Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Photos: Huge Show, Great Weather, And Nothing But Custom Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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Not All Brake Parts Cleaners Are The Same: He Bought Every Parts Cleaner In Hopes This Saves You Time and Money!

10 years ago, or so, I walked into the pit of Gary Densham at Pomona to say hi and was immediately entertained by one of Gary’s wife Joanne’s stories. I didn’t get to hear the end...

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Why Are There So Many Coolant Colors? How did it get to THIS? Green Is Not The Only Color Anymore!

Why the heck are there so many colors of engine coolant nowadays? I mean was there really a problem with green? And if the colors matter so much, why can you buy coolant that will work with any of...

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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Photo Coverage Starts Right Here! We’ve Got Hundreds Of Awesome Truck Show Photos For You To Check Out Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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Have You Considered Getting One Of Those Harbor Freight Overhead Gantrys For Your Shop? Watch This.

I can’t remember the last time I was in a Harbor Freight and didn’t look at the gantry cranes longingly. Sure, I cherry picker is a great thing that we all need in the shop, but man these...

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2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour LIVESTREAM From Buttonwillow Raceway Park- Sunday Coverage LIVE, Saturday Replay

It’s time for the 9-race Hoosier Super Tour to start and that means racing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in central California. There is a lot of qualifying and racing both today and tomorrow,...

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The Cure For Dorky Looking Electric Cars – Meet Alpha, The Brand That Brings Awesome Style To Electrons

(By Tom Lohnes) – In the upcoming world of EVs, “coolness” isn’t a word used a lot in the design process, well, yet another EV startup has emerged, and they bring the cool factor into...

Holley Is Offering Free Shipping On Orders Over $100 For The Next MONTH – Take Advantage And Save!

No one needs an excuse to buy great parts for your hot rod, your race car, your daily driver, or your street/strip machine, right? Right. But sometimes a deal comes along that you just HAVE to take...

Hagerty Cadillac 365 Build: It Is Time For Final Assembly – Watch This Classic 365ci Cadillac V8 Get Screwed Together

It has been a fun process to see this really cool classic Cadillac engine get torn down, machined, and now put back into its beautiful final form. This has been a cool process because the engine is...

Bodacious Battle: Watch This TVR and a Shelby Cobra Battle Wheel To Wheel In England – Our Favorite Hybrids!

American engines, British bodies and chassis. Yes, these are our favorite hybrids. That’s doubly true when they are on the rac track battling each other at full throttle. This video, taken in...

The 11th Generation Honda Civic Is Coming And We’ve Got The Engine Options Right Here To Check Out

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Honda Civic is a car we’ve all ridden in. I don’t think there is a single person on this Earth that doesn’t at least know of a Honda Civic. Well the rather stunning...

Is Lancia Coming Back To The USA? It Sure Seems Like It – What Models Will They Bring?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Lancia has had a seemingly tough couple of decades. From making the Group B rally monsters of the 1980’s, and even some cool cars from the 90’s, Lancia makes one car, and...

TKO vs TKX: What’s The Difference Between These Two Tremec 5-Speeds And Why Do You Care?

The short answer is that the new TKX is the newer, and significantly advanced 5 -speed from Tremec that was specifically designed and built to be the perfect fit in your fun hot muscle car. The long...

The New McLaren Has A Name and A Fresh Powertrain: The Artura Will Use A V-6 Hybrid System To Replace The V8

(By Tom Lohnes) –  Well it appears Mclaren is ditching their random mix of numbers and the letter S for their car names, as the second McLaren to be named after someone’s last name is upon...

Buy It Now: OPGI Is Offering Free Shipping On Orders Over $199 – You Have Until Tomorrow! (Plus Videos!)

Hello  Spring! That’s a fun thing to say and think about, right? Hell, this is a spring unlike any we have looked forward to in years. With the whole country seemingly clawing at their...

SEMA Screamer: This 1970 Nova Was Built For The Show And It Is Built To GO!

Not all SEMA cars are created equal, right? We have all heard the stories of the stuff held together by the hopes and dreams of the builder and little else. In fact, we got robbed of seeing the...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride in A Hot Rodded Porsche 993 As It Tears Around Road America

Chad and I have both admitted to having a bit of a thing for Porsches. They are cool cars, especially the older ones. They get tweaked and hot rodded by people like Singer, and they have a style...

Fun In The Snow: Sure We Are Obsessed With the M3 Wagon But It Looks Awesome, Right?!

(By Tom Lohnes) –  After not being seen for the better part of a year, people have suspected that BMW killed off their M3 wagon development. Well, 9 months after the teaser was released, the...

Building Blocks: Watch The Hagerty Cadillac 365 Short Block Come Together Nicely In This Video

This build is going as smooth as the Cadillac it will power is going to ride down the boulevard. Yesterday we showed you the block being painted and the crank being installed among a few other...

Hey Pal, Got A License? Before You Order Your Toyota GR SuperSport Road Legal Le Mans Car You Have To Prove You’re Worthy

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want to be the proud owner of the new Toyota GR SuperSports hypercar? Well, for most people, the answer would be yes. Toyota is only selling to the most distinguished...