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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Dave McClelland To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame Of America June 29th – Awesome!

The voice that defined the NHRA for generations and did so much more is finally getting the honor he is due. Dave McClelland will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall Of Fame of America on June...

To Shock And Protect: The LAPD Will Use 100 BMW i3 EVs In Their Fleet!

Iconic police cars used by the Los Angeles Police Department: Dodge Polara. Plymouth Fury. Dodge Diplomat. Ford Crown Victoria. Chevrolet Caprice. AMC Matador. Dodge Charger. Chevrolet Suburban....

When Legends Unite: Petrolicious Brings You Derek Bell, A Porsche 718, And Targa Floria!

What makes a person, a place, or a thing legendary? The word is thrown around like nothing and loses meaning, but there are truly legendary people, legendary places, and certainly legendary things...

Charlie Westcott Jr. To Make NHRA Pro Stock Debut In His Mustang At E-Town This Weekend

There’s a lot of interesting stuff happening at Englishtown this weekend for the NHRA Summernationals. For starters, Ricky Gadson will be riding in NHRA pro stock bike for the first time in a...

Morning Symphony: Rally Cars Cutting Loose At Monza – Tire Smoke And Turbos Are A Wonderful Thing!

Decry burnouts and stunts that turn tires to vapor as wasteful all you want to…some days, it’s the only sort of thing that will scratch the itch every gearhead I know gets every once in a...

How To Sell A Car 101: Take A McLaren 650S On The Hakone Turnpike In Japan!

Marketing isn’t easy, but sometimes everything just falls into place and it looks easy. Think about it: If you can get a hot model to take a big bite out of one of your cheeseburgers, chances...

AFCO Performance Group Acquires Robbie Stanley Racing – Premier Quarter Midget Builder Joins Group

It is a fair statement to make that racers are not born, they are made. Sure there have been a few select individuals with seemingly innate ability but for the most part great racers started young...

These Kids Drive Like Rock Stars! Check Out The Air They Get In These Mini Monster Trucks!

We really need to start keeping up with the times. When we were kids, we were over the moon if one of our friends had a go-kart or a dirt bike, but apparently the game has been dramatically stepped...

This Four Door, 455 powered, ’41 Buick Is A Cruiser We’d Love To Haul The Family In!

I really love the cars of the early 1940s. The big round fenders are about the best thing going in my book. The shapes are cool and the fact that cars like this 1941 Buick were among the last to...

The Real Angry Grandpa? This 1974 Dodge Dart Is A Straight-Axle Freak Show!

I swear, I did not go looking for this car. There’s no way I could have predicted finding something like this. Here’s how this all went down: earlier today, I found a 1975 Road Runner for...

The Top 11: Biggest Influences in Hot Rodding History

This week’s entry is a bit more philosophical than our past Top 11 lists. We thought about the things that really made the car hobby what it is today, and put quite a bit of effort into ranking...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Sydney Allard

Sydney Allard is best known as the father of a British car company that made its name by taking a well engineered British chassis and stuffing it full of whatever American V8 they could shove in it....

Underrated G-body: It’s No Grand National, But This 1985 Buick Regal Is An Excellent Project Starting Point!

It’s funny how picky people can be when it comes to cars. You can almost hear the conversation now: “Dude, I think it’s a Grand National! No, wait, it’s white…is it a...

Too Close To Call, Let’s Go To The Film: Which One Pulls Out The Win, The LUV Or The Mustang?

There was more to see than a Hemi-powered Impala showing combine drivers how to mow down some wheat at Eat Sleep Street’s “Controlled Chaos” invitational Cash Days race in Kansas....