FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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Viva Las Vegas 2026 Rockabilly Car Show Video – Hot Rods, Pinup Girls & Live Bands Take Over Las Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas is one of THE premier rockabilly car shows and get togethers in the country. Taking over the Orleans Hotel and Casino every April, this show is in its 30th year! When I still lived in...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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B.J. Baldwin And Hoonigan Release “Recoil 2” Video: Flying A Truck In Ensenada, Mexico

Hoonigan and Monster Energy have been great about releasing racing videos that borderline on pure automotive porn for years. For rally racing, they have Ken Block’s Gymkhana series. Mike Ryan...

Action Gallery: Gravelrama 2014 – Competitors Attacking The Legendary Big Eliminator Hill! The Pea Gravel Mountain From Hell

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Let me start by saying that though we don’t have a race track or offroad park next door to us, Central Kentucky is close to some many venues for so...

Action Gallery: More Mud Flying, Wheelstanding, Barely In Control Action From the Brazoria County Mud Drags

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more cool photos from the recently held Brazoria County Mud drags. This MRA sanctioned event...

Off-Roading Greatness: The Upper Damnation Trail In Harlan, Kentucky

Summer is starting to slip away to Fall, and it’s a great time to go out to the woods. But what is there to do in the woods? For starters, there’s off-roading. Temperatures are cooler,...

Killer Action And Wild Mud Borne Hot Rods At The Brazoria County Mud Drags In Texas – Dirt Flinging Coolness

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Charles Wickam had been dying to get back out to the races lately. This summer hasn’t exactly been the smoothest on record for Team Wickam but the reality is...

Watch As This Mudder Explorer Goes For Broke At Michigan Mud Jam!

Mudding requires three things in order to not sink up to the door handles: traction, power, and wheel speed. Put mildly, this monster Explorer Sport has them all. The engine is making some very...

Listen To One Of The World’s Largest Diesel Engines Start Up And Run

When your diesel engine has several staircases attached to it so that all areas of the engine can be accessed, you have a huge engine and this one was at one time the world’s largest, from...

Drag Week 2014 Roadside Find: This 1957 Chevy 1-Ton Wearing An Old Camper Is Perfection

Here’s a sweet roadside find from the road on Drag Week 2014 that we ran into yesterday at a route checkpoint. The truck was kind of hidden in the back but once my wandering eye caught it, I...

Drag Week 2014 Roadside Find: Muffler Car! This (Was) A Running And Driving Promo Vehicle

One of my favorite parts about Drag Week is the fact that competitors have to drive on a predetermined route to the next track. On the route they have to pay attention, wear seat belts, and stop at...

Watch As This Toyota Land Cruiser Takes A Lesiurely Swim In An Australian River

The standard rule of thumb when it comes to crossing a river in a car of any type is: DON’T. Ask anyone in Phoenix right now who had the misfortune of learning the hard way this week. But...

It’s Ba-a-a-a-ack! The Hot Rodded Volvo Tractor Is Back, With A Video To Show Ken Block How It’s Really Done

When we first saw footage of this Volvo BM Terrier tractor ripping donuts in the countryside a couple of years ago, we went nuts. Just the fact that someone stuffed a built Volvo turbo motor that, by...

eBay Find: This 1948 Ward LaFrance Heavy Hauler Rig Was The Toughest Stuff On The Road Back Then

When it comes to old trucks, I love stumbling over the stuff that isn’t commonly talked about. Take this 1948 Ward-LaFrance truck for example. This was a severe duty big rig back in the late...

Carnage Video: Watch As This Cummins Dodge Runs Away On The Dyno

Excepting very, very few circumstances, a runaway situation is pretty much a death sentence for a diesel engine. Once the oil starts lighting up in the cylinders it takes air starvation to shut the...

Forget A Bus, This 1976 Ford C600 Needs To Be The New BS Mobile Command Center

Recently converted BangShifter Casey Miller sent us this Craigslist link to a 1976 Ford C600 utility truck that is for sale in Connecticut. He thought it was cool but I saw it and immediately...