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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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Add This Simple Welding Cart Build To Your Winter Projects List

For a lot of you out there, Winter is the time to get cool project done while the weather is crappy. Well if you are looking for something fun to weld, that will be in your shop and ready to use from...

The 10th Annual Fall Footbrake Frenzy Is LIVE Right Here!

Real door cars, no dragsters or roadsters, and two steps are not allowed unless the car you are racing is a stick shift. Now this is our kind of racing! You can watch all the action LIVE right here...

We’ve Never Seen A Buick Regal Like This One! And It’s Buick Powered, Too!

When I read the words, “World’s Fastest Buick”, a 1988-89 Buick Regal was the last car I was expecting. A Grand National? Possible. A Grand Sport or a GSX? Okay. But the W-body...

The Junkyard Digs F-250 Is Moving Again! Check Out The Progress On This Pickup Revival

Kevin from Junkyard Digs has been hard at work in the garage ever since he got back from the other side of the world. Actually, he’s just been busy, period…he came out to Tennessee to...

Ring Randomness: More Oddball Vehicle Choices From The Nurburgring!

The Nurburgring Nordschliefe is one of those bucket list tracks. You don’t have to race on it to check the box, you just have to drive on it. And unlike most tracks, you can do just that on the...

Racing Junk Find: A Former IMSA IROC Camaro Racer That Needs To Become An Autocross Warrior

By 1985, it was becoming apparent that there was a pulse, no matter how weak it was, coming from Detroit. After about a decade of slab-sided, softly sprung sedans that inspired exactly nobody,...

Black Friday Deals: Get Up To 45% Off At Original Parts Group AND Free Shipping This Weekend!

While everyone else is rushing into stores in the mall, trampling fellow man in pursuit of the best deals of the season, us hot rodders are thrilled with the deals coming from our favorite...

BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Got A Second Shot With Your First Car, What Would You Do Differently?

You know how people will say, “never get rid of your first car, you will always regret it?” Well…I’ve had the fortune…or misfortune, rather…of living through that...

The Mongrel Just Doesn’t Stop! This Ford 100E Is An Amazing Ride And Awesome Chassis Swap

The Mongrel continues! In this episode you get a little simple, but trick, tech on how to make Taco Gussetts for your roll cage as Urch installs them in the Mongrel. The cage work, gussets, and punch...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What One Little Thing On Your Project Drove You Insane?

The joy of having a running, operable 1983 Imperial at the house has been almost overwhelming. Almost. I want to be truthful for a moment…I’m so over-the-moon happy that the silver brick...

Street Car Super Nationals 14 Photo Coverage Continues Right Here!

The race may be over, but that doesn’t mean we’ve shown you all we have to give from what may be the best Street Car Super Nationals ever. The sound of screaming engines at The Strip at...

Ever See A Monster Truck In A Mud Bog Before? Check Out How Well It Works!

A monster truck should be absolutely amazing in a mud bog. 66-inch tires, plenty of horsepower, beefy running gear that is designed to take waaaaay more abuse than any mud pit could...

Morning Symphony: The Almighty Trumpet Blast Of The Air Starter

While I’m sure there are earlier examples where my mouth got me into trouble, one distinct memory refuses to disappear. My father, Robert, was a long-haul trucker for a good part of his life,...

The Simple Recipe: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Effortlessly Cool

Most of the cars I’m aimlessly in love with require every last trick in the book to have some kind of cool factor associated with. That, or an unlimited budget and nobody looking to make sure...