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PRI Announces All New Membership Program: Businesses And Race Teams To The Front! Individual Memberships Soon!!

PRI has been focused on big things and big changes for more than a year now, and against all odds have really made a huge push despite the global pandemic. One of the things their new leader Jamie...

NHRA Is Reporting That Our Boy Jason Rupert’s Funny Car Team Will Debut In Las Vegas This Weekend!

We’re so excited to see the Rupert Motorsports, Bays and Rupert Funny Car make it’s debut at the Las Vegas 4-Wide Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jason...

Event Coverage: The 2021 Pittsburgh World Of Wheels Is More Proof That We’re Heading For A Fun Hot Rod Summer

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – After what seems like an eternity of not being at car events (14 months to be exact) I’m finally back as shows and events in my part of the country are...

Battling Themselves: This Look At The Chevrolet Equinox vs The Chevrolet Bolt EUV Is Interesting

(By Tom Lohnes) – Chevrolet can be a confusing company when you start to look at all of their various models, especially on the SUV front. Offering basically infinite crossovers and SUVs, it...

Listen Up: 1,000 Ton Sucker Punch – The Wild Story Of WWI Q-Ship‪s‬

Imagine a single weapon of war with such vicious tactics that it nearly defeated an entire country. Such was the case with Germany’s fleet of U-boats during WWI. As the U-boats sunk hundreds of...

Short Range In A Huge Country: Canadians Can Now Buy A Tesla With Only 94 Miles Of Range

(By Tom Lohnes) – If you’re a Canadian reader we have a question. Do you want a Tesla Model 3 that can only drive 151 kilometers (94 miles)? Well, Tesla has the car for you. No, it is not...

Can You Bolt LS Cylinder Heads Onto A Ford 351 Windsor? And Will They Actually Work?

Since the LS engine came out there have been Ford guys all over the world spouting off about how GM used Ford cylinder head design on them. Of course no GM guys wants to admit that might be true, and...

Shawn Is Finally Going To Build The 1972 Chevrolet K5, And It Is Getting A Big Block!

Everyone knows that Shawn has a weakness for K5 Blazers, after all he’s had several and still owns a couple. In fact, probably more than we know because he isn’t saying just how many...

Take A Complete Tour Of The James Hetfield Collection Now Housed At The Petersen Automotive Museum

If you haven’t had a chance to go to the Petersen Automotive Museum yet, then please make sure you do that as soon as possible. It’s an amazing place, filled with amazing cars and really...

Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Episode 2: Starting On A New Range Rover Project

Like any good hot rodder, Edd China is all about hauling something out of it’s near grave and making it good again and that is exactly what’s starting right here with a friends Range...

Everyone Needs Another Rusty Project Car: Look What Newbern Decided To Haul Home With Finnegan’s Other New Acquisitions

I can’t really judge Dave Newbern for hauling a new rusty Tri 5 1957 Chevrolet project home when he was supposed to just be picking up boats on his recent trip west. I mean I’m more of a...

Sunday Funny Car Extravaganza! Every One Of Our Funny Car Chaos Photos Is Right Here!

You asked for it, so here are all our Funny Car Chaos photos in one location. This was the biggest all funny car field ever put together in one place. We’re talking 70 funny cars of all kinds...

Another Kibbetech Project Update! The Jeep JK Prerunner Is Done, The OBS Ford Is Coming Together, And More!

Donuts baby, they are like the universal first road test for any good off roader, just like burnouts are for a hot rod. And since we know Kibbe has an affinity for doing them anyway, it’s a...

Candy Paint Job Tech: Here’s How To Do Amazing Candy Panel Paint. The Serape Mexican Blanket Paint Job.

Custom panel paint, candies, flake, and the like are often found on custom motorcycles, lowriders, and customs, and regardless of whether it is your favorite or not, and regardless of the color and...