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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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These 1960s Race Car Classified Ads From The Back Of National Dragster Will Make You Smile AND Cry – Awesome Stuff

I have a pretty decent collection of old drag racing books, magazines, and newspapers. It gets bolstered every now and again by my friend Mike Williams who provides me with “treasures”...

Watch And Listen To A 400hp Jaguar Inline Six Make A Full Throated Dyno Pull

The 4.2L Jaguar DOHC six engine is one of those great mills that had a long life and still has legions of fans. The engine was in production from 1964-1992 a longevity that few automotive engines...

This Car and Track Video Review Of A 1973 Opel Manta Luxus Is Awesome

History has forgotten a ton of the weird little cars that were imported into the USA by American auto makers during the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were trying to do whatever they could to stem...

Cool Video: Formula 5000 Action From 1969 Featuring James Garner, Scooter Patrick, and Screaming V8s On The Road Course!

If you have a coolness meter sitting close to your computer, phone, or tablet please shut it off because that mother will explode about half way through this fantastic video that dates back to 1969....

DO GM 427 LSX CRATE MOTORS REALLY WORK? THIS 427 LS7 STROKER IS RATED AT 570 HP-WHAT DOES IT MAKE?

Once upon a time, when crate engines first became a thing, everyone was thrilled to be able to get engines that made real power with a warranty. And when they started being tested by all the...

Marketplace Car Pricing is INSANE!! Can These 2 EXPERTS Guess Correctly?! Finnegan And Tony Angelo Battle It Out!

Used car prices are all over the place right now and in some areas they have gone through the roof and never dropped back down. In other areas you can still find stuff at reasonable prices, but it...

1930 Model A hotrod is DONE! Finishing The Wiring, Gauges, And More. SHAKE DOWN MILES NOW!

Puddin’s Model A is getting so close to being a driver! In the last two episodes of the build you are going to see this bad boy get ready to go for it’s first real drive! Check it out, and if...

Ride With Jochen Mass As He Drives A Legendary Mercedes 300 SL Harder Than You Have Ever Seen

Jochen Mass is known far and wide by people who love the history of international racing. Mass participated in a number of F1 races over the years but his real calling was answered when he started...

Dumb Or Fun: This Guy Bought An Old 350 Powered Boss Hoss Motorcycle, Cruised And Reviewed It!

My relationship with motorcycles has been well documented here. It’s weird in the fact that I am fascinated by them but have no desire to actually own or operate one. This is doubly true for...

Mondo Torque: Watch This Twin Turbo, Iron Headed, 455ci Olds Make Power Like A Cummins Diesel!

Dare we say it, but with advances in turbocharged technology have come a kind of uniformity in what people are building these days. The famed turbocharged junkyard LS engine is a combo that makes...

This 1960s WABCO Motor Grader Operator Film Is Retro Cool Heavy Equipment History

In today’s world we have YouTube to teach us everything from how to make nitromethane in a laboratory to auto mechanics. You can see people doing just about every task on God’s green...

The Iron Trap Garage Crew Are Unpacking Their New Parts Delivery Vehicle! Will The 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery Run And Drive?

When the guys over at Iron Trap Garage got ahold of this super awesome 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery, we were pretty excited. They are planning to make it into one of their parts haulers, which sounds...

FREIBURGER’S LATEST VIDEO TALKS ABOUT STREET RACE, SPEED SHOP, and Van Nuys Cruising Locations in 1980s Los Angeles!

If you only visit the Los Angeles area, and SoCal in general, you really can’t understand the history and cool that is all around you. Seriously, there are so many cool spots that are either...

Is Your Car Lift Ramp a Death Trap? Let’s Find Out With Project Farm. Testing Several Brands To See Just How Bad, Or Good, They Are.

If you have ever owned a pair of automotive lift ramps, like the ones you’d use for doing an oil change, then you know that there is something sketchy feeling about them not matter how much...