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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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The Winner Of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2016 Is Darryl Hollenbeck’s 1932 Ford Roadster

Wow! What an exciting week it has been since some of the most bitchin roadsters in history started showing up here at the Grand National Roadster Show 2016 to compete for the 9 foot tall...

Saturday Cruise-In Photos From The Grand National Roadster Show 2016 In Pomona

It wasn’t the sunniest day in Grand National Roadster Show history, but it wasn’t raining so folks from all over Southern California cruised their favorite hot rod out to the Fairplex in...

How Does Ford Show Off The Strength Of The New Super Duty’s Frame? By Hanging Nine Trucks Off Of One!

Heavy-duty trucks are a white-hot market that doesn’t seem to be slowing down in sales anytime soon, and Ford Motor Company knows this. Their Super Duty line is paying a lot of bills, and with...

Would You Rather, The Rough Start Edition: Which Sub-$5000 Craigslist Find Would You Choose?

February is so close that you can taste it, and you know what that means? It’s crunch time for that winter project. Soon March will be here and with it, racing, shows, and decent cruising...

How Long Will Chevrolet Chevelle Lagunas Be Underrated? This Gorgeous 1974 Model Is Begging For Repairs And The Big Block It Deserves!

I might be a bit biased in liking the 1973-77 Chevrolet Chevelle…even though mine was one of the most rusty bodies I’ve ever encountered, period, that didn’t dampen my opinion of...

Watch This Dude In A Mundane Looking Maxima Wax A Porsche At The Drags – Hilarious And Awesome

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – I enjoy a good sleeper. But I have to clarify my definition of a sleeper: It’s gotta be late-model, because I’m hard pressed to believe anything over...

Watch this guy try to squeeze his 40-foot trailer under a low overpass. Ain’t happenin’

You would think that at some point when you “Learn to Drive the Big Rigs,” there’d be a whole day spent on just exactly how tall your truck is, and how to read the damned signs that...

Watch The World’s Most Powerful Golf Cart Lay Down 291hp On The Dyno Rollers!

Maybe it was the golf bag, maybe it was the cool wheels, or maybe it was the fact that this is the world’s most powerful golf cart, but something Jon Smith send us some info and links to...

This SRT-8 Powered Plymouth Duster Proves That Anything Can Be A Bitchin’ Race Car If You Are Brave Enough To Try!

Dare to be different only goes so far with some people. Instead of doing a Camaro, they’ll do a Nova or a Malibu, just because it’s close enough. Whatever happened to taking the unloved...

Barrett Jackson Insanity: A 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Sells For $187,000!

(Photos courtesy of Barrett Jackson’s website) For years, the Barrett Jackson auctions that happen every January in Scottsdale, Arizona have been looked to as a premier event for car lovers and...

BangShift Project Files: Bucking The LS Trend With A V6 Firebird That Is Being Built To Carve Corners!

BangShift member “WarShrike” and his 2000 Pontiac Firebird have been around the forums for quite a while, making one hell of an impression with his desire to retain the 3.8L V6 that the...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: When It Comes To The Infighting, Let’s Get Something Straight…

As I’ve come to learn over time, there are effectively three groups of people that work to keep the cars of America running and driving in a safe order: Service advisors, mechanics and...

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Another One? Yep, We Found Another Chevrolet Avalanche Prototype Carved Out Of A Suburban!

Yes, another Chevrolet Suburban was found that has been cut up into some kind of gigantic four-door ute. I want to say that I’m surprised, but I’m not. What I am surprised at is that...

Rough Start: Diving Off Of The Deep End With A Road Race Ready Ford Fairmont

Ever come across a Craigslist ad that has some jacked up photos that still intrigue you? Yeah…I wasn’t looking for anything too special when I plugged “Ford Fairmont” into my...