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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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This Is Pure V8 Perfection! The Cadillac DPi-V.R Running Laps Around Daytona, At Night, Is Something Special For Sure.

I’ve been around the track that the 24 Hours of Daytona are run on and can tell you that it is fun, fast, and a bit scary depending on what you are driving and how fast. But to watch this video...

Ford VS Chevy EV Truck Battle! Chevy Had Two Years to Best Ford’s Lightning With The New Silverado EV. Did They Do It?

I know a ton of you out there hate the thought of an EV pickup truck, but the reality is that the vast majority of people who own trucks don’t actually use them as trucks in the traditional...

Fabrication How-To: #1 – Flaring Intricate Holes In Tubing For Both Function And Sexiness!

If you’ve ever looked at holes in a tube on a chassis where wiring or cables run out of the hole, you’ve probably seen one of two things. Either the hole was just drilled and cleaned up,...

The Best Jump Starter Ever Tested? Project Farm Puts A Whole Batch Of Jump Starters To The Test!

With the insane battery technology that has become available in the past few years, jump starters have become smaller and smaller and yet are more powerful than ever. I remember the first time I used...

Stock Eliminator Greatness: Running 10s in a 1968 Mustang Coupe with NA Power Using Mostly 1968 Parts!

Stock Eliminator is a class of NHRA Drag Racing that is near and dear to my heart, because that is what I grew up with my dad racing. He ran his 1968 Z28 Camaro in F/Stock. When you see the class...

SLEEPERDUDE TRIED EVERYTHING!! THIS COMPLETELY STUCK ENGINE GAVE THEM FITS! What Finally Worked?

I’ve unstuck a few engines in my day, and have had them that are barely stuck, some that seemed pretty stuck, and a couple that seemed to have zero chance of ever turning over again. Some of...

Gallery #5 From The Swap Meet And Car Corral At The AACA Fall Regional Meet at Hershey! Our Last Swap Meet Gallery. Car Show Coming!

We’ve talked about how big the Hershey swap meet and car show events are, and how much we want to attend, but for those of you who didn’t go at least we have photos to share so you can...

Newbern And The Gang Visit Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield For Hot Rod Garage Day, And Race Against Fans!

This past weekend was a crazy one. While most of the people I know in the automotive aftermarket were in Las Vegas for the 2024 SEMA Show last week, there were a bunch of us that had to leave the...

Will Derek Even Fit In This FREE, Forgotten, Honda CRX That Has Been Parked For 16 Years! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles?

I only own two vehicles that are not Chevrolets. One is a 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max that I bought to build into the mini truck I wish I could have built in the 1990’s, and the other is a 1994...

Tool Review: Weird Or Cool? The Ascend Tools Easy Wheel Ratchet Spins Nuts And Bolts Like A Fishing Reel!

This one is interesting. I can’t tell if it is genius, weird, cool, or what, but it is certainly something I’ve never heard of on a ratchet. Have you? There are certainly interesting and...

2024 SEMA Show Coverage: If You Missed The SEMA Show This Year, Don’t Worry Because I Shot A Jillion Photos To Share

Well folks, it was a heck of a SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and although I’m back in Texas recovering from Texas Radial Roundup, I’ve still got tons of photos to share. I mean tons. I’ve...

The 2024 SEMA Show Is In The Books, And Here Are More Of Our Photos From Las Vegas. So Many Cars, Trucks, And Parts!

Well folks, it was a heck of a SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and although I’m back in Texas for Texas Radial Roundup, I’ve still got tons of photos to share. I mean tons. I’ve got enough...

From TAR PITS to SYNTHETICS: The Fascinating History of Motor Oil With The Motor Oil Geek, Lake Speed Jr.

Do you know how motor oil came to be? I mean, I can make an educated guess, but I certainly don’t know what the historical timeline is for the development of motor oil. I know I will after...

Unleash Big Stopping Power For Your Truck And SUV: Baer’s Claw & Big Claw Brakes Will Make It Happen

There’s a reason that modern cars have bigger brake rotors than cars did 20 years ago. The bigger the diameter the more leverage they have on the wheel. And with high performance modern...