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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Photos: Huge Show, Great Weather, And Nothing But Custom Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Body Notch, Fender Trim, Spring Hangers And More

If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this...

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Video From LST ’26: Cool Trucks, Perfect Weather, and Huge Crowds at Lonestar Throwdown 2026 In Conroe

John Jackson from Not Stock Photography was back at Lone Star Throwdown 2026 and has already put out his video! This show was awesome, as always, and although I got there a bit early it sure filled...

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Not All Brake Parts Cleaners Are The Same: He Bought Every Parts Cleaner In Hopes This Saves You Time and Money!

10 years ago, or so, I walked into the pit of Gary Densham at Pomona to say hi and was immediately entertained by one of Gary’s wife Joanne’s stories. I didn’t get to hear the end...

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World Series of Pro Mod Testing Highlights From Bradenton Motorsports Park

The World Series of Pro Mod is this weekend, in Bradenton Florida, and we can’t wait. But before all the racing coverage starts in a few days, there is some testing going on for the teams that...

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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Photo Coverage Continues Right Here! We’ve Got Hundreds More Awesome Truck Show Photos For You!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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SEMA 2015: The Cars (and Trucks) Of The Mopar Display

There are many OEM manufacturers that maintain a solid presence here at SEMA. Obviously people know that Ford and Chevrolet are here each and every year as they maintain huge, sprawling dedicated...

The Jeeps Of SEMA 2015: How Many Ways Can You Build A Jeep? Count ‘Em Here

It is a fun and confirmed fact that Jeeps are the most modified new cars sold today. There are more Jeeps here than you can shake a stick at for just that reason and this is not an anomaly for 2015....

WOW! Holley Unveils New Sniper EFI – Bolt On TBI Retails For Less Than $1,000!

Sometimes something gets revealed/introduced at SEMA and you just know it is going to have an impact on the industry. We stumbled upon one of those very things yesterday at the Holley booth where...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Meet Most Of The Combatants For The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

If there is a cool tradition at SEMA that has really grown into something special it is the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This pro touring event has become the premier competition of pro...

Robby Gordon Helmet Cam From Baja 1000 Qualifying Last Night!

Baja 1000 Qualifying is a bad ass affair at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and for 2015 it got even crazier. Unfortunately I didn’t get to make the trip over to the track for a ride, but McTaggart...

WOW! Screaming Deal On A 1941 Willy’s Fiberglass Body We’ll Pick Up For You!

Building a Willys isn’t a cheap proposition, but man they are bitchin hot rods. There have been jillions of them built over the years into every kind of hot rod you can imagine, and with rare...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Engines! Here’s A Bunch Of Photos Featuring Nothing But Mills At The Show

At the root of all of this SEMA stuff is one thing. Engines. Hot rods and cool cars are defined by different people different ways but the one thing that virtually everyone asks is “how much...

The Mental Breakdown 1700 Horsepower VW Bus Bodied Dragster Is Europe’s Craziest Ride

There are few things that American’s don’t do louder and wilder and more abnoxiously than the rest of the world. A couple of noteworthy exceptions in the automotive world are burnout...

The Utah Alliance Is Calling Out The BLM In This Video On Bonneville’s Future!

The BLM is probably one of the least liked government agencies when it comes to automotive enthusiasts. For decades the off-road community has gone head to head with them, whether for access to...

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RJ Anderson Pushes A Polaris RZR To The Limit In An Industrial Wasteland In XP1K3

We were standing at BFGoodrich’s gigantic projector screen in the Silver Lot at SEMA when UTVUnderground and RJ Anderson unveiled their new XP1K3 video. Anderson has made a name for himself by...

We Check Out Chris Alston Chassisworks New Torque Arm Rear Suspension For Camaros And Novas

Torque arms are cool. And they can be found in everything from drag cars to road race machines, autocross to stock offerings from GM. They offer some really unique rear suspension geometry advantages...

This Class 11 Baja Bug Is The Toughest Vehicle At The 2015 SEMA Show – Here’s Why

The little car sits among a veritable garden of massive, lifted four by four trucks. It is a funny sight at first and if we could turn real life into the movie “Cars” those big trucks...

SEMA 2015: A Quick Look At Some Of The Highlights! From Upcoming Project Builds To Cool New Products, We’re Shooting It All!

BangShift is on the ground here at the Convention Center in Las Vegas and we three are running around, taking in everything that SEMA 2015 has to offer. There is a LOT to digest, and we will be...

Unhinged: I Willingly Hopped Into Roger Norman’s Prerunner Ford During The Baja 1000 Qualifier At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The best way to get me away from SEMA is to offer me the chance to see a bit of four-wheeled action, so when the folks at BFGoodrich offered up the chance to see the qualification for the Baja 1000,...