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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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First Drive Video: Westen Champlin’s Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce Is Something Special. Absurd, But Special.

I like a good Cummins as much as the next guy, but this is a bit over the top. Of course it won’t surprise you since it is coming from Westen Champlin, but at the same time it is taking the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Better Burnouts Through Science! Finnegan Helps A Friend Make Cooler Air, And More Power, In A 10 Second Suburban Burnout Machine

An LS Swapped squarebody GM truck is nothing new, even if this one is a 3/4 ton Suburban. But when you have a very simple, stock bottom end 6.0 in it that makes 800 at the tire then even this 4600 lb...

1974 Duster Walkaround with Steve Magnante: One Of Plymouth’s Coolest Muscle Cars Could Be Yours

As many of you know, our friend Steve Magnante nearly died from a brain infection he got last year, but has been making big improvements over the past few months. We would have loved seeing Steve...

BC Video: The 1982 Toyota Cressida Shows Us Life Before The Camry – It Was Another Hit For Toyota

When the “foreign invasion” of cars really kicked off in earnest, we all know what Detroit did. They ignored it. Eventually they simply gave up the ground of economy and compact cars...

Boosts Of Burden: This Video Profiles 10 Of The Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Interesting Boosted Race Engines Ever

This is an interesting collection of boosted engines. Before you drag racers out there get your dander up about not seeing a fuel engine in this collection, just know it’s mostly road racing...

Goofy Fun: Check Out The Destruction Of The Easy Evans Used Car Lot At The Houston Astrodome

Sometimes it’s about having fun, right? When you flip on the tube or click on a YouTube link, you want to be entertained. This is one of the best examples of the magic of Brock Yates and Steve...

Historic Gearhead Americana: Packard Car Haulers, Army Trucks, Big Rigs, Turn of The Century Car Shows, and More!

(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Archive) – I know some pretty tough people but I’m not sure even the modern toughies I know would thrive in the harsh realities of the world...

Chrome Pot Metal Step by Step Restoration. Can It Be Done, Or Is Pot Metal Not Able To Be Re-Chromed?

One of the more frustrating parts of restoring a car or truck can be the trim parts. Stainless trim can be difficult to straighten and polish, plastic parts take a whole different set of skills, and...

Check Out Our Long Lost Chicago Auto Show Photos From Earlier This Year! Jim Hrody Got The Goods!

(Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) After going up and down in size a few times in the past few years, the 2024 Chicago Auto Show returned to a single hall at McCormick Place. Corporate support was...

We’ve Got Even More Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos! Seriously, Nobody Shares More Bonneville Coverage Than We Do!

Check out the latest gallery from our time at Bonneville below, and don’t forget that you can click on any photo to make it larger and to scroll through the entire slideshow. And if you...

Ryan’s Squarebody C10 Project: How To Restore Interior Plastics- Saving Money Never Looked So Good

Whether you are building a classic truck as something custom, or are restoring it to factory, there are always going to be some stock parts that are going to be needed. Door handles, knobs, dash...

Bello’s Kustoms Latest Project Is A Cool 1939 Lincoln Zephyr That Is Going To Be Made Into A Fun Driver. The First Step Is To The Teardown.

Bello and the crew are back at it again, with another cool project that will be a bitchin hot rod and great driver. Bello builds cars and trucks that are pretty traditional looking customs, but that...

The Capable Sloth: This Review Of The 1994 Land Rover Discovery Is Heavy On Praise And Glossy Over Shortcomings

Back in the 1994 Land Rover was still a fully British concern and the name had some real cache here in the USA. They had the hardcore Defender which was expensive and designed to be lacking in frills...

Is There A Correct Way To Enjoy Hot Rods? Everyone Seems To Have An Opinion On How We Should Use Them, But Who Is Right?

It’s not a question many people ask, but the truth is that every hot rod owner seems to have an opinion and feels the need to share it whether they were asked or not. I laugh all the time at...

Gearhead Americana: Another Great Load Of Vintage Gas Station Photos From Decades Past – So Cool

Being that this is Labor Day weekend and I’m in a nostalgia mood,  I decided to crank up the way back machine again and show you another load of photos that feature cool old stations from...