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John Jackson From Not Stock Photography Is Cruising New Braunfels with Cruzers Customs – Shop Tour and C10 Photoshoot
Aug 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on John Jackson From Not Stock Photography Is Cruising New Braunfels with Cruzers Customs – Shop Tour and C10 Photoshoot
If you have never been around a professional photo shoot, it probably doesn’t go the way most people think. There is a lot of shuffling cars, a lot of waiting, a lot of clicking. One of the...
Game Changer: This Look Back At The Game Changing 1989 Cummins Powered Dodge Ram Is Awesome
Aug 16, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Game Changer: This Look Back At The Game Changing 1989 Cummins Powered Dodge Ram Is Awesome
So much of automotive history is evolutionary that is can be difficult to place a pinpoint on when a certain trend or shift happened in the business. The argument about the “first muscle...
What The Truck? This Hand Built 1960 Ford F850 Super Duty Crew Cab Took A Lot More Than You Might Think To Get This Cool
Aug 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on What The Truck? This Hand Built 1960 Ford F850 Super Duty Crew Cab Took A Lot More Than You Might Think To Get This Cool
I’m a big fan of crew cab trucks, and especially those that either didn’t exist or were super rare back in the 1960s. There are a couple of builders in the country doing C50 and C60 GM...
We Drive It: The 2024 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate – A One Option Study In Modern SUV Opulence
Aug 06, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on We Drive It: The 2024 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate – A One Option Study In Modern SUV Opulence
In the modern world of new cars, there’s not a lot of opportunity for a buyer to do what was the norm decades ago. That was the process of effectively line item selection various options, both...
LS Swap Tech: How To LS Swap A Jeep JK – The Complete Step By Step Guide With Ian From Big Tire Garage
Jul 22, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Swap Tech: How To LS Swap A Jeep JK – The Complete Step By Step Guide With Ian From Big Tire Garage
For the last 65ish years, smart automotive enthusiasts have been V8 swapping cars, trucks, and off road rigs that never came with them. In the 1970s it became popular to throw small block Chevrolets...
The Hot Rod Hoarder Is Getting FACTORY EXPERIMENTAL! The F-100 XL Prototype Drag Truck Is Featured Right Here.
Jul 18, 2024Chad Reynolds1
Check out this awesome find from our friend Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder! A unibody Ford B/FX pickup! This truck is super rad, has great history, and is legit. Read the description below and...
Meet The Completely Insane City Slicker Pulling Tractor – Triple Turbo Allison (W/Video)
Jul 09, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Meet The Completely Insane City Slicker Pulling Tractor – Triple Turbo Allison (W/Video)
(Photos from Sascha Mecking collection) – Stuck in no one’s rut – That’s what it says on the side of the amazing, weird, interesting, and completely unique City Slicker that...
GM Built The World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Vehicle In 1966 And We Found Video Of It – Sweet Van!
Jun 27, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on GM Built The World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Vehicle In 1966 And We Found Video Of It – Sweet Van!
This unassuming GMC Handivan is actually one of the great feats of automotive engineering in the history of the disciple. Known as the “Electrovan” this was the first vehicle that ever...
Hours Of King Of The Hammers Everyman Challenge Qualifying Condensed To 45 Minutes Of The Very Best Action
May 27, 2024Chad Reynolds1
The King of the Hammers Every Man Challenge is one of the most awesome races out of everything that is going on during Hammers Week, but like most of KOH it takes a lot of time to get in qualifying...
We Drive it: The 2024 Ram Rebel 2500 Heavy Duty – Cummins Power, Good Looks, Power Wagon Parts
May 16, 2024Brian Lohnes1
One of the most important elements of modern auto-making is the ability for a company to use their entire toolbox in the creation and execution of a vehicle. This doesn’t simply mean slapping a...
This Might Be The Most Extreme Custom Peterbilt 389 Motorcoach Ever! Pickett Custom Trucks & 1492 Coachworks Have Built A Toter That Is Something Else!
May 16, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Might Be The Most Extreme Custom Peterbilt 389 Motorcoach Ever! Pickett Custom Trucks & 1492 Coachworks Have Built A Toter That Is Something Else!
If you are like me, you drool over all the cool toterhomes and trailers that we see in the pits at races all over the place. I mean these things are real money, huge, and have all the comforts of...
Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!
May 14, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!
Newbern and Cotten are always up to something fun and that includes getting to work on some pretty cool rides. If you are a fan of Roadkill then you may remember this truck from an episode from...
Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!
Apr 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!
Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...
It Hasn’t Been On The Road In 50 Years, But Newbern Is Finishing Up This Ford F1 Hot Rod Pickup First Ride.
Apr 15, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on It Hasn’t Been On The Road In 50 Years, But Newbern Is Finishing Up This Ford F1 Hot Rod Pickup First Ride.
This one here has been in Newbern’s shop for a long time. Not the full 50 years that it has been off the road, but 10 years for sure. In his defense, it’s not his fault alone that this...






