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Behind the Build Episode 3: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour At JMS Racing Engines In El Monte, California.

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...

Who Wants To Own A P-51 Mustang For Cheap! Get This Movie Prop, Made From Real Parts, For Way Less Than A Real One!

To be clear, this is not a flying airplane. But I’d sit in it and make airplane noises and pretend, all the time. It would be awesome. My friend Tim said he’d sit in it and make airplane...

Derek Show Us How To Do A DIY CHEAP Classic Truck Interior Restoration and New (vintage) Wheels On A Squarebody.

I don’t know what it is about interior rehab videos that gets me excited, but for some reason they do! Maybe it’s because my daily is kinda rough in some spots inside and this makes me...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Noemon And Sait Encore Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 13.

We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...

PRI 2024 WAS WAY MORE FUN FOR COTTEN THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE! CHECK OUT THE ADVENTURES BABYYYY!

With all the turmoil that has been swirling around the former Motortrend shows, it is pretty refreshing to see the smile that is always plastered on Mike Cotten’s face. I ran into him at the...

Motor Oil Geek 101: What EVERYONE Should Know About Motor Oil, With Lake Speed Jr.

We talk about Lake Speed Jr. all the time when we’re talking about oil, and that’s because Lake is the expert when it come to lubrication. He’s called the Motor Oil Geek for a...

Are Diesel Fuel Additives a Scam? Will Some Of These Leave You Stranded In This Winter Weather? Let’s Settle This With Project Farm.

Fuel and oil additives are often thought of as snake oil, because the technology isn’t clearly understood and folks are just natural suspicious when crazy big claims are made about what they...

1320 Video found a TRUCKS ONLY Drag Race in Alabama (No Cars Allowed!) Check Out All The Action Right Here!

We dig trucks, and are big fans of all truck drag racing events like the Tailgate Throwdown, because trucks can haul ass too! I’m a fan of all trucks on the dragstrip, but even though I own an...

Is This Crazy? REVIVING an Abandoned BIG BLOCK El Camino Project Just to Tear It Apart? Is This Too Nice To Be A Donor?

We know there are going to be a bunch of people out there who lose their minds when they see this El Camino, and we understand. That was my first reaction too. I saw the thumbnail for this video and...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 11 – Final Assembly And Dyno Testing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block! How Big Will The Power Gains Be?

In the tenth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete balanced and o-ringed this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. Now it’s time...

Best of Goodwood 2024: The Best Moments Of Goodwood 2024. History, Rivalries, Epic Classics, And More!

We’ve shared plenty of video and content from Goodwood this year, but we sure are excited to be highlighting their Best of 2024 series. We all know that the best moments at a track don’t...

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...

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...

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...