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The Caddy Is Back! Finnegan Continues To Make Big Progress On This Epic Drag And Drive Machine!

We shared major progress and changes to this car a few weeks ago and are so thrilled that the work is continuing! One might hing it has taken a step back since the body isn’t on it in this pic,...

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Classic Cars in the Woods – Exploring an Abandoned Car Collection With The Hot Rod Hoarder

You aren’t going to see this kind of collection of old cars just anywhere, because if they aren’t hidden in the trees somewhere then they would find their way into someone else’s...

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Sick Week 2026 Preview: Sick Week 2026 Prep and Testing Is In Full Swing For Devin Vanderhoof’s New Ride!

Trust me when I tell you that finishing up a brand new build, and then going straight to a major drag and drive event with it, can be really stressful. By most logic it isn’t smart either. But...

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Paintucation: How To Make A Split Bumper RS Nose Fit Perfectly With Kevin Tetz And Some Auto Metal Direct Parts!

Kevin Tetz is back at it with more paint and body tech! He’s been painting cars and trucks for decades, showing millions how to do it on tv for decades, and actually educating folks on paint and...

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ABANDONED 1970 CHEVELLE! Will The WORLDS WORST One RUN AND DRIVE After 40 Years? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Thinks So!

Derek is back at it, and if you thought that his last couple of will it run videos didn’t pose enough of a challenge, then how does a Chevelle that has been sitting for 40 years sound? If he...

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Car Culture is Global And Here’s Proof: Here’s A Taste Of Everything Larry Chen Captured in 2025 From His Global Adventures

Larry Chen is a hard working guy, but he’s also incredibly fortunate. He’s built a career that has gotten him access to places, people, and car culture that many dream of. Lucky for us,...

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We Bet Your Fourth Of July Activities Weren’t Nearly As Impressive As The Party In Glacier View, Alaska’s Was! Celebrating The Fourth By Launching Cars Off Of A Cliff!

(Video and lead photo courtesy of Alaska Dispatch News) What did you do on the Fourth of July this year? Bottle rockets? Sparkler bombs? Grill enough roadkill to feed half of the neighborhood? Drink...

Danny Gerber’s Consistency Wins First Of Two UNFC Northwest Invitationals!

(Photos by Kim Fuller)  This year, United Nitro Funny Cars has stepped-up the competition on the west coast by holding two Invitational drag races in the Pacific Northwest, one at Spokane County...

Watch Tony Zizzo’s Massive Engine Explosion From The 2015 US Nationals – So Intense You Can See Actual Parts!

One of the personal highlights for me at the 2015 US Nationals was seeing Tony Zizzo and his family running their top fuel dragster again. I know Tony from when he was a staple runner on the IHRA...

Remember The $5,700 Plug Wires? How About Some Big Buck, Ultra-Rare, Factory New Cobra Jet Exhaust Pieces!?

As I admitted last week, I absolutely love when new in the box and oddball muscle car parts hit the internets for sale. Last week I found a set of Boss 429 spark plug wires, new in the box that had...

Certified For Street Use: This Ford Wagon Aims High At The Coffeyville Street Drags!

We were live at the Coffeyville Street Drags recently, and got to see the cool action that the folks from Urban Hillbilly Videos had known about for some time. Ok, let’s be accurate: Chad was...

Got A 1966-1967 Chevelle Or El Camino That Needs A New Center Console Base? OPGI Is Making Them!

One of the things that is always interesting when restoring a car is finding and dealing with broken stuff. Cars that were optioned with center consoles in the 1960s have their own proclivities and...

Ate Up With Motor: The Metronome – The Craziest Car In English Drag Racing History

Most people in the USA have never seen or heard of a Bond Bug micro car unless you watch the rebroadcasts of the English car show Wheeler Dealers or you’ve run into one at a museum. A Bond Bug...

Rough Start: Another Hot-Rodded 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC, Complete With A Manual Swap!

Lincoln has been busy re-inventing themselves as an ultra-luxury, old school American auto company that builds cars you’d rather ride in than drive. Compared to where they were a year or two...

Richard Hammond Crash Review with Mate Rimac – DriveTribe

Richard Hammond is burning through his spare lives like an alley cat trying to dance through New York traffic. He very nearly took himself out in 2006 when the jet dragster he was piloting had a...

Watch A Talented Dirt Bike Racer Bash Himself Off The Rocks Before Actually Climbing The Infamous Backdoor The King Of The Hammers

I don’t ride dirt bikes largely because it requires balance, agility, and skills that my life has not caused me to acquire. I am more than happy to watch the guys who are great riders do their...

Watch The Two Dumbest Men In Russia Fail In The Most Hilarious Way Possible To Steal A Tow From A City Bus

Lots of times people get down on the population in the USA for doing seemingly dumber and dumber stuff as time goes on. We think that is a narrow minded view because the problem isn’t isolated...

Money No Object: This 1962 Imperial Crown Has Big-Boy Presence!

Between 1955 and 1975 (and again for the 1981-83 run), Imperial was the top-tier brand offered up by Chrysler Corporation. This wasn’t the ultimate dolled-up Chrysler product, but instead more...

The End Of The Mad Canadian: An Interesting Documentary Of Ken Carter’s Tragic Final Jump In A Rocket Powered Firebird (Video)

Try as he did, Ken Carter was never able to make himself a household name during the stunt man boom of the 1970s. He seemed to harbor illusions that he was on the level of Evel Knievel but in...

Hilarious Video: The Cars Bros Lampoon Terrible Ferrari Owners – Lots of Laughs Here

Typically we’re not the guys who like to delve into the automotive stereotypes around here but every once in a while someone completely knocks a video out the park that plays right into all of...