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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Classic YouTube: Toyota’s 1990 Off-Road Racing Season – “Ironman” Stewart And Jeff Huber Flying Toyotas To Victory!

I don’t want to know how many quarters I dumped into an “Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road” arcade game when I was a kid…the figures might make me...

Hot-Rodding A Desk Engine: Turning A 16-Cylinder Sterling Engine Into An Electric Turbine!

I might be a gearhead first, but being an aviation geek runs a very, very close second in my world. I spent years on a flightline working around jets, helicopters, planes and pilots who kept me...

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Here’s How You Smooth Out Steel Fender Flares: Project Mongrel Has Got Some Big Hips That Need Some Massaging

We love project Mongrel, as anyone who reads the site regularly knows. You will also find a video on how to make a jig for making tubular control arms, which are also for the Mongrel, but this one is...

Finnegan Found A Good Trade For His Big Red Ramp Truck. Wait Until You See This Thing.

Weeks ago Finnegan put the word out that he wanted to hear from all of you in the car world with any, and we mean ANY trades that you might be willing to make for his Big Red Ramp Truck. He told all...

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Here’s How You Make A Jig At Home To Build Your Own Tubular Control Arms: Make Stuff And Make It Cool!

Building hot rods, race cars, and custom cars can be fun and rewarding, but they are especially rewarding when you don’t just bolt stuff together. Actually fabricating things for your project,...

Hoonigan’s Build & Battle 2: The LS S-10 And First-Gen RX-7 Are Shaping Up!

The Build & Battle projects in the second round of Hoonigan’s war of the builders contest are finally past the teardown stage and are shaping up to be good. The goal is to get Brad’s...

YELLOW BULLET NATIONALS FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING RIGHT HERE

We told you we were going to bring you even more live drag racing this weekend from the Yellow Bullet Nationals at Cecil County Dragway on a weekend that features an overwhelming amount of awesome...

Classic YouTube: Scrambling In Britain In The 1960s!

Motocross has been around a lot longer than the 1999 X Games. Sure, that’s when the world got an eyeful of riders who were unafraid to fly and stunt on their bikes, but actual racing goes back...

FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING RIGHT HERE: The Northeast Sportsman Nationals Is LIVE Right Here

We’re proud to bring you even more live drag racing this weekend from the Northeast Nationals at Numidia Dragway on a weekend that features an overwhelming amount of awesome drag racing going...

The Straight-Eight Showdown: Valve Work For Two Engines Over Half A Century Dead!

The Packard straight-eight was dead by 1954, the Buick Fireball 8 dead a year earlier. That means that the newest engine in ColdWarMotors’ straight-eight showdown challenge is is sixty-five...

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Morning Symphony: Hang On As This Ford Capri RS3100 Chases Down A Porsche And BMW!

In the Ford Capri run, there were three power figures that mattered: 185 horsepower from the 3.0L Essex V6, 205 horsepower from the 2.8L turbo V6 in the Tickford Turbo model, and 281 horsepower for...

Bonneville Speed Week Photo Coverage Continues! See What You Missed If You Weren’t On The Salt.

If you have never been to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah for Bonneville Speed Week, then you have missed out on what can only be described as overwhelming car junkie nirvana. Just when you think...

More Bonneville Speed Week 2019 Photos For You To Check Out! Man The Machines On The Salt Are Awesome.

We told you we weren’t done yet, and this is one of our last few galleries of photos from the 2019 Bonneville Speed Week races. Bonneville is a very special place to us. I’ve raced there,...

The U.S. Nationals At Indy Are In Full Swing! Here’s The Highlight Videos From NHRA

The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indy are in full swing and that means the biggest and baddest drag race of the year is making heroes and breaking hearts right this moment. But, if you...