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Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!

A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...

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How Race Car Drivers See Their Blind Spots | Behind the Scenes with Spotters at The Rolex 24

I’ve done a lot of racing over the years. Not as much as I’d like to, but a lot more than a lot of folks. And while a ton of it has been drag racing and autocross, I’ve done a fair...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: World Series of Pro Mod Testing Continues, LIVE 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 need...

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Merrill Ice Drags Video: This Shouldn’t Be Possible.. 1000HP Cars Drag Race on ICE! Frozen Lake Drag Racing

The 1320Video crew was back at it for the Merrill Ice Drags and the action did not disappoint. It was plenty cold, but thanks to clear skies and sunny conditions there was definitely some shine to...

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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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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...

Barnstormin’: My Favorite Cars And Trucks From SEMA 2014

(Our 2015 SEMA Show coverage will begin today and in honor of that, I wanted to look back at my favorite stuff from the 2014 SEMA show just to remind myself “what was hot” last year....