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OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- Part 2: 2023 Edition: Photos and Results!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...
Ford Fest 2023 Car Feature, Errr Plane Feature: The Sky’s the Limit for Speedycop’s Plane Car Shenanigans. A Racecar Build From A Plane… Is Weird But Cool.
You see a lot of fun, creative, and sometimes weird vehicles at Holley’s Fest events. Whether it is LS Fest, Moparty, or Ford Fest there are always odd swaps and such that are specifically...
HOW TO BUILD LS POWER ON THE CHEAP: THE ULTIMATE 510-HP, ALL MOTOR JUNKYARD 5.3L BUILD. STEP BY STEP BUILD & FULL DYNO RESULTS
Junkyard 5.3s make real power regardless of how many miles are on them. I mean a 200,000 mile 5.3 will make 350 horsepower on the engine dyno. But what happens with simple bolt ons? And how about...
Newbern And Cotten Found ALL The Superchargers And Speed Parts In Mississippi, Just Look
Newbern and the crew are back at it, traveling through the south for several events in the last month or two. This time they were delivering a car to one guy and a chassis to another. Along the way...
Holley Announces Fall Harvest Sale: Get Up To 20% OFF MSRP On SNIPER 2, Holley EFI, Flowmaster, And More Top Brands During Our Fall Harvest Sale!
Coming off of last week’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the number one question I got after talking about Holley’s new Sniper 2 fuel injection was if I was going to be able to get everyone a...
Dirthead Dave Does The Front Air Ride, A 4 Link And Air Ride Out Back, And An Epic Test Drive On The Most Hated Mustang Ever.
Let’s face it, the Mustang II isn’t the coolest thing Ford ever built. And almost all the folks who love them only do because they were what they remember growing up, not because they...
Quick Turn With No Burn: Here’s How Easily The Borgeson Quick Ratio C10 Steering Box Installs In A 1967-1987 GM Truck
Classic GM trucks are hotter these days than the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl was during the 1980s and one of the things more and more people are doing with them is improving not just straight line...
SEMA Show 2023 Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Customs, Hot Rods, Parts, And More From The Mecca Of Car Events In Vegas
We’ve got another gallery from the 2023 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, so check the photos out below. And if you missed any of our previous photos, use the link below to see them all. It’s that time...
The 1320Video Invitational Part 2: The 1320video INVITE ONLY Elimination Roll Race (Last Man Standing gets CASH MONEY!)
1320Video is back at it, with a new idea and something special for all of us 1320Video fans, as they put on their first Invitation Roll Race recently and have all the video to share with us now....
Influence and Impact Episode 8: Import Car History Part 2, Tuners, Body Kits, Drifting and Stance Styling
Custom cars and trucks go hand in hand, and while some folks think of Imports and Domestics as hardened enemies, I find that they are more intertwined and understood that you might expect. In fact, I...
Influence and Impact Episode 7: Import Car Origins, Datsun Racing, Drift King, Fast and Furious, And More!
Custom cars and trucks go hand in hand, and while some folks think of Imports and Domestics as hardened enemies, I find that they are more intertwined and understood that you might expect. In fact, I...
A Coyote Swapped VW Bus? Yeah, It’s Everything You Would Hope It Was And More! Check Out This Awesome Feature Video
When John Henns, a lifelong VW guy, decided he wanted to build another VW Bus, he decided he wanted to do it differently. And he certainly accomplished that one! This thing is awesome, not only...
Will This Corvette RUN AND DRIVE 750 Miles After Being Forgotten For 20 Years? Derek Thinks He Can Make It Happen.
Derek is back at it, and he’s buying nothing but hard to start and drive cars and trucks that are far away from home. Because buying things close to home would be too easy and nowhere near as...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!
(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...