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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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What’s Your Ultimate OBS Chevy Look Like? Dave at Willomet Fab Is Road Tripping What May Be The Ultimate OBS Chevy Off-Road Rig.

The ultimate of anything is a hard thing to quantify. I mean us car and truck folks have been working for over 100 years to try and create the “ultimate” hot rod, race car, off-road rig,...

I Was On Richard Holdener’s LIVE Last Night To Talk Cars, Engines, And How The Hell I Got Here In The First Place!

Plus all kinds of other sidetracking stuff since I’m like a kid with shiny things around. Squirrel!!! At any rate, I spent my Saturday evening hanging out with my longtime friend Richard...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 3 – Making Big Changes To The Rear Roof Of The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Roof Flow

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project a couple of weeks ago and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. It’s time to continue the chop, and the third episode in...

FINNEGAN MAKES THE FIRST RIP IN HIS BLOWN LS-SWAPPED GMC TRUCK! IS THIS THING TOO PRETTY FOR THE DRAGSTRIP?

There are a lot of vehicles that make it to the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas every year that do not run and drive. At all. Or some that sort of do, but are far from ready to hit the track or the...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: 3M 769F And Gator Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 15

We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...

Rocky Mountain Race Week’s MegaWeek Registration Opens To The Public Today! The Biggest Drag And Drive In History! Be A Part Of It!

When we announced that Rocky Mountain Race Week was going to do something different in 2025, we weren’t kidding. Rather than doing two big events like usual, Matt Frost decided he wanted to...

Behind the Build Episode 3: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour At JMS Racing Engines In El Monte, California.

If you are like us and are always interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes at a shop, or during a car build, then this new series from John McGann and the gang at Hot Rod is going to...

2024 Pomona Super Stock Action Video: 2024 Pomona Super Stock NHRA Nationals Drag Racing In-N-Out Finals Muscle Cars Wheelies & Interviews!

We featured the Stock Eliminator action from Pomona last week, and this week it’s all about Super Stock. While NHRA Stock Eliminator is the original small tire drag racing, NHRA Super Stock...

Gabriel Iglesias Visits Jay Leno’s Garage And Shows Off His Pristine 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS

When Chevrolet came out with the Impala SS in the mid 1990s, it was a big hit. In a time when there weren’t many full size muscle car offerings, this thing made a splash. Based on the 9C1...

Who Wants To Own A P-51 Mustang For Cheap! Get This Movie Prop, Made From Real Parts, For Way Less Than A Real One!

To be clear, this is not a flying airplane. But I’d sit in it and make airplane noises and pretend, all the time. It would be awesome. My friend Tim said he’d sit in it and make airplane...

Derek Show Us How To Do A DIY CHEAP Classic Truck Interior Restoration and New (vintage) Wheels On A Squarebody.

I don’t know what it is about interior rehab videos that gets me excited, but for some reason they do! Maybe it’s because my daily is kinda rough in some spots inside and this makes me...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: 3M Cubitron 2 And Benchmark Abrasives Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 14

We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...

Got An Old Fuel Tank That Needs Some Love? The KBS Auto Fuel Tank Sealer Kit Does The Trick!

We get spoiled by all the new parts that are available for restoring and customizing our favorite muscle cars and classic trucks. It used to be that you had to restore a part, because they...

Here’s How Simple It Is to Install Holley’s Small Block Ford Accessory Drive Kit And Bring Your Small Block Into The 21st Century.

In the 1980s there were serpentine belt accessory drive systems that started coming out from companies that were targeting the street rod market in a big way. They used modern belts and accessories,...