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Vintage Video: This News Report From The 1981 AHRA World Finals Is Cool!

The spectator numbers are surely weird, the news reporter is a little confused, but this news report from the 1981 AHRA World Finals is awesome. Why? It shows all of the final rounds and includes...

The Twin-Turbo Cadillac is Back! Finnegan Is Fabricating Like A Mad Man To Get This Sucker Up And Running!

He’s back at it! Everyone has been busting his balls about finishing this Caddy build and nobody wants to be driving it more than Finnegan himself. So he’s been thrashing on tubing,...

Shop Tech: Building A Dream Welding Table With The Kelley’s. There Is Some Cool And Trick Stuff On This One!

I’ve built plenty of welding tables and workbenches and every single time I do, they get better. Each time you build one, or see one in someone else’s shop, it gives you ideas for how to...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Continue With More From The Suede Palace! Ultra Rad Traditional Hot Rods Of All Kinds.

Here’s our next gallery from the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. We’ve got tons more coming and will be sharing them all next week as well. This one here is from the Suede Palace,...

Here’s Our Final Gallery From The I-24 Lebanon Dragfest! This Drag Racing Car Show Was As Good As Ever. Photos And A Link To All Our Previous Galleries!

Here’s our last gallery from Joe Grippo, and we hope you’ve been looking at all of the other galleries as well. If not, use the link below to see them as well! But first, check out the...

2024 KING OF HAMMERS QUALIFYING WITH CASEY CURRIE, JUMPING BACK DOOR IN THE TROPHY JEEP

King of the Hammers was insane as always, and the boys at Currie certainly know how to be a part of the action. Qualifying for the race is always exciting and it is rare that we don’t see some...

Maybe Sketch Week Is More Appropriate! SIDEWAYS at 100MPH, Tesla with Twin Turbo BIG BLOCK, and MORE! | Sick Week Day 4

Sick Week 2024 is upon us and the official first four days of racing are now in the books. It’s been an interesting few days, with sketchy runs, sketchy track conditions, and competition that might...

Fun Big Rig Video: Jamming Gears in an Ultra Rare 1973 Dodge 900 Big Rig

Not many people remember that Detroit’s Big Three were heavily involved with the Big Rig business in the 1970s. Dodge was in the mix along with Ford and Chevy/GMC. In some sense, they were out...

Ride Along In A 258mph Firebird At Bonneville – Three Minutes Of Full Throttle SCREAM!

One of the least understood and most difficult places to drive really fast on planet Earth is Bonneville. The surface itself is salt and can best be described as feeling like someone coated a...

C4 Perfection: The 1996 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport Was The Pinnacle Of The Fourth Generation’s Development

The C4 Corvette has finally come out the other side of it’s days as an oft-joked about, rock bottom cheap, old sports car. Every car goes through the cycle. Cool when new, aging against a new...

Video: For A Brief Shining Moment In 1994 Rhode Island Had A Drag Strip Again

Rhode Island is no stranger to the sport of drag racing. Between competitors like Bob Tasca and the high performance legacy of his family and the history of places like Charlestown Dragway in the...

I-24 Lebanon Dragfest Photos Continue! This Drag Racing Car Show Was As Good As Ever And We’ve Still Got More Photos To Share!

Here’s another great gallery from Joe Grippo, and we hope you’ve been looking at all of the other galleries as well. If not, use the link below to see them as well! But first, check out...

Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos! The Suede Palace Was In Full Effect With Traditional Hot Rods Of All Kinds.

The Suede Palace is one of the most iconic parts of the Grand National Roadster Show, and for good reason. This place is super bitchin, has rad rides, and there is no billet aluminum to be seen....

Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #9 – 50’s & 60’s Chevy Trucks

Here’s the ninth video of Steve’s Truck Week series! This time it’s a couple of rad old Chevy trucks. Watch and if you missed the previous videos use the link below. Our friend Steve Magnante...