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ROAD TRIP GOLD! Freiburger Highlights Abandoned Places and Americana From His 1968 Ford Galaxie Road Trip!

Freiburger loves a road trip. I’ve been fortunate enough to be on several with him over the years, and he’s the king of a side trip and of just following wherever the trip takes you. He...

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Check Out The NEW GMT800/NBS GM Truck 5&6 Speed Manual TransmissioConversions From American Powertrain!

That’s right folks, American Powertrain just dropped their New Body Style GMT800 stick shift swap kits! Available with a 5-speed Tremec TKX or a 6-speed Tremec Magnum, these kits make your...

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Funny Car Chaos Set To Kick Off 2026 Season With Back-to-Back 32 Car Showcases! It’s A Funny Car Extravaganza!

We’ve got big news coming out of the Funny Car Chaos camp as they are kicking off the 2026 season with TWO big Funny Car shows you won’t want to miss. With 32 cars battling it out at BOTH...

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Here’s Our Final Gallery From The Drag Racing Showcase at the I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got the final one left right here! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out...

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Buyer Beware! 1/3 Of The $500 Worth Of Spark Plugs Tested Were Counterfeit! Order Your Plugs From Someone Legit!

I’ve heard about counterfeit tools a lot in the last few years. Stuff that looks like DeWalt or Milwaukee, but that is just a cheap fake. And some that even say the brand name on them! Hell,...

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NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL DRAGSTER ELIMINATIONS FROM THE 2026 MARCH MEET! FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER GREATNESS!

While we still wish we were livestreaming the March Meet at Famoso, we are super grateful that the Monday Morning Racer was on hand to shoot all the action so we can still check it out and share it....

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Quad-Turbo, 6.0L Powered Rubber-Nosed Camaro Junkyard Build…Recycling Done Right!

Yes, folks, it’s another late-second-gen Camaro sporting an LSx swap. I’d say “don’t groan yet”, but I’m sure I was beaten to the punch. Apparently the trend is to...

The WTF? Files: Check Out This Beast – Part Dodge Magnum, Part Ford Ranger!

The Dodge Magnum station wagon did come with available all-wheel-drive from the factory, essentially Mercedes-Benz’s 4MATIC system. It was popular in places where snow is an actual concern, or...

More Donut Derelicts Photos From SoCal’s Premier Cruise In

It might be cold and snowy in a lot of the country, but it’s still cruising weather for most of us here in SoCal and that means Donut Derelicts baby! We shared some of our photos from this...

How The Hell Does A 1982 Corvette End Up In Iceland?

Watch this video from the gang at Petrolicious and you’ll find out! It makes sense we guess, after all it is a Vette which means way less to rust out since it’s all fiberglass. And based...

This 1973 Cadillac DeVille Caribou Is Way Too Perfect For A Ute, Even If It Is A Unicorn

“I felt like destroying something beautiful.” That line is from the movie Fight Club, and that is currently the conundrum I find myself in as I stare at the pictures of this 1973 Cadillac...

Creative Turkey Cooking With Vaughn Gittin Jr. And Ford

I have to say, this is one way I never considered cooking a turkey, but knowing Vaughn Gittin Jr. like I do it doesn’t surprise me even a little bit. He and Ford got together with a new Mustang...

Reach For The Sky: Wild Wheelstands From Redemption 6.0 – No Prep Guys Hooking Better Than They Should Have!

It was cold as all hell during the first day of Redemption 6.0. That’s not hearsay or known by looking at an app – I was standing in the bucket of a construction lift with dew freezing to...

Muscle Or Buzz Bikes: Current Fun For Future Hot Rodders

When Bill Tichenor sent this to us, we smiled the entire time we read it. It reminded us of our first barn finds, which were bicycles and motorcycles, and had us remembering what it was like getting...

We Hit Donut Derelicts In Huntington Beach And Have Photos To Share Right Here

Donut Derelicts is one of Southern California’s most famous weekly cruise spots and it happens early in the morning in an average looking shopping center in Huntington Beach. Most weekends the...

Video: Autometer Dashlink OBDII Gauge System Makes Any Tablet Or Phone Into Gauges

Whether you are an iPhone, iPad, Droid, or whatever user, you can make any tablet, phone, or bluetooth compatible screen into a complete stand alone gauge panel with the new Autometer Dashlink. And...

The International Harvester Sightliner Definitely Fits In The WTF? Files, But Visibility Was Great!

(Words by Greg Rourke) From the WTF? files comes a truck International Harvester designated the ACO and ACOF series, better known as the International Harvester Sightliner.      First question...

Hot Rod Garage Hacks Up The “Project Fishtail” ‘Cuda For It’s New Powertrain – Mopar Purists, Look Away!

The 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda that Tony Angelo rescued out of Kentucky is done as I type. We saw it parked at SEMA and other than some really minor tidbits, it’s ready to rock. (We won’t...

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Want To Learn How To Tune Stand Alone EFI Systems? Check This Out.

We get asked on a regular basis about learning to tune stand alone efi systems like the Holley on Daphne’s wagon, or FAST, Megasquirt, FITech, etc. Despite having self tuning modes on most...

Nothing But Wheelstands From The 2016 Street Car Super Nationals

Wheels up launches are one of the coolest things in drag racing, whether they are the low and long variety, bumper draggers, or something in between. And regardless of what the car is, it is...