EFI conversion on your 258ci Jeep engine you are probably loving it. How about if you could love even more? That’s right, the addition of a Holley Sniper...

What Is The Science Behind Rolling Coal? Donut Media Tackles The Smokeshow!

“Name one thing about your line of work that you don’t like, McTaggart!” Oh, that’s easy: coal rolling diesels. I’m not talking diesels in general. I’m not talking...

Day One PRO Winter Warm-Ups, NHRA Professionals Testing In Arizona!

(Photos by Big Bob Snyder) – As the 2019 NHRA Mello Mello drag racing season unfolds, the traditional PRO Winter Warm-ups invite member fuel cars from all over the country to test new team members,...

2019 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: More Cars, More Chrome, More Awesome

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside we’re back with more 2019 Grand National Roadster Show coverage! This load of photos has everything from hot rods to low riders in it and we...

Deep-Sixed: Reviving A Submerged Lada From It’s Six-Month Underwater Stay!

So…how are you enjoying the absolutely frigid weather? Do you like temperatures so cold that the water in the toilet tank freezes into one gigantic ice cube? Do you walk out of your front door...

SLAPFIGHT! This Cadillac Hearse Trar Beats Lifted Mustang II Any Day Of The Week!

Ok, Lohnes, game on. After doing everything in my power to get the images of a mirror-faced Mustang II trar out of my mental image catalog, I had to find something that was somehow on equal footing...

This Insanely Rare Tri-Power Intake For A 351 Cleveland Escaped NASCAR Rejection And Hammer Destruction

The best parts, like the best people, have the best stories. This is the wild tale of an engine combination that Ford created to compete in NASCAR during the early 1970s. Developed in 1969 and 1970,...

Trar Alert: This 1976 Mustang II Cobra Can Stop Traffic AND Drive Over It! Priced To Sit

Make no mistake about it, this 1976 Mustang II Cobra is clean. The body looks straight, the chassis it is sitting on (which we’re guessing is a Bronco because the ad does not say looks good,...

2019 Grand National Roadster Show Gallery: Paint, Chrome, Blowers, and More From SoCal

Yeah, we’re double timing it this week with our expansive photo coverage from the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show. These images are being delivered to much of the country that currently sits...

RacingJunk: This 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe Has A Big Blown Hemi Engine!

Ok, this is freaking awesome. Why? You are looking at a gnarly engine and transmission all plugged into a largely unloved body style. When is the last time you have seen a 526ci blown hemi ending in...

Progress On The Suzuki Carry Build Continues! What Will It Take To Cram A Rotary Into This Little Truck?

657 cubic centimeters, twelve valves, three cylinders. That’s what this Suzuki Carry has been powered by ever since it was put together at the factory. It’ll get the job done for a kei...

Morning Symphony: Audi Quattro Rally Car Vs. NASCAR In The Snow Of The Austrian Alps!

For the first time since 1974, the ice races at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps have been run. The GP Ice Race 2019 event drew some of the world’s most iconic cars, both street and racing...