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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Dirt Power Wheelie: Watch Lachie Abbott Put An Aussie Sprint Car Near Vertical

Of all the feats that various race cars perform, few are more spectacular than a sprint car pulling a massive power wheelie. Why? Mostly because these things are happening on dirt, they have a...

This 1957 Ford F-800 Is A Rare Four Wheel Drive Beast – Ever Seen One Before? We Haven’t!

If you have ever wanted to see what the Holy Grail looks like for fans of classic and historic trucks, you are very well looking at it here. If not the only one, it certainly is one of them because...

Morning Symphony: The Scream Of The LA 318 (Yes, They Can Scream!)

Enough with my usual prose…it’s 3/18 and it’s time for me to dive right back to my roots, to the LA 318 and the cars I usually found them in. If you are unfamiliar with my...

Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs: Muscle Cars From Wall To Wall In This Photo Collection

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery from the main show floor of the Duke Energy Center could be referred to as a muscle car round-up.  Being a longtime fan of Chevelles (my...

This 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Pro Touring Build Is In Need Of Track Time!

Pro Touring builds can empty your wallet faster than a dam breach can empty a lake, but that doesn’t need to be the case. Pick a car with a good setup to begin with, focus on the right parts,...

This 1972 Monte Carlo Was Once Raced By A NASCAR Legend And Has Been Restored To Perfection

This 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo was once the property and steed of Jack “Ironman” Ingram. Ingram was one of the sport’s best racers in the Busch Grand National division. He racked up an...

How Would You Build It: This 1979 Oldsmobile 442 Slant-Back Needs Power, But What Else?

From the front, this 1979 Oldsmobile 442 looks pretty good: handsome A/G body shape, the cool sectioned grille that looks aggressive compared to the standard Cutlass waterfall-style unit, and no hood...

This Video Of A Mechanic Performing The 261 Step Process Of Installing Heads On A 6.7L Ford PowerStroke In Time Lapse Is Awesome

We’ve got a TON of respect for the guys who make their living cranking on wrenches at dealerships all over the country. Their jobs are often thankless and let’s be honest, when there is...

Check Out These Final Round Highlights From The 2017 Good Vibrations March Meet

We’re sure you watched our live streaming coverage of the rain delayed Monday final rounds at the 2017 Good Vibrations March Meet so you know that Ryan Hodgson won nitro funny car and Mendy Fry...

Body Work Tech Video: Paintucation’s Kevin Tetz Takes You Through The Basics Of Panel Alignment

You know Kevin Tetz. He’s been on TV a bunch and he’s built cars like his Project Zed Sled among a fistful of others. You also know Kevin Tetz because he’s the exact same positive...

Ever Wondered What It Would Look Like To Careen An SUV Through Gas Pumps? This Video Shows You!

We’ve all seen the movies where a car is flying out of control, crashes into a gas station, and then then pyrotechnics ensue. Massive explosions, fire, full on destruction. Crater in the Earth...

The Maniac Is At It Again: Colin Furze Is Building A Crotch-Rocket Powered Bumper Car!

First thing’s first: the BBC tapped Mr. Colin Furze, the man known for such fun projects as the weaponized Tuk-Tuk and a mobility scooter fast enough to run at Santa Pod, to build something...

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Live A Little Gatornationals History With This Broadcast Of The 1976 Race

Lots of stuff has changed from 1976 to 2017 and not the least of which is the local Gainesville, Florida area where the Gatornationals are held. Still a massive college town, it comes off a lot...

Demon Watch: Track Action, Exhaust Note, And Launch Control For The Dodge Challenger Demon. And We Get A Dragstrip Run, Too…

Someone at FCA was paying attention to a wave of complaints about the Challenger SRT Demon’s dragged-out, teased launch, because the newly released video, “No Pills”, is our best...