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WILL IT RUN? Freiburger Is Fighting Ants, Moss, a Possum, and Shag in His Junkyard Van So He Can Road Trip This Beast!

I’ve bought some pretty nasty vehicles before, but by far the worst of my life was the C4 Corvette that I bought to make into the Vette Hack test car and that later became the Vette Cart that...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Nailing the Tricky Rear Profile on Our ’32 Ford Roof Chop!

Now that the most delicate welding and fitting is done on the A Pillars, it is time for the final stage of this top chop. To finish this bad boy up, the rear side windows have to come together to...

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Grand National Roadster Show 2026 Photos Continue: More Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Trucks, and More!

We’ve got another gallery of fun photos! Check them out below. (Photos by Chad Reynolds) Our newest gallery of photos from the 2026 edition of the Grand National Roadster Show features awesome...

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Shannon Campbell’s King of the Hammers Daily Adventures 2026: Watch All Of Shannon’s King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Nicole Baird’s Blue Ribbon 1932 Ford Roadster built by Squeeg’s Kustoms Win’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster At GNRS 2026!

This year’s cars that were competing for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster were as diverse as I’ve ever seen, and while I thought all of them were beautifully done cars, there were...

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Grand National Roadster Show 2026: Here Are Photos Of All The America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contenders!

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is a title given to just one roadster per year and is considered one of the two highest hot rod award honors in the world. Given out at...

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Twin Turbo Small Block Model A Ford Pulls Giant Wheelstand In Phoenix

One of the highlights of Hot Rod Drag Weekend was Troy Clark’s 1930 Ford Model A which is powered by a twin turbo small block Ford that hauls the mail. In Phoenix Troy left the starting line...

Dodge B300 Ramp Truck Greatness: This 1973 B300 Dovetail Has Got It All!

Custom Ramp Truck greatness yo! This Dodge B300 is one bitchin ramp truck. Unlike most, this one is more of a flatbed with a dovetail ramp out back, but we love it. And the B300 Dodge Van body is...

The Cars of The 2015 SEMA Show: We’re Still Cruising The Outside and Finding Gems

When you hear people who have attended the SEMA show before talk about how endless it is, think about the fact that virtually the only stuff we have showed you resides OUTSIDE the building to this...

2016 COPO Camaro Revealed At SEMA – Lighter, Smaller Camaro Has Big Speed Written All Over It

It was a fun Monday night at the 2015 SEMA show. We attended a Chevrolet Performance event where several concepts, special editions, and one off cars and trucks were introduced. The thing we were...

Trucks of SEMA 2015: Here Are More Rigs That Range From Bro-Dozers To Ant Hill Scraping Street Machines

As we continue to romp and stomp over every blessed inch of the 2015 SEMA show here in Las Vegas we’re going to barrage you once again with another installment of the trucks of SEMA. Amazingly,...

SEMA Show 2015 Photo Coverage: Our First Photos From The Inside – Incredible Stuff!

Yes, that is a Ford Econoline cab with a custom chassis and FOUR blown modular Ford engines behind it. Why? Because freaking SEMA, that’s why. Here’s our first glimpse inside the 2015...

Sema Show 2015 Coverage: An Ariel Atom Meets Mad Max – The Most Off The Wall Thing Ever

No, we’re not sure why someone would spend what had to have been years of their lives welding, bending, and manipulating seemingly miles of steel tubing like this but we’re damned glad...

2015 SEMA Coverage: Cool Cars, Motorcycles, and BangShifty Iron Outside The 2015 SEMA Coverage

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re coming back at you with the cars of the 2015 SEMA show that we found outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. This million square foot...

2015 SEMA Coverage: Trucks Of All Shapes and Sizes From Outside The 2015 SEMA Show

As promised, our coverage of the 2015 SEMA Show starts today. Technically the event does not begin until tomorrow but we got here early and cruised the massive area in front of the Las Vegas...

This Is The Weirdest 1969 Camaro In the History Of Mankind…And You Can Own It!

Just when you think everything that can possibly done to a 1969 Camaro has been done, we find this steaming pile. The 69 Camarophiles among you, just move on to the next story. You’ve been...

This 1990 Mazda Miata “Rat Rod” Is Just About The Worst Thing Ever – Actually It IS The Worst Thing Ever

We have to “thank” BangShifter Kris Davis for sending us the link to this 1990 Mazda Miata “rat rod” that was for sale on Craigslist in Florida recently. The car is one of the...

Blown Little Hemi For Sale: Old School Cool Baby!

Little Hemis are cooler than hell, and the perfect engine for almost any old school hot rod, so when we saw this one on Craigslist for sale at $9200 we thought that sounded pretty stinking’...

This Is Going To Hurt: The Yeti Fox Body Mustang Crashes After Huge Wheelstand

It’s always a cringe moment when a drag car goes to the sky, but it’s also conflicting because it is so much fun to watch. Like a train wreck. But sometimes when the car comes down from...

Two-Time NHRA Funny Car Champ Tony Pedregon Joins 2016 FOX Sports TV Coverage!

Photos courtesy of NHRA Media and Mike Burghardt   NHRA and FOX Sports officials announced today that two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Tony Pedregon will provide the analysis and color...