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Behind the Build Episode 2: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour with Hollywood Hot Rods

If you are like us and are always interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes at a shop, or during a car build, then this new series from John McGann and the gang at Hot Rod is going to...

Q&A With DULCICH and FREIBURGER from Roadkill Garage: What Does The Future Hold For Both Of Them? This And Much More!

The Motor Trend world has been a flurry of energy, excitement, and dread for the past few weeks as the world found out that the Motor Trend studios portion of the business was shutting down. That...

New Years Day 2025 Live Junkyard Walk! Viewer Guided! Let’s go check out some cool old cars & trucks!

Chad Ehrlich was back at it on New Year’s Day to take his typical live walk around his amazing classic car wrecking yard, but this time it was totally viewer guides. Those watching live could...

PowerShift Podcast: 2024 In Review And What’s To Come In 2025 At BANGshift and Beyond!

We kicked off 2025 right with the Happy New Year edition of the show. There were no toasts, or confetti, or resolutions going on, but we did talk a bit about 2024 and then made some predictions and...

2024 Highlight Video: NHRA Shares Their Wildest Of Wild Rides From The 2024 Mission Drag Racing Series

One of the best things about New Year each year is that the previous year’s best of everything gets listed and highlighted. For us in the drag racing world, that means best wheelies, best hole...

Not Stock Feature Video: 1970 Pontiac TransAm by BBT Fab, Plus What’s In The Shop And Behind The Scenes Extras.

Early 2nd Gen Firebirds are awesome. I guess Firebirds in general are pretty awesome, but there is something special about these early 2nd Gen cars. They just look tough. Like a Camaro, but with more...

Truck Show Video: C10 Intervention 2024 In Woodland California Was Small Town Cool And Had Awesome Rides

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and he was asking about car events in California and whether there were really as many as it seemed. He had recently found a website that lists...

Check Out This Great Video From The 2024 Shelby American Demo Day At The Simeone Foundation

Grippo is back at it, this time with video from the 2024 Shelby American Demo Day at the Simeone Foundation and boy were the cars cool! We’re talking about an incredible Daytona Coupe and a...

The Hidden HISTORY of Synthetic Oil (1974-2024) – 50 Years Of Mobil 1?! Synthetic Oil Is Nothing New!

Synthetic oil is nothing new, but I had no idea it had been around for 50 years already! But it’s true, Mobil 1 came out in 1974 and was the first synthetic motor oil. Who knew? Apparently Lake...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Weiler Tiger X And DeWalt Elite Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 10.

Last Week we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it is time...

NHRA’s Top 5 Top Fuel Underdog Moments From 2024: Mission Drag Racing Feel Good Stories That Make You Want To Back The Little Guy.

Everyone loves and underdog, except the guy who’s NOT the underdog. And when an underdog is on a roll, or has their back in the corner, you never know what they might do. It sets the stage for...

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! FINNEGAN HAS HUGE NEWS, AND THE LATEST FUN STUFF, FROM THE 2024 PRI SHOW!

The 2024 PRI Show was awesome as always and we got to see tons of stuff. We’ve been taking care of lots of business though and haven’t shown everything we loved. Fortunately for you,...

Introducing The Mangled Mercury Project: The 1939 Mercury Gets Some Love – The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Chopping This Bad Boy And So Much More!

The Iron Trap Garage crew are never without projects, but this one is special because it feels like it has been forever since they chopped or channeled anything. But that is all about to change with...