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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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2017 Carl Casper Car Show Coverage: GM Muscle Cars At The Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – A collection of GM muscle. Almost ALL Chevy.  Not my fault.  Take the discontinued Pontiac and Oldsmobile stuff out and the prospects for muscle cars...

Well Played, Sir: This Craigslist Ad For A 1971 Mercury Cougar Convertible Is Tastefully Funny

So we have seen the gamut of humor on eBay and Craigslist ads over the years. Stuff ranging from crude and rude to bizarrely creative. This one falls into a really classy zone and the seller does a...

All Our Spring Fling Million 2017 Photos, And Results, Are Right Here.

Maytag Heating and Air Conditioning day at the K&N Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries was one of the nicest days in Spring Fling history. Perfect temps, blue skies, and a ton of...

Watch The Insane Wagler DX500 All-Billet Turbocharged and Screw Blown Duramax Max Its Initial Dyno Rip

One of the most impressive, talked about, and buzz worthy things at the 2017 PRI show was the awesome engine you see before you. This is the all-billet Duramax style engine that deployed both twin...

AFCO Racing Introduces A Slew of New Products and We Have All Of Them Right Here!

AFCO Racing Industries has released an incredible array of new products that will help racers makes more power, apply more power to the track and ultimately go quicker down the track than anyone else...

2017 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos: More Action From GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos by David Whealon) – The 2017 PDRA East Coast Nationals were an awesome show in front of a great crowd at GALOT motorsports park in North Carolina. The event was well populated by both...

2017 Carl Casper Car Show – Utility Vehicles, Trucks, and Cool Stuff!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Most gearheads own at least one vehicle considered to the ‘hauler’.  Used for groceries, parts, kids, and even as an impromptu work bench.  Now most...

2017 Street Machine and Muscle Car Nationals: Our Final Show Blast From Pomona

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more fresh photos from the 2017 Street Machine and Muscle Car Nationals at the Pomona Fairplex. This was an awesome show that has grown and...

Cool Video: Motorcycle Dirt Drags Action – From Nitro Bikes To Screaming Four Cylinders!

It is a weird thing to think about but we’d hazard to say that the majority of motorcycle racing happens on dirt and it has been happening on dirt since the beginning. Think about the legendary...

Rough Start: A Unibody Ford Pickup On Slot Mags…Tasty!

Ah, Las Vegas. Dry air, desert…car hunting paradise if there ever was one. From lots filled with project car material to the cable television fodder, the love of the car is alive and well here....

Aeromotive To Sponsor NHRA West Central Division Super Shootout

There is nothing better when an aftermarket company gives back to the people who are supporting their efforts and this time we’re talking about Aeromotive. The company has been named thee...

2017 Street Machine and Muscle Car Nationals: More Fun From The Pomona Fairplex

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We are back with more fun and frivolity from the 2017 Street Machine and Muscle Car Nationals at the Pomona Fairplex. There are people that bag on this location for...

This 1963 Ford Econoline Is Completely Impractical And Perfectly Bitchin’!

I’m willing to go under fire for this opinion: some vehicles don’t do anything well. Take this 1963 Ford Econoline: it would be a cool truck, except that there is no useful bed left. Part...

Watch Awesome Footage of Garrett Turbochargers Exploding in Super Slow Motion

When a reader sent a tip email to us yesterday with the first line containing several expletives regarding the coolness of this video, we knew it was going to be good. According to the description,...