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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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Tuggers! Check Out These Photos Featuring Tug Of War Trucks From The Scott County Fair In Kentucky

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – While the four-wheel-drive truck tuggers are entertaining, the two-wheel-drive rigs are a completely different animal. As you might guess, steering is not...

2019 Syracuse Nationals Photo Coverage: Our Final Photo Pile From New York’s Most Massive Gathering Of Cool Stuff

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re here with more great photos from the 2019 Syracuse Nationals as shot by Mike Brooks. This is a massive show that has huge history and following to it. Guys...

The Steam Dream: This 1969 Film Is Full Of Promise, Hope, and A Distinct Lack Of Reality – William Lear’s Dream

In the past we have told you about William Lear’s ill-fated attempt to build a steam powered version of a 1969 Dodge Polara to have the California highway patrol test out. Well, as it turns out...

Redline Rebuild: Watch A Model A Ford Four Banger Get The Full Rebuild Treatment!

We have loved every single iteration of the Hagerty Redline Rebuild series of engine restorations that the guys have done so far and this one is no exception. The most recent engine in the series is...

The Challenger Revival, Part 3: Tearing Into The E-Body’s Front Suspension!

Okay…the 318 is a dead duck. The powertrain is out of the 1973 Dodge Challenger, and it’s time to progress to the next logical step. What should that be? Well, tackling the front...

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Artifact Research, Part 2: Tooling Around The Yard In A Model T Ford

The newest Model T Ford is over 90 years old. The oldest ones are over 110 years old. Think about that for a moment…Henry Ford’s machine for the masses isn’t automotive Genesis, but...

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Morning Symphony: The Corvette C8.R’s Lightning-Quick Revving…What The Hell Is In That Thing?

Remember back a few years ago, when the Lexus LF-A first appeared? One of the big talking points about that car was the digital tachometer…the 4.8L V-10 revved so fast (reportedly, idle to...

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Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest Short Take: The Slammed Courier

If you don’t know me by now, it should be apparent that I’m going to look for the “freaks and geeks” at any given car show instead of what most people would be hunting for. My...

Rough Start: This 1973 Ford Torino Racer Needs A New Lease On Life!

Have you seen the movie 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story? Well, if you have you’re one step ahead of us, because up until we found this car, we didn’t know the movie existed. Probably for...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Peppermint, Huh?

It is amazing, the curative powers of disappearing for a week. Nothing will recharge your batteries faster than hiking through the woods, listening to the babble of a stream, enjoying the sights of a...

The Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Association 47th Annual State Show Was Huge And Cool As Hell.

I often laugh at Lohnes about his infatuation with tractors and stuff. I do this because it is fun, not because I don’t like tractors and stuff. I’ve driven a ton of different tractors...

Episode 4 Of The Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout Is On! Builds Are In Full Swing And Burritos SUCK!!!

The $10k Drag Shootout is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done, and I’ve been lucky enough to do some pretty rad stuff. With a team of great dudes and the drive to win, building a car...

The Top 10 Weirdest LS Swaps From LSFest In Bowling Green Might Surprise You!

When the guys from 1320Video decided they were going to come up with a Top 10 list of weird LS swaps from LSFest in Bowling Green, I’m sure there was some serious debate. After all, with this...

Our NMRA World Finals And Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival Photos Continue Right Here!

Last weekend’s NMRA World Finals and Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Festival took over Bowling Greek Kentucky’s Beach Bend Raceway Park and man what a show it was. This was an event to behold,...