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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 7 Racing Action! We Hope They Got Good Rest, Because The Desert Isn’t Playing!

It’s Stage 7, after a full day of rest, but the desert didn’t take a break. It’s ready to rock each and every day, and Stage 7 is no different. In the video below you’ll see Stage...

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Paint and Body Tech: The RIGHT Way To Paint Chrome, So It Actually Lasts, Doesn’t Flake, And Looks Great

During the monochromatic paint craze of the 1980s and 1990s, there were a LOT of chrome parts getting painted to match the body color of whatever hot rod, muscle car, or custom truck they were on....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Tool Tech: The BEST Swivel Adapters for Sockets! Putting Swivel Adapters Through Their Paces To Find Out Who’s Best

We’re back with more tool tests, which you know we love around here, and this time it’s swivel adapters that are being test. We all love a good wobbly socket, but if you don’t have...

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WORLDS WORST Corvette! Will It FINALLY RUN and ROAD TRIP? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Has Got His Work Cut Out On This One

I’m a fan of a C4 Corvette, but I’m not sure that this one isn’t cursed. When Derek got it and started working on it, the problems became bigger and bigger and bigger. It had an...

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What is Tony’s LEAST FAVORITE part of Hot Rodding? Finishing One. But That’s The Plan For His 1970 HEMI Dart Swap!

I think most hot rodders have the same problem as Tony when it comes to finishing our rides. I know I’m the same way. I think it’s Attention Deficite Hot Rod Disorder. ADHRD. We all...

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Random Bike Review: The MTT Y2K Turbine Superbike – For When You Are Serious About Shutting Up Both Harley And Sport Bike Riders In One Shot!

Y2K. The reason why otherwise mentally capable individuals went out of their freaking minds in 1999. All hell was going to break loose at midnight on New Year’s when computers couldn’t...

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Australian Top Doorslammer Racing From Calder Park Is Our Kind Of Class! Big Blowers And Identifiable Cars!

Where else in the world are you going to see two 1959 Chrysler Saratogas, a 1973 Holden GTS, a 1970 Plymouth Duster and a late-model Holden Monaro race with alcohol-swilling supercharged mills scream...

Morning Symphony: Karl Werner’s Audi S2-R Quattro Running Full-Tilt On A Hillclimb!

What is it about a highly-pressurized Audi five-cylinder that sounds so unholy and violent? They don’t shriek like a four-banger, they don’t bellow like a V8, and they don’t even...

Unhinged: Two Tennessee Teenagers Have Died After Drinking Racing Fuel – Why Did This Even Happen In The First Place?

(Lead photo: WKRN) This is one of the strangest and saddest things I’ve ever felt compelled to write some words about. The photos show him with his lifted Chevrolet truck, or him driving down a...

Engine Masters Tests CNC-Ported Heads Against Vortec Heads On A 383 Chevy To See If The Performance Gain Is Worth The Cost!

Ever been bench racing with some buddies and come up with a build plan? Does it usually sound like, “I’m gonna build a (insert engine here) and I’m gonna run this intake, these...

One Shot Deal: NHRA National Record Setting Procedure Changes – No 1% Backup Needed Anymore

The torrent of changes being made by the National Hot Rod Associaton during this off-season continues with the announcement that national records will no longer require a 1% backup run to be...

Ebay Find: A 427-Powered 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Station Wagon. Good Luck Finding Another One!

Matt Graves at American Powertrain has one of the most unique projects that we are aware of currently under construction, the Chicken Coupe Cadillac. Basically, cross all the good parts of a Burt...

Pittsburgh World Of Wheels Coverage: The Steel City Brought Out Its Best For This Winter Show

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – It takes something special to get people to hang out in Pittsburgh during the winter. The steel city is no easy place to spend time when the temps plummet, the wind...

This 1978 Monza Wagon May Be The Cleanest And Nicest One Left On Earth

If there is one thing that vehicles from the 1970s are not known for it is longevity. You simply do not see a whole lot of middle to late 1970s stuff rolling around in stock form these days because...

Pittsburgh World Of Wheels Coverage: A First Blast Of BangShifty Iron – Cool Stuff!

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – One of the best ways to shake the winter blues is spending time at gearhead gatherings like the the 55th annual Pittsburgh World of Wheels show. I made my...

Donut Derelicts Coverage: More Great Photos From An Early Saturday In Huntington Beach, California

Just like the Petersen Automotive Museum photos, I’m back with another batch from Donut Derelicts in Huntington Beach, California. You know what the place is about and I knew what the place...

Petersen Automotive Museum Photo Tour – The Cars On Display Above Ground In The Museum

As promised, I’m back today with a second load of photos from the incomparable Peterseon Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. Today the cars you will see (outside of a couple...

eBay Find: This 426 Hemi NASCAR Bathtub Intake Has Its Proper Matching Carb Attached

There’s always something cool about finding old racing parts for sale on eBay. This time it is a 426 Hemi NASCAR Bathtub Intake that was used on the Chrysler engines in the middle 1960s...

Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Opposite Lock? Check Out This Rolls-Royce Drift Car!

What are the fundamentals for a proper drift car? Rear wheel drive, a controllable transmission, the ability to lock the rear brakes on command, easy weight transfer, and handling dynamics that...