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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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My Best BARN FIND Yet? Chip Foose Explores A Hot Rodders Collection And Finds One He Just Can’t Believe.

Chip Foose is no stranger to cool cars, whether in the project stage or finished or anywhere in between. But what you might not think about is that Chip is a hot rodder just like the rest of us and...

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Drag Car HISTORY: The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The Story of the Only Surviving 1969 Olds W-31 Factory-Built Drag Car, And It’s A Good One!

We are as guilty as anyone of romanticizing the cars and trucks of the 1960s, and in some ways probably more than they deserve, but this story here might actually make a 1969 Olds W-31 convertible an...

Dylan McCool’s Forgotten Dart V8 Four Speed Goes Drag Racing! Will It Survive? Probably Not, But It Sure Will Be Fun!

Okay, that’s not fair, because in all reality I am not sure that I’ve seen Dylan at one of the events in Bowling Green where he hurt something bad enough to not survive the weekend. I...

B. FORCE, PROCK, ANDERSON & M. SMITH GET PROVISIONAL NO. 1 POSITIONS AT FORD PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2024) – With John Force returning to the track on Friday for the first time since his crash in June, team drivers Brittany Force and Austin Prock both went to the top in Top Fuel...

Influence and Impact – Automotive TV Show History Part 2: Gas Monkey, Roadkill, Celebrity Cars, And More!

Here’s Part 2 of the Car Guy TV Shows edition of Influence and Impact. Check out what the boys have to say about Gas Monkey, Roadkill, Celebrity Cars, and More. Jason and Marcel are no...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Inaugural GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Saturday!

Dan Fletcher has entered the promotion game and is putting on the GALOT 250! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250 cars, and has a $20,000 to win prize both Friday and Saturday. If you...

Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Continues This Epic Project By Rebuilding The Front Roof Section Before Giving It A Chop!

The Khaos Design Stout build is something truly special because literally every piece of sheet metal is being customized in some way, shape, or form.  The talent being shown in this series is also...

Our Final Gallery Of Action Photos, And Views From The Pits, From The Southern Showdown Tractor Pulls At The North Carolina State Fair

We’ve got our final gallery of tractor pulling photos from David Whealon right here, from the North Carolina State Fair’s Southern Showdown event. If you have never been to a tractor pull...

Another Gallery Of Photos From The Hershey AACA Eastern Region Fall Swap Meet’s RM Sotheby’s Auction. Awesome Iron!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) One of the more interesting extracurricular activities available to the Hershey AACA Eastern Region Fall Meet attendees, is the RM Sotheby’s Auction. Held for over...

Watching This Lego Technic Logging Truck Assemble Itself In Stop Motion Is Oddly Satisfying

Legos are among the coolest toys for kids and they have been for decades. From building the kits that the company sells to simply working with a bucket of parts to make something unique and all your...

Great Video! Watch Tommy Ivo Drive The Four Engine Wagon Master In 1996!

Frank Kunkel is one of the hardest hustling video guys out there. He has been cranking video content since way before it was cool and that includes the long, lost days of 1996 and we’re...

We’ve Got Photos From The Hershey AACA Eastern Region Fall Swap Meet’s RM Sotheby’s Auction And Man Was It Full Of Cool!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) One of the more interesting extracurricular activities available to the Hershey AACA Eastern Region Fall Meet attendees, is the RM Sotheby’s Auction. Held for over...

Our Final Gallery From The Invasion Car Show On The Streets Of Deep Ellum Texas: Hot Rods, Customs, And More Packed The Streets!

We were on site in Dallas this weekend for the Deep Ellum Invasion Car Show and had a really good time. It’s not a huge show, but because of the fact that they take over two streets in Deep...

Newbern Is Visiting Some Cool Junkyards, But One Of Them Is Full Of Tri-Five Chevy’s You Can Buy!

If I was a rich man I would own soooooo much junk. And by junk, I mean amazing, awesome, sexy old iron that either needs to just hang out and look awesome, or maybe get a chance to get built some...

Featured Product: ADS Mesa 2.5 Series Shocks – Built Tough for Every Trail!

If you are looking for a new set of shocks for your truck or SUV, and want increased performance without breaking the bank, then these new MESA 2.5 Series shocks from ADS are the answer. These shocks...