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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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Which One Of These Car Themed Furniture Items Would Your Wife Most Likely Go For In The House?

I’m in the process of designing a new house and shop to build and in doing so I’ve come across all kinds of cool car themed pieces of furniture, lighting, and decorations that I think...

Rough Start: The Work Truck Kick Continues With This Low-Buck Chevy Dually!

Yep, I’m still stuck on the idea of a purposeful work truck for BangShift Mid-West. We already have a truck, but that would be the wife’s Silverado SS, and the last time I used it as a...

Putting A Ford 100E Body On A Miata Is Lots Of Work! Meet The Mongrel. Part 6-9 Are Right Here.

Matt Urch, the owner of Urchfab is known for building some pretty cool and weird things. He’s a welder, fabricator, and gearhead that sees things just a little askew from the norm and that makes us...

Hoonigan Improves A Land Rover Discovery’s Reliability Using A Cummins R2.8 Swap!

Maybe it’s because I’m that much of an auto nerd, but I love Land Rover Discoverys, if for only one reason: Camel Trophy. In the 1990s, photographs and footage of Discos submerged under...

Beaver Springs Dragway’s FE Race And Reunion Was A Riot And Here Are The Photos!

(Words and Photos by Troy Thomas)  There will always be tight knit “hardcore” enthusiasts within the automotive community which go beyond your stereotypical brand loyal fan.  This is not simply...

Morning Symphony: Vic Tiffin Making Licensing Passes In The “Golddigger” Mustang Nostalgia Funny Car

Happiness is seeing an old-school nitro Funny Car taking the stripe. Yes, the shapes of the cars are cartoony compared to the real machines, but you can tell what you’re looking at in short...

Our Pomona Swap Meet And Car Corral Photos Keep Coming

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) The Pomona Swap Meet was huge and awesome, as usual, which is why we always go! It’s a riot hanging out with friends, looking at cool parts, laughing at stuff we find,...

Strip Cruiser: Las Vegas Is The Only Place Where This Caddy Droptop Needs To Be!

Within a few hours, I’ll be on a plane heading out to Las Vegas in my annual pilgrimage to the SEMA Show. I love Vegas. In short doses, it just enough of the fringe edge of insanity and fun,...

Classic YouTube: Where Godzilla’s Legend Began, Round 6 Of The 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship!

When Mark Skaife took the green flag at Mallala for the sixth round of the Australian Touring Car Championship, the Nissan Skyline was just an import running with Ford and Holden. The HR31 Skyline, a...

Carbon Fiber VS Fiberglass: The Composite Series Continues. There Is More Than Weight To Consider.

When it comes to composite racing components, one of the frequently asked questions is “What are the main differences between fiberglass and carbon fiber parts?” In this episode of the...

The C-10 Clash Continues: Episode 3 Has Marcel’s Truck Getting Low, Wide, And Curried.

There are three generations of C series trucks. The original, and often forgotten, started in 1960 and went until 1966. The C series everyone always seems infatuated with, the 1967-1972 models, came...

No Limit Promotions Moser Engineering Triple Crown $25,000 Bracket Race IS LIVE RIGHT HERE!

When No Limit Promotions started their racing season this year, it was their first time as event promoters. This is a whole new series. With big money bracket racing at an all time high, the No Limit...

The BTE Southern Footbrake Challenge Drag Race Is LIVE RIGHT HERE!

The Southern Footbrake Challenge at Holly Springs Motorsports Park is everything you expect from wheels up footbrake drag racing. No delay boxes and no trans brakes mean this is swapping feet at...

Morning Symphony: Like You Wouldn’t Jump At The Chance To Drift A Ferrari In The Snow

There might be other cars in this video, including BMWs and Porsches, but honestly, there is only one car here that I care about, and that would be the Alitalia-liveried Ferrari 308 GTB Group 4...