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The Caddy Is Back! Finnegan Continues To Make Big Progress On This Epic Drag And Drive Machine!

We shared major progress and changes to this car a few weeks ago and are so thrilled that the work is continuing! One might hing it has taken a step back since the body isn’t on it in this pic,...

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Classic Cars in the Woods – Exploring an Abandoned Car Collection With The Hot Rod Hoarder

You aren’t going to see this kind of collection of old cars just anywhere, because if they aren’t hidden in the trees somewhere then they would find their way into someone else’s...

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Sick Week 2026 Preview: Sick Week 2026 Prep and Testing Is In Full Swing For Devin Vanderhoof’s New Ride!

Trust me when I tell you that finishing up a brand new build, and then going straight to a major drag and drive event with it, can be really stressful. By most logic it isn’t smart either. But...

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Paintucation: How To Make A Split Bumper RS Nose Fit Perfectly With Kevin Tetz And Some Auto Metal Direct Parts!

Kevin Tetz is back at it with more paint and body tech! He’s been painting cars and trucks for decades, showing millions how to do it on tv for decades, and actually educating folks on paint and...

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ABANDONED 1970 CHEVELLE! Will The WORLDS WORST One RUN AND DRIVE After 40 Years? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Thinks So!

Derek is back at it, and if you thought that his last couple of will it run videos didn’t pose enough of a challenge, then how does a Chevelle that has been sitting for 40 years sound? If he...

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Car Culture is Global And Here’s Proof: Here’s A Taste Of Everything Larry Chen Captured in 2025 From His Global Adventures

Larry Chen is a hard working guy, but he’s also incredibly fortunate. He’s built a career that has gotten him access to places, people, and car culture that many dream of. Lucky for us,...

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Roughest Start: Dream Big When It Comes To This Sunken Chevrolet!

Remember when you looked at a project car with rose-colored glasses on? It didn’t matter that it had cracking Bondo in the quarters or that the paint was washing off with each pass of the soapy...

Sand Drags In Iceland Have a Bit of Everything, Including a Third-Gen Camaro!

Based solely on the country’s name, Iceland is unlikely to be a country you’d expect to find sand drags. However, the country has an off-road racing club that dates back to the mid-1970s and they...

Definition Of A Bad Day: Watch This Locomotive Pulling A Derailed Locomotive Turn Over

Sometimes making a mistake when trying to correct a mistake is actually worse than the original mistake. If that fails to register with you, watch this video. You are going to see a crew working in...

The FAA Would Like A Word, Sir: Watch Mike Barran’s Pro Street Camaro Taking Flight At Shakedown At The Summit!

The action during the Shakedown At The Summit 14 race in Norwalk, Ohio was the kind of racing you want to see: strong classes, tightly-grouped times between the cars and drag races that were either...

This 1977 Pontiac Grand Safari Is Powered By A Pontiac 400 And Could Be A Perfect Family Hot Rod

By 1977 things were on the wane for the fantastically long lasting Pontiac V8 engine. The mill that had begin life in the late 1950s had weathered the storms of the muscle car era in multiple sizes...

Watch An E-Type Jag Gently Nerf A 1963 Shelby Cobra Out Of The Way At Goodwood

We have been sharing a bunch of videos from the recent Goodwood Revival and for good reason. The racing was some of the most intense vintage competition we have ever seen. From the guys wrecking...

Edelbrock Offering Rebates On Many Carbs and Intakes – Buy Now and Save A Pile!

Here’s a load of great news from Edelbrock! Heck, anytime we hear about a company offering rebates, no matter the product we think it is awesome to see companies offering their customers a way...

He Made It! Eddie Braun Successfully Completes Rocket Jump Of Snake River Canyon

It took more than four decades. It took more than $1-million out of the bank account of Eddie Braun. It took the son of the original rocket scientist to prove his dad was right. It took all those...

IMSA SportsCar Championship Action Photos From Virginia International Raceway

(Photos by David Whealon) – We mostly know David Whealon around here for his awesome photos from land speed meets, pulling events, and mud bogs, but the guy is a gearhead’s gearhead and...

Hardcore Happening 2016 Coverage – Sweet Photos, Sweet Cars, and Good Times

(Words by Mike Brooks – Photos by Brooks/Ferrer) – Last year we told you about the great time we had at this annual event featuring mainly old school traditional hot rods and customs...

Check Out This Awesome 1915 Henderson Motorcycle That’s Being Ridden Cross Country Right Now!

Each year, a small number of the hardest core vintage motorcycling enthusiasts in the world come together in the United States to ride clear across the country on machines that were built (at least)...

This 1969 Ford F-350 Wrecker Could Be The Most Stunning We’ve Ever Seen – Perfection!

Perhaps you do not share my enthusiasm for tow trucks. Perhaps you are not a person who likes Ford trucks. Perhaps you are just someone who isn’t all that enthusiastic about anything. Well, we...

Watch This Nissan GT-R Get Take a Flying Leap When It Gets Bumped Mid-Corner

We’ve heard so much for many years about the Launch Control option on Nissan’s GT-R, but I don’t think this what they had in mind. At last year’s Pirelli World Challenge race at Sonoma...

Boxes And Barges At The 2016 NSRA Nationals – BangShift Approved Iron!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Next up in our coverage of this massive event are some cars from the 50s and 60s-ish eras.  These were times of changing styles, but we can all agree few...