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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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The Cobra Jet Mustangs Are Coming! And We Have Photos Of The Final Cars Coming Together!

Cobra Jets under construction photos are right here! To say this shop space looks surgical would be an understatement. Oh to have this kind of room, tools, and equipment! Check out these photos our...

1969 Pontiac Catalina 428 4-Speed Station Wagon!!! For Only $6900 And It Is Nice

There is some about big inch stick shift wagons that just get my crank turning. And this big Pontiac is no exception. It’s a 428 powered 1969 Pontiac Catalina and it has a Muncie 4 speed...

Prolong To Sponsor Pro Stock Motorcycle Competitor Freddie Camarena

With the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello season kicking off in Pomona last weekend the news around the sport is really clipping along. We have some good news on the pro stock motorcycle front as the crew at...

Aussie Car Show Coverage: The Uraidla Hot Rods and Classics Picnic – Awesome!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – Our man in Australia Darryl Daniels had send us a load of great photos from the Uraidla Hot Rods and Classics picnic a while back and then a dog ate our homework...

Progress Is Eating The Remains Of Historic Oswego Drag Raceway – Sad Photos Here

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Progress. I usually hate it. Except for central air conditioning, cable television, and tubeless tires I usually just shake my head at what we call...

Watch This Ford Fiesta Rally Car Jump Half A Football Field At Rally Sweden! Woah Mamma!

(By Eric Rood) – Ah, Rally Sweden, the world’s best snow rally. When not contending with mixed ice and snow conditions on the country’s back roads, drivers are fighting the difficulty of...

This 1979 Pontiac Phoenix LJ Is Too Clean For Words – Which Is Strange For A Late 1970s Compact!

Take a moment and think of all of the cars made in 1979 that would be considered worth collecting. Seriously…not just to own, but collect like people do for muscle cars of the Sixties and early...

This 1970 Dodge D100 May Be The Neatest Pickup Truck We’ve Seen – Awesome In Every Way

There was flood of words that come to the tip of my tongue when I saw this truck and none of them are printable. I unabashedly love every inch of this rig and what’s even better than the looks...

Swapped Freak: This Caddy 4.9L V8 Powered 1981 Citation X-11 Has A Four Speed – Want It?

All swaps are not created equal. Some are weird for the sake of being weird. Some are entertaining because they are so wrong, and some, like this one are just plain interesting and different. The car...

11th Annual Edelbrock Car Show Announced: Shop Tours, Big Fun – Be There!

Edelbrock has announced that it will be hosting it’s 11th Edelbrock Car show on May 14th 2016. Not to be missed are shop tours happening on the day preceding the event on May 13th 2016. The...

Check Out This 1940 Studebaker Six Making Some Dyno Pulls – Low-Po Cool!

What kind of person sticks an old Studebaker flathead on an engine dyno? What kind of person builds a pretty awesome tubular intake and header for it? The same type of person who wants to make sure...

How Does A Dodge Charger Hellcat’s Aerodynamics Stack Up To A 1969 Charger Daytona’s Radical Shape? Check This Wind Tunnel Test Out!

The story of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is well-known: Ford and Dodge were at each other’s throats in NASCAR racing and had resorted to aerodynamic tricks in order to gain an edge on the...

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Cool Video: The Road To The Mint 400 – Steve Olliges Takes His Retro Awesome Ford To The Desert

The name Steve Olliges has been associated with off-road racing championships and Ford for more than three decades now. The guy has racked up a hall of fame list of accomplishments. As a member of...

Morning Melody: Enjoy The Spine-Tingling Sounds Of A Lexus LF-A Making Dyno Pulls!

Aside from the deliciously violent noises a good old V8 makes, the exhaust song that I could listen to over and over again comes from the Lexus LF-A. I first heard this car at the 2010 SEMA show, and...