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Category Archive: Event Coverage, HISTORIC, OTHER, Project Cars, Tech Stories, Videos

The Mark Smith Estate Sale: Largest 3 Day Estate Sale In Years!! – 350 Cars & 700 Pallets of Parts!!

It is sad when an old hot rodder dies, but when the parts and cars they have collected go on to live with new friends, new families, museums, etc, at least we know that their passions will carry on....

Will It Run After Decades? CRUSHED & SEIZED Dodge Charger

We’ve seen a ton of “Will It Run?” videos of rough looking cars, but I think this one from Dillan takes the cake. I mean look at this poor thing. This has to be one of the saddest...

The Alfarrari Project: The Engine Is Getting More Love And Test Fitting The Engine And Gearbox!

It’s time for the engine to start getting ready to go in! More engine adapter work, then doing some stuff with the intake so it will fit, and then actually test fitting this bad boy! If this...

Will Vice Grip Garage’s Turbo Buick Grand National Run And Drive After Sitting For 20 Years?

He’s back at it again! Derek has found yet another amazing ride, this time an actual Buick Grand National, and is going to try to make it run and drive and then drive it home the $400 miles. I...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Cutting Out Rusty Floors And Making Patch Panels For Everything

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is going to the rear of the cab to replace more rust. Now that the front is done, will this be the last rust repair? If you have missed any...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Assembling The 32 “DeLorean” Roadster’s Painted Chassis & Rust Repaired Body

This week’s video is all about making the chassis and body one again. Paint has been done but the suspension and chassis need to come together and then go under the body that has had all the...

Tommy Finds A Canadian STUDEBAKER With Chevy V8 – Is This Good, Bad Or UGLY?

It seems that Tommy has been bitten by the Studebaker bug in a big way lately, and we’re not sure if this is going to be awesome or a horrible decision that is going to run him down a rabbit...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 12: Rear Radius Rods And Framing Out The Cockpit!

In this latest installment of the build, the rear radius rods get sorted and the cockpit gets laid out. This isn’t a big car so all this stuff is important to get right the first time....

Bello’s Kustoms 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: V12 Greatness Included!

I’m a big fan of Bello’s Kustoms, not only because they build some seriously cool SoCal style hot rods, but also because Bello and his crew are funny and hell and super talented. Their...

Puddin’s Fab Shop Junkyard Walk Through. His Favorite Find Yet, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS!

Puddin is back at St. Louis Salvage looking at all kinds of fun stuff, and falling in love with a particular square-body pickup. This should come as no surprise to any of you that watch Puddin on a...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 11: The Tail End Of The Build

Bonneville’s events were canceled this year because of rain, and so was the September El Mirage event. But that didn’t keep Matt from plugging away on the streamliner build, where the...

LS Corvair Project: Steering And Cooling. A Column And 134 Pounds Of Water.

This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. With all the...

CRAZY RARE V8 4 Speed STATION WAGON (Is it Worth Saving?)

I’m a wagon freak, and when my Grandpa decided to rebuild a Studebaker truck in the early 2000’s I followed him around to some Studebaker wrecking yards in search of parts. While at one...

The Alfarrari Project: The Nose Is Finally Going To Be Done! Then It’s Onto The Engine!

Once the nose is done then more work can be done on the engine that will be the heart of this beast! To get there the nose needs a bit of work to be finished and these two videos below are going to...