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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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My Best BARN FIND Yet? Chip Foose Explores A Hot Rodders Collection And Finds One He Just Can’t Believe.

Chip Foose is no stranger to cool cars, whether in the project stage or finished or anywhere in between. But what you might not think about is that Chip is a hot rodder just like the rest of us and...

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Good Vibrations March Meet 2017: High Flying Starting Line Action Photos

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We are currently in that odd post-race hangover period where you are thinking that when you wake up from sleeping you’ll be chucking your clothes on and heading...

Detroit Autorama 2017: The Killer Iron In The Motor City Just Keeps On Coming

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – One of the things people don’t realize about the Detroit Autorama is that it is a whole lot more than just the Great 8, the Ridler Award, and all of the other...

Awesome Corvette! This 1969 Big Block, 4-speed Street Freak Was Built IN 1976

Well this thing is just beyond words, isn’t it? For some of you that means it is beyond words to describe how much you hate it. For us it is beyond words to share how much we’re in love!...

Pro Freak: This 1938 Packard Has A Lenco, A Twin Blown Big Block, and A Unique Look

We’re thinking that there needs to be a new class of car out there and we’re calling it Pro Freak. This 1938 Packard coupe will be the poster child for the whole program. Why? Just take a...

Holley Releases Sniper EFI Race Fabricated Intakes & Throttle Bodies

If you are reaching the performance limits of traditional intake manifolds with your LS1, LS2, LS6 or Coyote engine, Holley has an option for you that won’t break the bank. The new line of...

2017 Good Vibrations March Meet: Do You Really Care That This Chevy II Has Four Doors?

When you get cars together at an event like the March Meet, you are bound to see trends. It was no surprise that there were plenty of first-gen Camaros. It was a bit of a surprise to see 1975-77...

Hilarious Video: The War Between The Grudge And Bracket Racers Has Escalated and Hitler Is Pissed!

Recently there has been some interesting smack talk flying around the internet between members of the bracket racing community and members of the grudge racing community. The typical stuff of grudge...

Roadside Find: An Awesome International Harvester Wrecker With History

(By Greg Rourke) – International Harvester has been building trucks since 1907. From light duty pickups, Travelalls, Scouts, and all the way up to the biggest of the big rigs, International...

This GTO-powered Subaru Legacy Station Wagon Gives Your Inner Hoon The Look Of Responsible Adult!

It’s to the point with the current horsepower war that you can spot a heavy hitter pretty easily…the callouts on the fenders, the exhaust that announces itself well before the car is...

Wild Video: Ride On The Metal Mafia Fuel Altered As It Blows The Supercharger Off At The Top End!

The Metal Mafia is one of our favorite fuel altereds in the world. The boys run the car with a very awesome and pretty basic iron big block Chevy in it. The thing makes flames, it runs as fast as it...

Good Vibrations March Meet 2017: This 1973 Chevrolet K-10 Is A Jack-Of-All-Trades!

The March Meet elicits all sorts of images for the drag racer: Funny Cars doing half-track burnouts, Fuel Altereds getting crossed-up and crazy, and Top Fuelers shattering the silence like a bomb...

Unhinged: Believing The Hype After Surviving The 2017 Good Vibrations March Meet

  As an American gearhead, you’re usually wired to believe that California is Mecca for whatever you wish to do. It’s not far-fetched…in fact, it’s pretty accurate...

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2017 AARN Motorsports Race Car and Trade Show Coverage – More Tractors, Race Cars, and Parts

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Like our Detroit Autorama coverage, the AARN Motorsports , race car, and trade show coverage got interrupted by the March Meet. We’re back to finish up our look...

2017 Detroit Autorama Coverage: More Images And More Stuff To Drool Over

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re bacon the horse with 2017 Detroit Autorama coverage from Mike Brooks and his band of henchmen. It is funny to think about how busy a time of year March is...