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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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2016 NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Coverage: All Nitro All The Time Right HERE!

(Photos by David Whealon- DWPhotos) – The 2016 edition of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will stand as one of the most interesting on record. With weather that threatened literally every...

This Corvette-Powered Pontiac Fiero Can Be Your Autocross Sleeper!

The Pontiac Fiero is getting it’s just due after years of being derided as a throwaway sports car, and that is honestly a good thing. Hulki Aldikacti’s design was ambitious, but was...

TX2K16 Coverage: More Cool Cars and Strip Blazing Action From Texas!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – TX2K16 was another big hit this year and our man Wickam was right there in the middle of the fray during the drag racing portion of the event. The thing about...

Up, Up And Away! This Mustang Stands On The Bumper And Still Takes The Win!

There are wheel stands, and then there are those moments at the launch of a race that you suspect that the driver might have stepped a touch too far over the line of caution. In the case of this Fox...

2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama Coverage: The Huge Show Is Filled With Surprises!

(Photos by Mike Brooks – Gasoline Images) – We’re back with another load of photos from the 2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama that was held outside of Cleveland, Ohio last weekend....

Columbine II, The Former Presidential Lockheed VC-121A-LO, Has Taken To The Skies Once Again!

One of the few remaining Lockheed Constellations left in the world is a lot more than it initially appears. Serial Number 48-0610 isn’t a Constellation, but a VC-121A-LO, a special VIP layout...

The Owner Of This Pontiac Trans Am Grew Up With Bathurst, Has A Rally Car Background, And Works For Ken Block – Petrolicious Tells The Story!

It’s difficult to find anyone who watched Smokey and the Bandit who didn’t walk away afterwards wanting a black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am. The film company may have beaten the Pontiacs...

Amazing Engine Tech: SAM Tech eliminates The Competition By Wringing 825 hp and 8,300 RPM From An NHRA Legal LS7 Stocker Mill

(Words and photos by Stephen Kim) – Any bozo can slap a supercharger on a stock 505 horsepower LS7 small-block and pick up another 200 hp. Yawn. Increasing output that same 200 hp through...

TX2K 2016 Coverage: Hot And Heavy Action From Royal Purple Raceway – Awesome Cars

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – TX2K is one of those events that has taken on life of its own and it did so in a viral fashion. An interesting hybrid that has elements of traditional drag racing...

Event Coverage: The 2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama – Most Awesome Show In America!

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks- Gasoline Images) – Those of you out there that know anything about the I-X Center in Cleveland, OH know the place is insanely massive. The 2.2 million sq ft...

Which Is Better, Dual Quads Or Three Two Barrels? Engine Masters Slaps Both On A 383 Stroker To Find Out!

There is just something sinister about knowing that the monster under your hood is packing more than one carburetor. The terms are now legendary: Dual quads. Tri-Power. Six Pack. Say those phrases,...

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Unknown Parts Counter Guy: A Five-Point Plan To Happiness, Courtesy Of One Of The Angriest Guys Behind The Counter!

I am only just one person, one of millions who have manned the counters, the phones, the lifts, and spend every working hour interacting with both the public and the machines that the public relies...

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AFCO, Dynatech, and PRO Shocks 2016 Catalogs Are Out Now! Download Or Free Print Copy

When it comes to the high performance aftermarket, the catalog is the device that built this industry into the powerful colossus that it is today. From the old guy behind the counter with hundreds of...

Looks Perfectly Safe To Us: Check Out This Jet-Powered Smart Car!

You know what kind of engine would wake up a Smart car? ANY engine swap. The original inline-3 has just enough power that you won’t get run over in most city driving, the CVT transmission...