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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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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...

This 1969 Olds Cutlass Wagon Is The Picture Of Perfection – Even Hot Rodded In A Sneaky Way

I have to credit Craig Fitzgerald for sharing this wagon on social media because without that we never would have seen this hunk of Nassau blue Olds perfection. Other than the fact that it is rare in...