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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Watch The 1993 NHRA US Nationals Here – 25 Years Ago Force Had Never Won It, Upsets Galore

It was the 39th NHRA US Nationals. It was a weird weekend in Indy. It was a weekend where John Force was trying to win his first Indy, it was a year that the race was not broadcast on TNN or ESPN but...

Bleached Bones: Go Dead Car Hunting Around White Cliffs, Australia!

One hundred and twenty degrees on a lovely January day. A low of about forty degrees in the dead of winter. Sound right up your alley? Welcome to White Sands, New South Wales, Australia, a place so...

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Rough Start: It’s A V8, Manual Trans Toyota Supra That Isn’t LS-Swapped

The capabilities of a good rear-drive platform aren’t lost on any generation of gearheads worth their salt, but locating a good rear-drive platform after the early 1980s starts to become...

Caption This: Jaguar Land Rover Gave Their Autonomous Pods Eyes…What Is The Car Trying To Say?

When I took art classes, I found myself having trouble drawing human faces. As the professor worked with me, he asked about my interests, and naturally, the answer had to do with cars. As he pointed...

Hustling Hemi: This 1969 Dart Has 540ci Of Mean Chrysler Elephant Under The Hood

There are few things more cosmically right in the automotive world than a late 1960s Chrysler A-body with huge slicks on the back and a hemi in the nose. This car is all of that and more and frankly,...

Fast Friends: Krista Baldwin Inks Raybestos Powertrain and McLeod Racing For US Nationals

Krista Baldwin is a third generation drag racer and a stout one at that. Her grandfather is Chris Karamesines, her dad is the late Bobby Baldwin, and she has exhibited the family genes in the seat of...

30 Year Time Machine: Watch The TNN Broadcast Of The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

It’s only fitting that on the first day of the 1988 NHRA US Nationals we take a look back to the event that was run on the same track 30 years ago. The 1988 race was interesting because of the...

2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals Coverage: We’re Kicking It Off With Trucks and Tractors!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals is a celebration of all things blue oval. While the show is naturally Mustang centric, the largest selling Ford vehicle was...

Here’s Mud in Your Eye! MRA Mud Drag Racing Action Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos and words by David Whealon) – Back a few weeks ago Galot Motorsports Park hosted for the first time ever the MRA’s (Mud Racers Association) form of getting after it on the dirt on...

NHRA Rookie Of The Year Contender Flyin’ Ryan Oehler Lands Sponsor For US Nationals And Championship Run

We always love good news around here and when a talented young racer lands a sponsor that will allow him or her to attack the championship run that comes during the latter part of a drag racing...

Aeromotive Releases Enginered Stealth Fuel Systems For Late Model Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs

Here’s some awesome news for owners of late model muscle cars like Corvettes, Camaros, and Mustangs. Why is this great news? Mainly because you can use your stock tank and support massive...

Gravelrama 48: The Junior Classes – Kids Sand Drag Racing Whatever They Brought To The Line!

I’m running the photos from Gravelrama 48 a bit out of timeline. The show trucks started rolling in about ten in the morning, and the big hill didn’t kick off until after lunch, but I...

Astonishing Skill: Watch This Radically Modified Piper Cub Land In Just Over Ten Feet!

“What goes up, must come down”. Law of gravity is pretty clear on that point…sooner or later, it must return to the earth. From the lightest air balloon losing it’s lifting...

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How Would You Build This Australian 1982 Ford LTD? Legroom For Days In This Beauty!

Yes, my Australian car infatuation is doing just fine, thanks for asking. And it’s flared up again pretty good, because thanks to Malaise Motors on Facebook, I now have a flash craving for a...