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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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1320Video Visits The Most Outlaw Dragstrip In the Country: Yello Belly aka “The Gut” – The Ultimate OUTLAW Drag Strip Experience

Yello Belly Dragstrip is located just a few minutes outside of downtown Dallas Texas, and is an outlaw race track to be sure. Often referred to by locals as “The Gut”, it’s a place that you...

Gasser Racing Video: A/Gas Eliminations Recap – Southeast Gassers Association 2025 Season Opener At South Georgia Motorsports Park

We’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. Period. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers...

There Is Something Oddly Satisfying About Rescuing This Odd 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88

A 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 was a very futuristic looking car when it was new, and still has a Jetson’s vibe today. If you were a fan of Oldsmobile’s, you loved them. But for many they...

NHRA Winternationals Photos From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – More Big Show NHRA Drag Racing Photos To Check Out

(JM Photos) We shared all the results from Pomona, and our first photo gallery this week, but we’ve got more photos to share and you can find them right here. If you missed that first gallery,...

The “Budget Bel Air” Build: How Cheap Can We Build A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air For Cruising Fun?

The first step with any build is simple: determine what you want to build! If you’re a real Gearhead, that list is hundred’s if not thousand’s of cars long. Even within a specific...

Freiburger’s RESTO RESCUE Part 2: His ’72 Road Runner Looked Good, But Now It Should Run And Drive Too. Or Will It? Ugh…

Freiburger has owned some cool cars during his magazine and tv career, but not all of them are pretty. This Road Runner here is the exception because it is in fact pretty. Unfortunately that beauty...

Pomona Swap Meet Video: Trucks, Trucks, And More Trucks WARNING: This Video Contains an INSANE Amount of Pickup Trucks!

One of the things I really miss since moving to Texas is the Pomona Swap Meet. It was an event I looked forward to, and not only because of the great times hanging out with friends, but also because...

Drag and Drive News: The 2025 Edition Of The Circuit Drag and Drive is Postponed Until Further Notice Due To Dangerous Weather

As bands of dangerous unseasonable thunderstorms travel across a huge portion of the country, race teams, tracks, and shops all over have been damaged. With forecasts showing that stormy weather and...

INSANE Pro Stock Tractor Pulling with a MONSTER Turbo! Beer Money Racing’s Adventures At The Pullers Championship

Pro Stock pulling tractors are some of the baddest of the bad. Sure, there are multi engine Super Modified tractors that have more than 10,000 horsepower but the Pro Stock Tractors are the most true...

IRON TRAP GARAGE PODCAST: The Iron Trap Crew Answers Your Questions On How They Started, What’s Coming Next, And More.

We dig the Iron Trap Garage on YT because they are always finding the coolest stuff and having the best adventures while rescuing cars and parts from all over the country. We’ve all watched...

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Car Show Video: Amazing HISTORIC Racecars and Wild PRO STREET Cars At The Spring Turkey Run in Daytona Beach

The car show scene in Daytona certainly doesn’t disappoint, especially when it comes to big cruise in events like the Turkey Run events. And the 2025 edition of the Spring Daytona Turkey run...

TIJUANA TO TACOMA! Will This BIG BLOCK Square Body RUN AND DRIVE After 20 Years? Derek Sure Hopes So! Part 1/3

Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s...

Rebeldryver’s Garage Drivetrain Swap: 4.10 Gears For the 1965 Impala SS’s 12 Bolt Differential.

After doing a close ratio 6-speed Magnum swap from American Powertrain in his 1965 Impala, Scott Liggett decided that the car could use more rear gear since it’s got so much overdrive, and I...

4.3L V6 VS THE WORLD! VORTEC 4.3L V6 vs 4.3L L99 V8 vs 4200 ATLAS vs 4.3L LV3. THE 4.3L HP EVOLUTION

While the 4.3L might not be the most famous GM engine size, it surely does have a lot of history for the brand. We’re talking about the 4.3 V6 we’re used to seeing, a 4.3L inline 6, and...