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Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!

A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...

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How Race Car Drivers See Their Blind Spots | Behind the Scenes with Spotters at The Rolex 24

I’ve done a lot of racing over the years. Not as much as I’d like to, but a lot more than a lot of folks. And while a ton of it has been drag racing and autocross, I’ve done a fair...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: World Series of Pro Mod Testing Continues, LIVE From Bradenton Motorsports Park

The World Series of Pro Mod is this weekend, in Bradenton Florida, and we can’t wait. But before all the racing coverage starts in a few days, there is some testing going on for the teams that need...

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Merrill Ice Drags Video: This Shouldn’t Be Possible.. 1000HP Cars Drag Race on ICE! Frozen Lake Drag Racing

The 1320Video crew was back at it for the Merrill Ice Drags and the action did not disappoint. It was plenty cold, but thanks to clear skies and sunny conditions there was definitely some shine to...

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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Photos: Huge Show, Great Weather, And Nothing But Custom Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Body Notch, Fender Trim, Spring Hangers And More

If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this...

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This 1973 Mercury Comet Is Stupid Clean And Would Great With The Front Wheels Up

As in wheelstands baby! Can’t you see this thing on an Outlaw 8.5 or MX 235 tire with the wheels in the air huffing nitrous or taking all the boost you could give it? Some would say that is a...

This Supercharged IROC Convertible Would Be A Great Driver

We dig 3rd Gen Camaros around here. We know all the bad things everyone can say about them, but we still like them. They look cool. They are cheap. They are super easy to modify and make great on the...

Holy Crap We Want This 7.50 Cert 1969 Toyota Corolla Drag Car! $9999!

We’re sure the Hemi headed 4 banger with the giant Precision Turbo on it is a great thing, but we’re glad this sucker is being sold as a rolller. We’d do something different. But...

The Awesome History Of The Black Beetle A Jet Powered High Speed Train That Went 184 MPH In 1966 – WITH VIDEO!

(By Greg Rourke) – High speed rail is and area where the rest of the world has it all over us. All over Europe and Asia trains regularly run at over 180 MPH. In France and Japan there is...

Customs and Hot Rods of Andice Is Building An Insane, Steel, 1950 Mercury Coupe For Drag Week!

(Photos John Jackson/Good-guys.com) – In the realm of “HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME”, the 1950 Mercury coupe that Customs and Hot Rods of Andice is building for Hot Rod Magazine Drag...

Would You Rather: The 1990’s Pro Street Truck Edition

Do you ever look at photos of trucks online, or see one on craigslist, that just takes you back in time and makes you think about all the stuff you used to think was cool? Remember when lowered...

Best of 2016: BoatShift: This Collection Of Historic Hot Rod Boats At Disney’s Boathouse Blew Us Out Of The Water

So back in December, Kerri and I took the boys to Disney World for a few days of rest and relaxation as well as rides. My wife loves the place, my kids love the place, and since I’m allowed to...

Best of 2016 – Gates Auto Salvage Video: Lohnes and Fitzgerald Pick Out Some Of Their Favorites

Before PRI and a family vacation, we were showing you all of our photos from the visit that Craig Firzgerald and I took to Gates Auto Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont. While we were there Fitz and I also...

Wanna Win A 1969 Camaro? Our Buddies Are Giving One Away – Here’s The Scoop On This RideTech Equipped ’69

(By Kaleb Kelley) –  A few months ago, our crew at Classic Car Liquidators decided to look into giving a car away. After some research and preparation, we started our Win A Classic...

Brighten Up Your Man Cave With One Of These ‘Legends Of Nitro’ 2017 Calendars!

Every year our friends at Stith Printing and Legends of Nitro compile some of the best photography available to create real, old school, wall-hanging printed calendars. In previous years, owner Kevin...

The American Powertrain BaconShift Promotion Is Back! Free Bacon And A Hoodie With Pro-Fit Purchase!

The greatest and most tasty promotion in the world is back. American Powertrain’s BaconShift promo means that with the purchase of any transmission kit you get two pounds of the world’s...

This Ice And Snow Rally Footage From Trophee Andros Is Crazy! Carnage Is Eminent!

We can’t understand a word the announcer is saying in this video, but we can understand the fact that this little rally cars are spinning to like 10,000 rpm and are shifting gears at least 3 or...

This Side by Side Drag Race Up A Snowy Hillclimb Brings Out Anything And Everything!

The Schuss Mountain Griztek Snow Challenge is awesome. Come late March in Michigan, these folks take a giant pile of snow and make it into a guardrail down the middle of a ski slope. Then they line...

Watch This Ford Bodied Truggy Dominate The Elements With Snow Donuts In The Deep Stuff

For people who live outside the snow belt, they think that the white stuff is all misery and badness. While there are certainly some crummy elements to it, there’s also a few angles that appeal...