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The Martin Lundqvist Racing Street Week Sweden Drag and Drive 1969 Camaro Project Continues! The 8HP and LS Get Custom Mounts!

I can’t wait to see Project 508 in person in Sweden in a few weeks! This project is in full swing and we are super excited about what is going on with this machine. We’ve got another couple...

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Our Final Gallery of Lost Buckeye Skips Day One Drag and Drive Photos! We’ve Got On Track Action and Checkpoints, and More From Day 2 Coming!

Here’s our third gallery of lost photos from Day 1 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos...

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All The Racing Action From This Weekend’s SCTA El Mirage Flying Mile. 200 MPH Plus On Dirt! Watch Right Here.

While Bonneville gets most of the attention in Land Speed Racing, because it clearly is home to the biggest and baddest land speed racing events of the year, most land speed racers will tell you that...

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Dirt Daily with Fred Williams. His Barn Find 1989 Land Cruiser FJ-62 gets a Dissent Off Road Rear Bumper!

Years and years ago I built a 1987 Toyota FJ-62 for my buddy Sean and I loved it. We painted it, lifted it, improved a bunch of suspension and drivetrain, and then he drove the hell out of it. It was...

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Larry Chen AWD K24 Turbo EG & Drift S13 Feature Video: Indonesia’s Top Tuner Show Produced These Two Amazing Builds!

These things are siiiccckkkkk. Yes, I love the EG hatch a bit more than the S13, but that’s because I have one at home. This one here looks absolutely insane and I love it. But so does the S13...

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Have They Successfully Turned This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 4!

In Part 3 of the series, this beast went for its first test drive. Now it’s actually being put through its paces! Here’s the Part 4 video in the series, and that means actual testing!...

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Rental Car Heaven: Ford, Shelby American And Hertz Team Are Bringing Back The Shelby GT-H!

(Lead Photo: Shelby American) “Rent-a-Racer”. The first one was the 1966 Shelby G.T. 350H, a package group of 1,001 Shelby Mustangs allotted to the Hertz rental agency for their Sports...

1,100 Horsepower Out Of 1.8 Liters And Through The Front Tires? That Makes A Honda Del Sol Worthy!

Everything about this Honda Del Sol is mind-blowing. 1,100 horsepower coming 1.8 liters of Honda B18C wouldn’t be possible without a Precision 76mm turbo jamming 53psi of boost through the...

2016 NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Coverage: All Nitro All The Time Right HERE!

(Photos by David Whealon- DWPhotos) – The 2016 edition of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will stand as one of the most interesting on record. With weather that threatened literally every...

This Corvette-Powered Pontiac Fiero Can Be Your Autocross Sleeper!

The Pontiac Fiero is getting it’s just due after years of being derided as a throwaway sports car, and that is honestly a good thing. Hulki Aldikacti’s design was ambitious, but was...

TX2K16 Coverage: More Cool Cars and Strip Blazing Action From Texas!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – TX2K16 was another big hit this year and our man Wickam was right there in the middle of the fray during the drag racing portion of the event. The thing about...

Up, Up And Away! This Mustang Stands On The Bumper And Still Takes The Win!

There are wheel stands, and then there are those moments at the launch of a race that you suspect that the driver might have stepped a touch too far over the line of caution. In the case of this Fox...

2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama Coverage: The Huge Show Is Filled With Surprises!

(Photos by Mike Brooks – Gasoline Images) – We’re back with another load of photos from the 2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama that was held outside of Cleveland, Ohio last weekend....

Columbine II, The Former Presidential Lockheed VC-121A-LO, Has Taken To The Skies Once Again!

One of the few remaining Lockheed Constellations left in the world is a lot more than it initially appears. Serial Number 48-0610 isn’t a Constellation, but a VC-121A-LO, a special VIP layout...

The Owner Of This Pontiac Trans Am Grew Up With Bathurst, Has A Rally Car Background, And Works For Ken Block – Petrolicious Tells The Story!

It’s difficult to find anyone who watched Smokey and the Bandit who didn’t walk away afterwards wanting a black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am. The film company may have beaten the Pontiacs...

Amazing Engine Tech: SAM Tech eliminates The Competition By Wringing 825 hp and 8,300 RPM From An NHRA Legal LS7 Stocker Mill

(Words and photos by Stephen Kim) – Any bozo can slap a supercharger on a stock 505 horsepower LS7 small-block and pick up another 200 hp. Yawn. Increasing output that same 200 hp through...

TX2K 2016 Coverage: Hot And Heavy Action From Royal Purple Raceway – Awesome Cars

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – TX2K is one of those events that has taken on life of its own and it did so in a viral fashion. An interesting hybrid that has elements of traditional drag racing...

Event Coverage: The 2016 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama – Most Awesome Show In America!

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks- Gasoline Images) – Those of you out there that know anything about the I-X Center in Cleveland, OH know the place is insanely massive. The 2.2 million sq ft...

Which Is Better, Dual Quads Or Three Two Barrels? Engine Masters Slaps Both On A 383 Stroker To Find Out!

There is just something sinister about knowing that the monster under your hood is packing more than one carburetor. The terms are now legendary: Dual quads. Tri-Power. Six Pack. Say those phrases,...

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Unknown Parts Counter Guy: A Five-Point Plan To Happiness, Courtesy Of One Of The Angriest Guys Behind The Counter!

I am only just one person, one of millions who have manned the counters, the phones, the lifts, and spend every working hour interacting with both the public and the machines that the public relies...

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