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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Caption This: “The Midnight Shift”, With Your Hosts Brian And Chad, And The Soothing Bass Voice Of Big Chief At SEMA 2015

When Brian and Chad say they have people lining up to be on the live feed show at SEMA 2015, they aren’t kidding. While someone is in between the dynamic duo, there are at least two or three...

SEMA 2015 Gallery: Our Favorite Imports From The Convention Center!

In the few times I’ve gone to SEMA, this is the first year that I can say without question that I found more imports that I wanted to bring home with me than ever. That is a genuine...

This 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Is 100% Cardboard And Full Scale

(Photos: PD Rearick) I often incorrectly say “Now I’ve seen everything”, because just as soon as those words go flying out of my mouth, something comes along that requires me to...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Cody Mason In Ken Thwaits Wicked Witch Z28 Camaro At Optima Fontana

The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is officially starting this afternoon in Las Vegas when all the competitors fire up their cars and pull them out of the 2015 SEMA Show and onto the streets...

This 1962 Kellison J6 Panther Is Ultra Rare And Definitely A Conversation Starter

Ever since we featured the Zorro’s Charger 1968 Kellison J6 a few years ago, I’ve been waiting to see another. They are rare as can be, and finding one for sale is even more amazing than...

The First Batch Of Chad’s Favorites From The 2015 SEMA Show: Muscle Cars, Lowriders, Trucks, And More!

There are so many bitchin cars at the 2015 SEMA show that it is hard to pick favorites, but there are cars and trucks here that certainly speak to me more than others. This is just a taste of some of...

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Watch A Go Pro Come Off Pat Dakin’s Top Fuel Dragster At 319 MPH. Seriously Awesome!

I’ve had a GoPro come off a car at over 100 mph a couple of times, and sometimes the footage is awesome. But when one comes off the rear wing strut of a Top Fuel Dragster at 319 mph it is epic,...

George Barris Dead At 89 – Career Marked With Notable Vehicles – First Batmobile

George Barris, the creator of the first Batmobile, the Munster Koach, KITT, and hundreds of other custom cars over the course of a career than spanned the back half of the twentieth century and into...

The Admeyer 1933 Chevrolet Roadster Is One Of The Classiest Hot Rods At SEMA 2015

Cars like this normally don’t catch my eye. Cars like this are not the things that stop me in my tracks and draw me in to see more. Cars like this often require an intimate knowledge of what...

SEMA 2015: The Cars (and Trucks) Of The Mopar Display

There are many OEM manufacturers that maintain a solid presence here at SEMA. Obviously people know that Ford and Chevrolet are here each and every year as they maintain huge, sprawling dedicated...

The Jeeps Of SEMA 2015: How Many Ways Can You Build A Jeep? Count ‘Em Here

It is a fun and confirmed fact that Jeeps are the most modified new cars sold today. There are more Jeeps here than you can shake a stick at for just that reason and this is not an anomaly for 2015....

WOW! Holley Unveils New Sniper EFI – Bolt On TBI Retails For Less Than $1,000!

Sometimes something gets revealed/introduced at SEMA and you just know it is going to have an impact on the industry. We stumbled upon one of those very things yesterday at the Holley booth where...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Meet Most Of The Combatants For The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

If there is a cool tradition at SEMA that has really grown into something special it is the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This pro touring event has become the premier competition of pro...

Robby Gordon Helmet Cam From Baja 1000 Qualifying Last Night!

Baja 1000 Qualifying is a bad ass affair at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and for 2015 it got even crazier. Unfortunately I didn’t get to make the trip over to the track for a ride, but McTaggart...