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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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This 1956 Chevy Big Window Pickup Makes One Cool Gasser!

We dig 50’s Chevy pickups in general, but the mid to late “big” trucks are just too sexy not to drool over. Make it a big window truck and it’s definitely worth some money and...

Take A Balls-Out Ride In A Lamborghini Aventador SV On The Isle Of Man’s Mountain Road!

The Isle of Man conjures up images of motorcycles flying on narrow streets during the Isle of Man TT races, but a fun fact about the island: outside of certain specific areas like towns, choke points...

Santa Pod Raceway Turns 50 This Year – Here’s A Cool Video Promo

On Easter 1966, Santa Pon Raceway opened in England as Europe’s first and (at that time) only dedicated drag racing facility. It began as many drag strips here began as an old airfield (Pod...

Quick Drive: The 2016 Scion iA Is A Shockingly Good Car For The Money

When the chance came to spend some time behind the wheel of the 2016 Scion iA, I was pretty interested. After all, as many of you know this is a car that is essentially a partnership between Mazda...

Too Fat To Fly: These Massive Dakar Trucks Defy Physics and Punish The Earth

(By Eric Rood) – By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the Red Bull Kamaz truck absolutely launching over a jump during the 2014 Dakar Rally. If you haven’t, though, here it is: Ever...

Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!

When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...

Unhinged: Paint Fumes, Cement Fumes, And All Of The Good Memories Of Putting Together Model Car Kits

How many of you are into model car kits? The first model car I put together was a Revell Snap-Tite 1976 Corvette Stingray with my dad. Red body, red interior, fully chromed Vector wheels, and all of...

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The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!

Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...

Down Under Thunder: Modified Street Blown Class Racing From Sydney!

A good drag racing class name should give the casual fan a solid image of the car they are about to see tear the 1,320 a brand new one. Think about it: “Pro Stock”…should be...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side Because There’s Twenty Tons Of BS Involved.

It only took two years for me to find a haven outside of my own house where I can sit, talk shop, jaw-jack about cars and not have some half-stoned cretin come up and ask me to take a look at his...

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eBay Find: A Plum Crazy Purple, 383/4-speed Equipped…1976 Plymouth Volare!

Ebay is wonderful and harmful at the same time. There are days where I get some of my best inspiration from surfing the listings and then there are days where I paw through the cars up on the block...

Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV

It is always good to see a deal come together where everyone involved comes out ahead. It is also always good to see a deal come together involving some of your pals and in the case of the recent...

The “Vader” Trans Am’s Last Run With A Flat Hood…Stock-Bodied Sucker Maker!

You have to love a black Pontiac Trans Am that is legitimately fast. I know the colors are supposed to be white/blue, or black/gold, but all-black, especially on the third-gen cars, just suits...

Check Out Footage Of The Testing At The Roar Before The 24 At Daytona!

The days counting down to the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona race are ticking away. Come January 30th, 2016, the first endurance race of the season kicks off and there will be plenty to see, including the...