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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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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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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Even More Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Part Or Parts Are You Currently Lusting After But Cannot Afford?

Like virtually all hot rodders, we have champagne tastes and a beer budget. Ok, let’s be honest here. We have box wine tastes and a prison toilet hooch budget, but you get the idea. Every day...

Fly High And Free: Open Class Tough Truck Racing From The Pacific Northwest!

Occasionally, we get our kicks watching someone as they take a mildly prepared rig like a Jeep Grand Cherokee onto a Tough Truck course and prove just how durable they truly are. That’s the...

This 1953 Lincoln Raced In The La Carrera Panamerica Multiple Times. El Toro Amarillo!

I did some research and couldn’t find anything specific about a 1953 Lincoln called El Toro Amarillo that raced in the La Carrera Panamerica way back in the 1950s, but from the door stickers I...

Bonneville Speed Week 2018 Is The Fastest In History And We’ve Got More Photos!

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) With 5 streamliners reaching speeds of more than 400 mph, this is officially the fastest Speed Week in history and we’re so glad to have been a part of it. The...

Ridetech’s Builder Highlight: Ten Questions With Harold Chapman At Hot Rods Of Andice

When a hot rod builder garners a Ridler, Goodguys Most Beautiful Street Rod, Goodguys Muscle Machine of the Year, Goodguys Street Rod of the Year, and Hot August Nights Builder of the Year, all...

Who Wouldn’t Want To Own An LS Powered Mid Engine Baja Bug?

Baja Bugs are cool regardless of what they are powered by, but LS powered Mid Engine bugs are extra special and haul ass. With big power, tons of suspension travel, and a big tire, these suckers can...

We Hit The UMI Autocross And Cruise Last Weekend In Pennsylvania And It Was Rad!

Last weekend was the 7th Annual UMI Performance Autocross and Cruise In and holy cow, what a show! Hosted at the newly acquired UMI Motorsports Park, the racing this year was insane. Thursday night...

Morning Symphony: How About A Little Aussie Rock, Courtesy Of A Twin-Turbo Monaro?

Zoran Gajic’s Monaro is known as “Brutus”. Hm…wonder how it got that name? Holden Monaros of any generation are the ones you want…Holden’s offering that grasped at...

Rough Start: This 1982 GMC Dually Has “Wicked Work Truck” All Over It!

If there is a good side to what you are looking at, it’s the price. Only $900 of your hard-earned dollars from your rainy-day fun need to be sacrificed in the name of picking up a square-body...

Yeowch: Another Round Of Fender-Folding Mayhem And Carnage From The World Of RacingFail!

You know, I know, we all know: racing is not a gentle sport. Not even close. Not in the past, not in the future. The moment you decide that speed is your friend and competition is your gateway, there...

SCTA Speed Week 2018: The Racing May Be Over But Our Photos Are Not!

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) – While it is true that by the time many of you read this, the competition at SCTA Speed Week 2018 will be over, our photos are far from it and will roll on for days....

Sportsman From The CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways!

(Photos by Jeff Burghardt and Mike Burghardt) – We’ve been showing off a lot of the Pro and Fuel classes this year in the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series, but we’ve got a great bunch of...

Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals 2018 Gallery: Our Final Look From This Year’s Gathering Of The Classic Chevrolets!

The 2018 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals lived up to the expectations, populations, and car counts that have been a hallmark of the show ever since it first came to Beech Bend a few years ago. For days,...

Will It Grip? The Hoonigans Try To Launch A Rally Car On A Ton Of Dish Soap!

If you have never seen a late-model rally car launch from a standstill, you need to find the nearest event to you and treat yourself. Those hyperactive little screamers go from nothing to ballistic...