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Will This Failed Restoration Project Live Again? Mortske Leads The Charge With This 1968 GMC Revival!
When people ask me about potential projects and how to get a good deal, I often tell them to look and see if they can find someone’s abandoned project. Many times those are the kinds of...
Did Westen Champlin Actually Build The World’s Fastest School Bus? It Is Pretty Awesome!
Before you go freaking out and yelling about how Larry Jeffers has a Pro Mod school bus that runs 3’s in the 1/8th mile which is awesome fast and super fun to watch. It’s an S10 with a...
The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Gets Fancy Brakes From Wilwood, And Then Tommy Cuts Them Up!
Why in the heck would Tommy be cutting up a brand new set of Wilwood brakes? I mean they have to make something that fits the Henry J I’d think. I mean, they have brakes for just about...
Derek Refreshed and TRADED His Belair Sight Unseen! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 400 Miles For The Meetup?
I like how Derek’s math works when it comes to cars. In this video he’s thinning the heard by sending one of his cars on its way to a new home. But in a most genius move, Derek is trading...
3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, Redefining Truckin’
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The 3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, held at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA on September 26–27, drew over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs. Presented by Classic...
FREIBURGER’S HUNT FOR OLD-CAR SURVIVORS! See What Old Cars In Southern California Are Really Like, Plus Fun Trivia and History
In Freiburger’s previous video about SoCal survivor cars and trucks a few months ago, I said that if you don’t live there, you can’t possibly understand. I know it sounds like a smart ass...
Here’s What Finnegan Had To Do To Blasphemi To Get It Ready For Drag Week 2025! Was He Prepared For The Wheelstands?
We’ve all seen the crazy wheelstands that Finnegan couldn’t help but do during Drag Week last week in his 1955 Chevrolet Gasser named Blasphemi, and the power wheelies show just how good...
Newbern And The Boys Are Building A Street Freak 1957 Chevrolet! It’s Not A Gasser, It’s A Freak Of Nature!
If you aren’t familiar with the street freaks that roamed Southern California in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s then you are missing out! These hot rods and muscle cars took cues...
Take A Look At This Hidden Underground Bunker Of Hot Rods, Petroliana, Antiques & More That The Iron Trap Garage Guys Discovered And Filmed!
There is no end to the awesomeness that the Iron Trap Garage guys find. With a network and reputation that are second to none, they are contacted constantly about hidden gems, collections, and...
INSANE Suspension and Brakes to Get Tony Angelo’s 800+ 1955 Chevy Down The TRACK On Drag Week!
I was at Tony’s place a few weeks ago, and walked in just in time to distract the guys from tearing the ’55 apart, and instead helped them realize that pizza and a beverage were a really good...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 10 and 11 – The Trike Fab Is Getting So Close To Done! 3 Wheel Steering And More!
We’ve shared the first nine parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Newbern Engine Swaps The Mail Jeep And Then Races It At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park
When I was a teenager, I worked for my buddy’s dad at their auto glass shop during the summer and one of our mobile glass repair vehicles was a mail Jeep. Now I have a soft spot for them. So...
Tony Angelo Tears His NASCAR Powered ’55 Chevy Down to NOTHING! It Is Time to GET SERIOUS.
I was at Tony’s place a few weeks ago, and walked in just in time to distract the guys from tearing the ’55 apart, and instead helped them realize that pizza and a beverage were a really...
THE DODGE HEMI DYNASTY STARTS RIGHT HERE! Steve Magnante Walks Us Through The Beginnings Of One Of The World’s Most Famous Engines!
If you are into cars, and I mean any cars, then you know what a Hemi is. No matter where you live and what kind of cars are your favorites, you have seen and heard of a Hemi. The latest and greatest...