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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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This 1968 Olds 98 Has To Be The Biggest Car For Sale On The Internet Right Now

This 1968 Olds 98 is large, it is lovely, and it is a 455 powered battleship on wheels that has to be the biggest car for sale on the internet right now. Just feast your eyes on all of the pea soup...

This Car-Hauling Chevrolet School Bus Is Great For All Of The Right Reasons – Compound Turbo Cummins And Good Range!

Is it bad when the first thing that comes to mind is, “If you laugh, you’re going straight to hell”? That’s where I find myself with this 1954 Chevrolet…um…short...

Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder: A Loud, Lightweight, No Frills Car That Answers The Great What If?

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We hear one refrain from car guys a lot. Why can’t you order a car without all the extra crap? Why do you need to have all the bells and whistles that add...

Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died

(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...

Money No Object: This 1999 MCI “Executive Coach” Would Be The Ultimate BangShift Mobile Command Center!

The BangShift Mobile Command Center. It’s an idea that just won’t die, even if the likelihood of it happening is right up there with Buford T. Justice ending up on hydraulics and Daytons....

2016 Photo Highlight Reel: The Finale Of David Whealon’s Favorites

(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos) – So we may have reached the end of the line for David Whealon’s 2016 photo highlight reel here but there’s a silver lining in this...

Celebrating Thirty Years Of Nuke’d Tires From Australia: The Summernats Top 10 For 2017!

While we are either freezing our giblets off, digging out of the snow, watching the rain fall by the ton or watching trees and small building getting straight up hammered by the wind…ask...

Do You Have The Guts? Jackhammering From A Hanging Bobcat Is Kind Of Interesting Looking

(By Greg Rourke) – I once toiled daily in the demolition industry. Even when all safety rules are followed, it’s a dangerous business. When rules are thrown out the window, all sorts of...

Too Clean: This 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 Crew Cab Is A Killer Find!

I miss hunting for cars in Arizona. It was almost too easy to drive around and find something really neat that was in pretty good condition. Chances were good that it was probably even running and...

Dodge To Introduce Challenger Demon In April – Drag Racing Honed Model? – Teaser Video Here!

How do you top a Hellcat? With a Demon apparently. Chrysler has announced that they will reveal the long rumored new and most powerful muscle car ever at the New York Auto Show in April. Dubbed the...

Meltdown Drags 2017 Is Going To Be Bigger Than Ever! SOLD OUT IN 72 HOURS!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) Nostalgia racing is big right now. Some guys get it, some do not. I’ve been to “nostalgia races”  that included stuff like a  ’55 Chevy...

Farmtruck And AZN Take A Vacation: Check Out The Duo As They Experience Summernats In Person!

It really was the only way to improve on their daily lives. Sean Whitley and Jeff Bonnett, better known as Farmtruck and AZN from Street Outlaws, spend a disproportionate amount of their time doing...

Rough Start: Rolling Nice And Comfortable In A Two-Door Ford LTD Crown Victoria

Due to my status among my friends as “the” car guy, I often get asked the same question over and over: “someone”, be it the person asking or the friend of a friend of the...

Insane Video: Ride In A Garbage Truck As It Careens Off A 100ft Tall Overpass – Driver Lived!

Your worst day at work does not compare to Kaseem Smith’s. Smith was driving a garbage truck in Florida when something caused the rig to make a hard right turn at highway speeds. This would...