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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Satellite Launch, Part Five: Them’s The Brakes, Kids!

If nothing else, Kevin and Luke need to be commended for their perseverance in the revival of this 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite. Whenever I need to feel better about my own questionable...

Check Out The American Teams From The $10k Drag Shootout! Granada, Mustang, And Cutlass Oh My

The $10k Drag Shootout builds are all complete, except for a minor fire incident that we’ll cover in more detail later, and that means it is time to showcase the cars that each team has put...

Rough Start: Getting Lucky With A 1974 Chevelle In Vegas!

Do I gamble when I go to Las Vegas? Not since the night I drank so much Everclear that I barely remember getting hit by a taxicab. I’m not much of a gambling man to begin with…I get...

If You’ve Missed Any Of Our SEMA Show Photo Coverage, Then Check Them All Out Here!

We’ve shot a ton of photos from the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and we have a lot more to share, but if you have missed anything so far then this is where you’ll find them. Click the...

Finnegan Cruises Blasphemy On The Las Vegas Strip After Some Gasser Grudge Action!

Cruising your hot rod or race car down the Las Vegas Strip means a couple different things in Sin City. You see, there is The Las Vegas Strip and then there is The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway....

2019 PDRA World Finals Action Photos: The Baddest Eighth Mile Door Slammers On Earth Hit The Strip

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – As the world of drag racing continues to slowly pack its tent at the close of the 2019 season, the PDRA ran their last event of the year at Virginia Motorsports...

Save It: This Weirdo Hot Rod Magazine Chrysler Mini-Van Is Languishing In A Washington State Wrecking Yard

The true hey-day of the magazine project car has long passed, right? The days when you hung on every issue to see what parts were installed next, what the finished product looked like, and what it...

SEMA 2019: The NASCharger – Truly Fast And Furious Now!

How often have we made sniping cracks at the cars of the Fast & Furious movie franchise? Often. And I can say that without including BangShift work too…until the fourth installment, I might...

SEMA 2019: The New Items From Trick Flow – Chevrolet, Ford And Mopar Goodies!

They’re known in the business for making power and each year, they bring something new to the table at SEMA. Trick Flow has been busy whipping up new goodies to make your junk move faster and...

SEMA 2019 Gallery: Paint So Fresh You Can Smell It

Day two of drinking from the firehose in Las Vegas and there are no signs of stopping. SEMA 2019 continues on and we’re on the ground doing what we do best, covering our bases and snapping away...

Something Looks Funny: Dodge’s Altered Wheelbase Monsters From The 1960s!

Mopar and Ford were not just rivals on the sales floor. In 1965, they were bitter enemies at the racetrack as well. Whether it had something to do with Henry Ford II’s legendary temper (and...

Dead Dragline Come To Life: Waking Up A Truly Junk Piece Of Equipment!

In my adventures around derelict equipment in the Pacific Northwest, it wasn’t difficult to find some long-lost ancient heavy-duty equipment that was probably sitting since the Nixon...

2.9 Second 0-60, And Runs Elevens Too: The C8 Corvette Performance Numbers Are Officially Out!

With every new Corvette launch that has happened ever since I was born, Chevrolet has gone out of their way to make huge leaps in performance. Fair enough, after looking directly at the 1980 model...

And We’re Back With Even More SEMA Show Photo Coverage – Check It Out

Just when you think you’ve seen it all in one of the many halls of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, you find another corner full of bitchin rides you hadn’t seen before. This happens all the...