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Check Out Our Visit To The California Auto Museum In Sacramento

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) I was back in Northern California this past month to visit family and friends over the holidays. As part of my trip, I met up with a really good friend, Malkeet...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “T is for Turbo” – A Kid’s Guide To Being Smarter Than The Average Car Owner!

You know, when it was recommended that I find something better to do than bitch about customers and morons in my line of work, I had plenty of options in mind. I could go fishing. I could learn how...

Mark Williams Announces Hellcat Driveshafts In Both Carbon Fiber And Aluminum, Rated For Way Bigger Power And Much Higher RPM

Noted driveline components manufacturer Mark Williams Enterprises has developed a unique 2-piece driveshaft for the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that solves problems common to OEM shafts. It is...

Made In Nigeria: Take A Quick Look At Some Of The Classic Car Culture In Africa

I can tell you where Nigeria is geographically, but I can’t tell you much else about the country in Africa without sounding like I’m plagiarizing the Wikipedia article. It’s just...

The Dirty Cougar: Just A Little Bit Of Elbow Grease And The $400 Mercury Is Already Being Driven!

If you missed the first installment of the Dirty Cougar, Click Here! It’s been five days since we removed our latest bad idea, a $400 1987 Mercury Cougar LS, from a backyard in Evansville,...

Clean and Mean: This 1988 Mustang LX Has A ProCharged Small Block Ford Under The Hood and Not A Hair Out Of Place

Not all drag cars are created equal. Sounds like a simple thing to say but machines like this 1988 Mustang LX remind us of that every once in a while. This car is not only bad fast (or should be) it...

2018 Syracuse Nationals Gallery: The Last Collection Of Images From The Mammoth Show

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more great photos from the 2018 Syracuse Nationals as shot by Mike Brooks. This is a massive show that has huge history and following to it. Guys...

US-60 Drag Strip Spring Nationals Show and Shine Photo Coverage – Not All Of ‘Em Shine But They Are All Neat!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Nostalgia drag racing and some show-n-shine normally accompany each other and the Nostalgia Nationals is no different.  One thing US-60 does is allow the...

Paying The Piper: FCA Settles Diesel Lawsuit Cases, Recalls Ram And Jeep 3.0L Diesel Trucks

They aren’t saying that they did anything wrong, but FCA is going to pay out to end the diesel emissions cases with federal and state authorities and owners of Ram and Jeep products that were...

The National Corvette Museum Gains Another One-Of-One: The Only Known Front-Wheel-Drive Corvette

From the earliest days of hot rodding through today, where 44% of all of the late-model muscle has some kind of tweak to suit the owner’s needs, car customization has been the hallmark of our...

Goodguys Need Camaros: Enter Your 1969 Camaro To Be Part Of The Most Elite Group In The Model’s History This July

You don’t need to be Albert Einstein or an automotive historian to know that 1969 is the 50th Anniversary of the ’69 Camaro, one of the most iconic cars that has been produced in the...

Never Would’ve Suspected: The World’s Baddest Holden Cruze Burning Them Off At Summernats!

Um…wait a minute. Yeah, just one second here. I know what my eyes just saw and what my ears just heard. But my brain is sending back a request for confirmation. You see, regardless of whether...

One Fast Golf Ball: This 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 Can Be Cool If You’re Willing To Learn Paintless Dent Repair!

Ever since I scored the “Dirty Cougar” Mercury off of Facebook Marketplace for what is honestly a steal, I’ve been surfing around seeing what’s on there. The downside of...

Horsepower Video: Watch Katech Make 1,000hp With An LT5 V8 – No Port Injection, No Cam Sawp

The LT5 V8 is a brutal 755hp 6.2L blown beast that lives in cars like the ZR1 Corvette and is available for purchase by hot rodders out there for use in both classic and modern applications. The LT...