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Magnante’s Junkyard Crawl: Today’s Ride Is A Real Deal 340 Duster, WITH A 4-Speed! This Is Muscle Car Goodness Right Here!

Magnante is back baby, and this time with a 340 Duster that came with a 4-speed behind it! Magnante is the king of the junkyard crawls and is always finding cool stuff. And speaking of cool,...

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STUBBY BOB, the LIMO TRUCK, FREIBURGER, FINNEGAN, and a Big Road Trip That Sets A Gas Mileage Record! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

They’ve got the band back together once again, but this time Freiburger and Finnegan are getting MULTIPLE youtube hero vehicles together as both the Limo Crew Cab dually AND Stubby Bob will be...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Photos! This Indoor Drag Racing Showcase Features Some Amazing Race Cars, History, And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here in the northeast section of the country we are in the deep freeze so most of the fun stuff moves indoors. We took a break from off season race car upgrades and...

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Holley Pro Spotlight: Alan Johnson Talks About How They’ve Built 30 Years of Craftsmanship at Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop

I’ve known Alan Johnson for a while now. I’ve realized lately that whenyou get my age, in this industry, it means that you get to know people for way longer than you ever expect when you...

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New Jump Pack Battery Tech: Are They Worth It? Testing These New Little Jump Packs To Find Out If Any Of Them Are Worth Owning

I have to say that I have only had a couple of jump packs ever, but the one I have now does work pretty good. I haven’t put it through anything ultra tough, but when I’ve needed it to get...

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This Clean 1962 Chrysler Imperial is Road Trip Greatness! Buy This Thing And Haul All Your Friends On Power Tour Or Rocky Mountain Race Week!

When a buddy of mine saw this thing on Facebook Marketplace, and shared it to a group chat, I took one look at it and thought that a smart person would buy this thing, bag it, and then road trip the...

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AFCO Double Adjustable Big Gun Drag Race Strut For 1979-2004 Mustangs – Leave Quicker With More Control

The folks at AFCO are at it again with a new drag race suspension product! This time they have dropped double adjustable Big Gun struts for 1979-2004 Mustangs on us and that is big news for lots of...

Ford Performance Will Not Provide A Factory Effort In V8 Supercar Racing, Says Boss

(Lead photo: Greg Simpson) Watching the downward trend in Australia’s automotive scene has been one bitter pill to swallow, and we are hearing news that isn’t making things any better: As...

Classic YouTube: The Baddest Chevrolet Astro We Know Of Is A Tug-Of-War Machine!

In stock form, the best you could ask for when it came to the Chevrolet Astro line would be a 4.3L V6 powered, all wheel driver that was good for 190 horsepower on a good day. That’s not too...

Hey, Honey, Watch This! Bringing The Wife Along During An Aussie Burnout Competition!

Guys, a tip for you: if you have your wife or girlfriend in the car, you really might want to think about what you are doing before you decide that now would be the perfect time to show off your...

eBay Find: When Is A 1978 Chevrolet Impala Worth $27 Grand? When It Packs A ZZ3 Crate Engine And Is Restoration Clean!

I’ve told stories before about a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice coupe that I owned when I was a teenager, but I rarely, if ever, speak about the 1978 Chevrolet Impala coupe that came before it....

This Boeing Turbine Powered Go Kart Seems Like A Good Idea, Right?

So my nine year old son Tom is saving money to buy himself a go-kart. By the Spring he’ll have a few hundred bucks and that’ll be enough to score him something that’s used and may...

Rough Start: Want A Cop Car For Under $5,000 That Isn’t A Crown Vic? How About A Plymouth Volare A38?

Cop cars have a special allure all to themselves. They are part family sedan, part muscle car, have to be ready to be a demolition derby car and be able to take the kinds of abuse that design...

More Xtremer: X-Games gold-winning skateboarder Bucky Lasek will try hand at rally (Killer Rally Video Inside!)

(By Eric Rood) – If you came of age 10-15 years ago, then you might already know Bucky Lasek to be an 11-time gold medal-winning skateboarder at the X Games. You may not know that Lasek...

Holley Releases Tall Valve Covers For GM LS Engines

Sometimes it is about both form and function. These new tall valve covers for LS series GM engines are an example of that. If there is one big area that the LS engine lacks “out of the...

Watch 18 Year Old Max Verstappen Drive His Tire Chain Equipped F1 Car On A Ski Slope

When it comes to guys that currently have the world by the tail, 18-year old Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen may lead the charge. The guy is literally a racing phenom competing on the highest level...

eBay Find: This Big Old Mack H-63 Wrecker Is A Rare Beast And An Ugly One Too

I am pretty much an unabashed Mack fan. I love the B Models, the R Models, the Superliners, and the list goes on and on. One of the trucks that you don’t see or hear about very often from the...

Incredibly Bitchin Class 11 VW Video From Baja! These Guys Are The Real Heroes Of Baja

Ask anyone who competes at Baja who are the toughest sons of bitches out there, and the veterans will tell you it’s the guys racing Class 11. Class 11 is basically stock VW bugs with shocks....

Scrapple, The NAIAS Platter! Here’s The Rundown On All Of The “Other” Rides In Detroit!

(Lead Photo: Fox-2 Detroit) The North American International Auto Show is over, and sadly it wasn’t quite the throwdown special that we got to see last year. Buick did serve up a beautiful...

FOX Will Televise All Ten 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Events In Primetime!

NHRA and FOX announced that all 10 races in the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season will air on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2). FS2 will televise each half-hour...