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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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How To Start The Weekend Right: A Legitimately Vicious Burnout! This Commodore Ute Screams Like A Banshee And Does Australia Proud!

I’m out on the road as I write this…not for anything even remotely BangShifty, mind you. I’m actually sitting in a room full of college students that are swarming around looking for...

Wheelies! Nothing But Wheels Up Action From The Jegs SCSN 2015 Presented by Chris Alston’s Chassisworks

Some people are still mystified by the meteoric rise in popularity of drag radial and (we hate this catch all) “small tire” drag racing over the last several years. From small regional...

Action Photos: The BangShift Turbosmart Pro Mod Shootout At SCSN 2015!

It was Troy Coughlin in his familiar C7 Corvette that laid down the quickest and fastest pass of the night at the BangShift-Turbosmart SCSN Pro Mod Challenge at the Jegs Street Car Super Nationals...

Beauty And The Boost: Our Pal Richard Asks The Girls Of SEMA About Blowers And Turbos

Our buddy Richard Holdener is one of the best engine tech guys out there, not only because he spends more time on the dyno than anyone else, but also because he is never afraid to try things and see...

Rough Start: Could You Get Down With A 1974 Dodge Shaggin’ Wagon?

Custom vans predate me by several years. I don’t even pretend to understand the appeal behind them except as a place to do illicit and immoral things to the sounds of rock music or (shudder)...

Would You Test Fate In A 1,500 Horsepower ’32 Ford? We Know One Guy That Has…

The combination for a fun 1932 Ford has been around for decades: add V8 and enjoy. Even a mellow small-block can make a Deuce perk right up into something fun, borderline sketchy. Legions of fans...

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Hot Rod Lincoln? The Styling Might Not Do Much For You, But The 2017 Lincoln MKZ’s Numbers Should

The L.A. Auto Show is in full swing, and we have spent the last couple of days trying to figure out if there was going to be anything noteworthy coming out of the show. Sure, there are some tidbits...

A Story About Finding A Diamond In The Rough, Courtesy Of A Formal Naval Admiral And A Ferrari 500 Mondial

Racing cars lead abusive lives. Let’s get that fact out of the way now. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and even in the hands of a caring owner who is meticulous about...

Bill Nye Says NASCAR Should Be More Like NASA In His New Book – Completely Jumps Shark

There was a time when Bill Nye “The Science Guy” was educating kids about basic life and Earth sciences on his tv show. Somewhere along the line Nye made the move from kids science...

Ultimate Adventure 2015, The Off-Roading Answer To Power Tour! Ride Along Through Seven States And Tons Of Fun Trails!

The concept behind the Four Wheeler Network’s Ultimate Adventure is simple: for a solid week, you and a buddy are going to go off-roading with a group of like-minded souls. You will be...

NHRA On Fox: 2016 Television Schedule Released And Boy Does It Look Different From 2015

In an announcement that NHRA drag racing fans have been hotly awaiting, officials have released the 2016 television broadcast schedule and reinforced the new package that sees NHRA drag racing...

Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing 2015: What Better Way To Welcome The Holiday Season Like Riding A Child’s Toy Straight To The E.R.?

The Christmas music has been in full-force for at least two weeks, you’ve just now realized that the family thinks that Thanksgiving is going to be at your house and the only Turkey you have in...

Regular Car Review: The 1985-91 Pontiac Trans Am Tojan – A Factory Supported Kit Car In The Finest Traditions Of The 1980s

You know the third-generation Pontiac Firebird and Trans-Am well. The era of hidden headlights, KITT references, high-performance 305ci V8s, corporate engines, and a faint but growing pulse of...

This 1978 Jeep Takes Me Right Back To Reading 1980s Four Wheel Drive Magazines – LOVE!

It has to be the shined up Super Swampers. That’s gotta be it. Listen, I love this Jeep. I know you hardcore off-road guys (I’m looking at you SBG) hate it and scoff at stuff like this...