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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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Craigslist Find: This LS-Swapped 2002 Jeep Liberty Has An Exemption From The Crusher It Deserved To Meet!

We’ve heard you, the lot of you, who automatically go into full-on rage mode each and every time the phrase “LS Swap” is published by us. “It’s unoriginal! It’s...

Classic YouTube: A Dodge Shadow That Isn’t A Rear-Drive Conversion, Isn’t Subtle And Should Be Feared!

The Ford Tempo that Brian ran yesterday got me thinking: most of the cars that were around when I was in my single-digit ages are all but gone. Just between the ages of 5-10, let’s see how many...

How Would You Build This 1983 AMC Concord? It Is For Sale In The Ancestral Home Of AMC, Kenosha

(By Eric Rood) – Few remember American Motors’ Concord–although the two-door hatch served as the basis for the final AMX–but along with the compact Spirit and the proto-CUV...

Unhinged: Thinking About Buying A Cheap Classic Beater To Fix Up For A Driver? Here’s What You Might Be Getting Into!

“They don’t make cars like they used to.” Yeah, ain’t that the truth. Growing up, I heard that crap every time I went to brag about my 1979 Cutlass, or my 1987 Monte Carlo,...

eBay Find: This 1957 Plymouth Suburban Wagon Has Been Customized But Not Hacked

As we have said many tines, custom cars are an interesting thing because when someone has a car built or builds a wacky car to their personal taste, it does not always translate into cool for...

The Car Bros Count Down Their List Of The Top 10 Future Classics (Video)

The Car Bros are back! This time they’re talking about the top 10 future automotive classics and the list is….well the list is the most interesting list of cars that we’ve ever...

This Big Tire 1976 Pinto Wagon Has An Alcohol Huffing Small Block Under The Hood

This is one cool little wagon with it’s alcohol burning 355 cubic inch Cleveland under the hood. And the engine sounds like it’s done right too! With an Australian block, forged crank,...

Hot Rod Garage Mini-Tubs A Chevelle! Check Out The Process From Start To Finish, With The Body Off Of The Frame!

See the man whose face is the epitome of fear? That’s Lucky. You’ve seen Lucky in previous episodes of Hot Rod Garage, but not like this. You see, Lucky has had a problem with his...

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Buy The ONLY New Lamborghini Gallardo Trofeo Race Car Left In World

I have to admit I didn’t know that this particular Gallardo was anything special until reading the listing. But apparently it is, and apparently spending just under $200,000 for it is a good...

Frozen Rush Short Course Off-Road Pro4 Highlights From 2016. Crazy Saves!

We love Lucas Oil Off Road Racing around here, and short course off road in general, but when the guys at RedBull decided that doing it on a frozen and snow covered ski slope would be a good idea we...

This Buick Has Been Sitting In A Barn Since The 1930’s!

Everyone loves a good barn find, probably because it’s as much about how the car got there in the first place as it the car itself. In fact, something that has been sitting for decades in dark...

LSX Concepts New A/C Relocation Bracket, And LS Swap Accessory Drives, Help With Your LS Swaps!

During research for our soon to be announced LS S10 Blazer project, we found that using the factory accessory drive handles most of what we need, but keeping our air conditioning compressor happy...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: NASCAR’s Frightening New Rules, The Chevy You Can’t See And More!

Well, the big news this week seems to be that winter weather is cold. Hmm, big shock. But for anybody that actually has to be out in that mess, it is certainly worth the “ZOMG PANIC THERE IS...

COPO Camaro, Cobra Jet & Drag Pak Return For NHRA Factory Stock Showdown!

Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications   The extreme racing of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown is returning for the 2016 season with four stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...