.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

Read more

RebelDryver Got A New Project Car! This 1977 Chevy Monza Is Going To Become A Drag And Drive Machine!

Our boy Scott Liggett is back with a new drag and drive project! After buying a 1950 Chevy coupe a year or two ago, and realizing it would be more work than he was really wanting to tackle, he sold...

Read more

Better Than Rain-X?! Is This The Best Windshield Water Repellent Windshield Coating Ever? 10 Brands Tested!

I am a big fan of Rain-X. I own, and have owned, a few vehicles that don’t have windshield wipers at all and have found that if you apply it right and often enough it works wonders. I’ve...

Read more

Our Final Gallery of 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, And So Much More!

Here’s gallery #4, our final gallery of PDRA East Coast Nationals action, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

Read more

This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

Read more

The Wild 1981-1985 Era Of Formula One Cars Race At Monaco Again! 1980s F1 Gold at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

Read more

 

Historical Bonneville Video: This Glimpse Of Hot Rods On The Salt Will Make You Smile

Today we take for granted that the pits at Bonneville will be filled with cool and unique hot rods, homebuilt creations, and strange ideas on how to go fast. Such was not always the case though. The...

Have A 2005-2014 Mustang? Want To Make It Really Corner? Here’s The Ticket – RideTech Coilover Suspension Install!

It makes us feel angry and ancient to admit that that a 2005 Mustang is not a new car anymore. The things are 13 years old and can be had for a literal song on any sort of internet selling operation...

Rough Start: Who Knew That A Clean Early Mazda RX-7 Could Be In Budget?

It might be the world’s loudest doorstop and look like a Triumph TR7 from more than a couple of angles, but the first-gen Mazda RX-7 is a neat little car. Powered by a 12A two-rotor system,...

Seems Safe: What Happens When you Drop A Truck Whose Tires Are Turning At Speed?

“Every warning label has a story”. This isn’t just a comic’s intro to a horrifyingly funny story, it’s a real thing. No engineer on the planet can possibly think up...

BangShift Tune-Up: “Rag Doll” by Aerosmith (1988)

So what does a very dilapidated 1964 IH Metro van left languishing in the woods of western Massachusetts have to do with today’s BangShift Tune-Up? That van is the very first tour van that...

This Australian Drag Racing Video From The 1970s Is Absolutely Awesome – These People Are Nuts

Welp, I’ll freely admit to being fascinated with the drag racing scenes of England and Australia during the 1970s. The sport grew quickly in those countries during that decade producing stars...

Deathmobile! This Clone Of The Animal House Car Is The Daily Driver You Really Need!

I should probably be embarrassed by saying that I’ve never seen “Animal House”. Not once, not ever. In fact, the first time I’ve seen any part of that movie was a few minutes...

MORE: eBay Find

The Mach 12: Check Out How This 1973 Ford Mustang Is Being Turned Into One Man’s Vision Of A Sports Car!

(Words: Kevin Brown) When it comes to engines many believe that there’s simply no replacement for displacement. But in all reality, every variation of engine size, and style, has its place. Turbo...

Watch One Of The First Monster Truck Bus Crush Attempts – Bear Foot In 1984 Has Axle Breaking Fun

Back in the 1980s, one of the most precarious looking and cool things that monster trucks did was to crush old school buses. They did not actually crush the buses but they did drive across the top of...

NHDRO Results From Indy – Bad Ass Bikes On A Bad Ass Track Makes For Big Fun!

(By Tim Hailey) – Big Money payouts continue to flow from the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—into the hands of winning racers. This past weekend it was the bracket...

A Rough Start For The Pontiac Freaks Among Us: A Trophy Four And A Whole Lot Of Work

My pal and fellow NHRA announcing cohort Alan Reinhart sent me this listing for a 1962 Pontiac Tempest sport coupe the other day for consideration as a Rough Start. This is proof that (a) AR reads...

This Is Bonneville: Rebuilding An Amazing Motorcycle In The Bed Of A Truck Sitting In Front Of A Motel 6 Hotel Room

(Editor’s note: As we travel to the Bonneville Salt Flats today we’re thinking of one of the best stories from Speed Week 2017. This is the epitome of why we love this place, why we love...

Street Car Super Nationals V Gallery: Shutting Down The Show In Style!

Saturday was a solid seventeen hours of racing that was arguably some of the best we’ve ever seen. Any and every issue we had prior to Saturday at Street Car Super Nationals V was completely...

Daniel Pharris Is Going Down Under To Race In The Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series’ Radial Riot Event!

Daniel Pharris is a man who knows how to put down the power. We’ve seen him run the Corvette for years, and we’ve been watching him take the Lexus RC-F and do things with it that Lexus...