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Newbern’s Yard Is Full Of Project Cars And He Doesn’t Know What To Do With Them All!

Newbern is at it again with a cool video showing the shop, updates going on, new lifts and cleanup happening, and a run down on a bunch of the project cars sitting around his place. I’ve talked...

Ian Johnson Is Building Two Ford 9 Inch Center Sections, A Dana 60, And A 14-Bolt For Hard Core Crawler

If you dig off-road content then you have to know our friend Ian Johnson. Ian has done all kinds of fun off-road and fabrication tv shows over the years and is one hell of a resource when it comes to...

Our Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway Continue Right Here

Here’s our second gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Our 10th, And Final, Gallery Of Event Photos

We’ve got our tenth gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway!

When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I totally forgot about them! Yep, my bad all the way, but Jim reminded me...

Jay Leno Drives The ICON Motors Built Mercury Electric – Yep An Electric ’49 Mercury

Every time I mention EVs the hot rodding world loses their minds. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. Meanwhile if I told someone that this 1949 Mercury was still powered...

FINNEGAN’S ROADKILL CUMMINS-SWAPPED RAMP TRUCK IS BACK!

Finnegan has too many famous rides to count, but one that has always been super popular is the Roadkill Ramp Truck. This square body dually has lived a tough life in some ways and has been fixed,...

Tommy Finds A Canadian STUDEBAKER With Chevy V8 – Is This Good, Bad Or UGLY?

It seems that Tommy has been bitten by the Studebaker bug in a big way lately, and we’re not sure if this is going to be awesome or a horrible decision that is going to run him down a rabbit...

Feature: Boyd Coddington Built The First Chopped OBS Chevrolet Sport Truck

Everyone knows Boyd Coddington’s history as a hot rod builder, but if you weren’t around in the late 1980s through mid 1990s then you might not have experienced the sport truck movement...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 12: Rear Radius Rods And Framing Out The Cockpit!

In this latest installment of the build, the rear radius rods get sorted and the cockpit gets laid out. This isn’t a big car so all this stuff is important to get right the first time....

Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Gassers, Classics, Hot Rods, Customs And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Autumn in my home state of Pennsylvania means two things to me, quick E.T.’s and Swap Meet season. With Hurricane Ian bearing down us this particular weekend,...

Winter Is Coming: This 1980s Profile On Unlimited Snowmobile Speed Runs Is Fantastic

We know, we know. Winter is not something most hot rodders look forward to. Your race car is parked, your street machine is not making any noise, and we all start to count the days before Spring...

Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Muscle Cars, Parts, Bikes, And More From This Insane Swap Meet

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Autumn in my home state of Pennsylvania means two things to me, quick E.T.’s and Swap Meet season. With Hurricane Ian bearing down us this particular weekend,...

CHEAP, JUNKYARD 5.3L CAM TEST. BTR CAMSHAFT FAMILY FEUD-TRUCK NORRIS VS HOT ROD VS SS2? WHO WINS?

Who will reign supreme? It’s a battle of cheap 5.3 LS camshafts from Brian Tooley Racing. I can tell you which one I’d pick, but I’m going to let you watch and decide for yourself....