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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Nitrous Dyno Video: Watch This Ford Engine Roar To Life When It Gets A Face Full Of Nitrous – Way Over 1,000hp

In the great debate of dollars spent versus horsepower return, nothing can tough nitrous on the cheapness scale. Kits can be had for a couple hundred bucks, they are relatively easy to install, and...

Hindsight Is Always So Much Better: Redesigning A 1995 Buick Riviera

For 1995, General Motors was, to the average public, on a roll. They were rolling out numerous models, like the…well, let’s see here: Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass, the...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Should The Next CHP Vehicles Be?

Oh, there’s a good reason for today’s Question of the Day, readers. Here’s the deal: Currently, the State of California and the Federal Government are in a bit of a war over...

Morning Symphony: 1984 Porsche 930 At Imola – Whale-Tail Ride Along!

Whale-tail. Widowmaker. A car whose “Turbo” badge was more than a quick cheap laugh. The Porsche 930, for all of the posters, all of the cheesy late 1980s pictures of it parked next to a...

Satellite Launch, Part 6: Let Their Be Motion To The Rear Wheels!

It might as well be called the Rust Runner. The 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite that Kevin (Junkyard Digs) and Luke (Thunderhead289) worked to bring back from the dead earlier this summer is the...

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Run, Rabbit, Run: This 1979 VW Rabbit Is A 3.8L Freakshow!

What in the absolute hell is this thing?! I might be a magnet for the weird and strange, but this 1979 VW Rabbit might be the weirdest and strangest thing I’ve come across yet. At first glance,...

Unveiled: 2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E – You Be The Judge, Is This The Future?

For the first time in the Ford Mustang’s 55-year history, Ford has decided to give the Mustang not only a new model, or a new design, but an entirely new class of vehicle, powered by an...

Power Wheels At SEMA! Grind Hard Plumbing, Co. Showed Off At The Big Show!

It seemed like a no-brainer for the more infamous Power Wheels toys on the Internet to show up at this year’s SEMA show. Here’s a fun fact: the first video we showed you, of Grind Hard...

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In Memoriam: Stu Harmon – Farewell To The Friendly Roadrunner

It is never easy to write a memorial piece for someone you knew well. As you start typing, you start remembering details that strike out at you, things that at the time were trivial enough to not be...

Dead: Americas Rallycross Championship, After Just Two Seasons

“After consultation with a wide group of stakeholders and interested parties, IMG has taken the difficult decision to not extend the Americas Rallycross Championship beyond the 2019...

The Dirty Cougar: Waking Up A Sleeping Cat For Another Season

Surprised to see this beauty again? Trust me, you aren’t the only one. The 1987 Mercury Cougar LS that we recovered from an Indiana backyard after a ten-year slumber, coaxed back into life, and...

Cheap Race Car Equals Happiness: Prepping A Monza For Legal Racing!

The Chevy Monza that occupies some area of land near Derek’s property is…well…roached. It’s somewhere between a four-cylinder machine you’d find at the local race track...

2019 SEMA Nightwalk Gallery: The Final Photos From Las Vegas

All good things must come to an end, and that’s where we are in regards to the en masse coverage of the 2019 SEMA show. We came, we saw, we walked for miles until our feet blistered, and we...

Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational Invades Las Vegas Motor Speedway And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Las Vegas is the perfect bookend to 10 days of racing and hot rods and performance. Starting with NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag...