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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Influence And Impact Episode 39: The SCTA, Dry Lake Bed Racing History, Hot Rod History, Land Speed Racing, And More.

Hot Rodding as we know it started with men who wanted to make their cars faster than the next one. With speed contests starting on the dry lake beds in California, and ever increasing performances,...

What Happened To All 68 Of The CARS OF ROADKILL GARAGE? Freiburger Talks About Where They All Went And Why!

Hot Rod’s Roadkill Garage was the show that had Freiburger and Dulcich working on some pretty epic, some pretty strange, and some pretty awful muscle cars, hot rods, and more. Love them or hate...

Building a BUDGET Engine Part 1: Can You Really Build A Boost Ready 406 Small Block Chevrolet On A Budget?

Everybody in the hot rodding world today is all about the power you can make for relatively cheap prices, and most of that comes from the LS engine platform. I mean a stone stock 200,000 mile 5.3...

Oil Tech: Do 1951 to 1996 Classic Cars And Trucks, And The Muscle Cars We Know And Love, Actually NEED Special Oil?

We’ve been told for decades that anything with a flat tappet camshaft, and in general any of the engines we know and love from the 1950’s through the 1990’s, needs different oil...

Vice Grip Garage Derek and Finnegan Finish Their Car Trade and Derek Drives Finnegan’s Wife’s Twin Turbo Jet Boat!

Derek Bieri driving the twin-turbo jet boat that belongs to Mike Finnegan’s wife may not be a smart move. I mean he already has enough of a car, truck, and tractor habit, he certainly...

Westen Champlin Brought 10,000 Redneck’s to HIS Home Town For a Party! This Is One Hell Of A Horsepower Rodeo!

Westen Champlin is a wild man. I’ve had the pleasure of working with him when he made a guest announcer appearance during Holley’s Moparty one year, and LSFest another. I’ve known...

Keep Your Drag And Drive LS Engine Cool And Happy! Meziere Expands Its Offering Of Pumps For LS Engines With This Billet Mechanical Beast.

If you aren’t familiar with the name Meziere, you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere. They build some of the finest water/coolant pumps on the planet, in both mechanical and electric...

Can You Believe That The ULTIMATE GASSER Was Sold at an Estate Sale – Real Drag Racing History Uncovered!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, has another amazing story and video featuring a historically awesome 1932 Ford Gasser! Tommy finds the coolest stuff, and we love him for it. There is no good...

Who Makes The Best Inspection Camera? Which One Is The Best Value? Which One Should You Be Buying For Your Garage?

Growing up in an auto mechanic family, I remember a borescope, or inspection camera, being a very high dollar piece of equipment. Over the years they got better and better, but the prices still...

Drag Race Photo Coverage From The NHRA Virginia Nationals: Door Cars, Motorcycles, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) It has been a big year for NHRA Drag Racing and the Virginia Nationals were no different. Virginia Motorsports Park always puts on an epic race, and this one is no...

How Times Have Changed! Take A Look At The 1995 Goodwood Festival of Speed. This Full Show Is An Eye Opener!

When the Goodwood Festival of Speed first started, it was nothing like it is today. In fact, it has changed dramatically over the past 10 years or so. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t cool...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 1 At Lebanon Valley Dragstrip – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 19th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

LIVE AND FREE: TB Promotions $100,000 Bracket Shootout From Bowling Green Kentucky – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...