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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Street Outlaws Timeline 2015: A Year Bounding From Triumph To Calamity, Felony, and Ultimately Wreckage

There is not a single member of the cast of Street Outlaws, a single member of the fandom of Street Outlaws, or a single member of the legions of haters that the Street Outlaws have acquired that...

PDRA World Finals: Our Last BIG Blast Of Action As We Make Final Preparations For Vegas

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we have one final massive blast of PDRA World Finals from our pal Benoit Pigeon. Benoit has been covering the east...

MSD Offering 10% Off As Part Of Holiday Sale – Make Christmas Come Early, Buy Hot Rod Parts!

Ok, overgrown children here’s the deal. MSD is offering 10% off of its product line from now until New Year’s Eve. That means it is time to get yourself a deal, get yourself some parts,...

Scream, Baby, Scream: This Is The Most Violent Mazda 323 On The Planet, Complete With Pissed-Off Rotary Power!

There are cars that are fast and then there are cars that look faster than they should be. This Mazda 323 is simply put, both. Ok, from the factory these things were disappointment with door handles,...

Here’s All Of The Emotional Top End Interviews From The NHRA World Finals At Pomona

It was one heck of a weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series worked its way to a close after a long and grueling season. This rendition of the NHRA World Finals was actually even more...

Roadkill Extra! Freiburger, Finnegan and Dodge Put Eight Fans Inside Hellcats And Vipers For A Showdown!

If you are going to be sponsored by a name as big as Dodge, there really is only one way to work the deal properly so that both sides benefit from the relationship and the audience has nothing to...

Thanks VW: EPA Expands Emissions Testing To Include On-Road Driving – This Is All Your Fault

Ever have a friend that always screwed everything up? Maybe it was when you were in high school and you had found a hangout that would let you and your car loving buddies gather and bench race until...

Ebay Find: This One-Owner 1974 Datsun 620 Is A Simple, Honest Truck That Has Us Weak In The Knees

One of the bigger vehicles in my automotive background was a Datsun like this…ok, kind of like this: it was a 240Z-swapped mini truck that was a kind of reddish-purple and would do burnouts for...

Video: Steve Caldwell’s 1972 Pontiac Ventura Is All Poncho And A Wheelstanding Bad Ass

When BangShifter Doug Miller sent me an email telling me about his buddy Steve Caldwell’s 1972 Pontiac Ventura the photo was of this thing with the wheels sky high on a little tire and I knew...

Rough Start: Throwing The Buyer A Bone With This Built 4.3L Chevy-Powered Celica

Holding five grand and being forced to make do with what you have doesn’t have to suck. Sometimes, a little luck and a lot of patience can work to your advantage. There are plenty of well-worn...

Ultra Rare: This 1970 Ford Motorhome Has An Air-Cooled Deutz Diesel and Overdrive Conversion!

I love old RV’s, Motorhomes, Travel Trailers, Campers, etc. And when I see them I get excited and want them all, just like hot rods and race cars, but when I saw this thing I about flipped....

SEMA 2015: Mercury Racing Has Insane Crate Engine Offerings – DOHC LS7?!

Mercury Racing is coming into the LS crate engine market in a way no one else has even thought of to this point. The company that has made its name building high performance engines on the water and...

This Boss 429 Powered, Highly Whacked Out Jaguar XKE Is Like Nothing We Have Ever Seen

So one day back in 1967 over in Coventry, England a beautiful XKE rolled out under the sunlight, err, it rolled out of the factory. Because it is sunny for like 15 minutes a year in England it may...

It’s A Four By Four And A Church Bus…Motorweek Takes A Look Back At A 2000 Chevrolet Van Converted By Quigley!

Ah, the cargo van. With the demise of the Ford Econoline, the full-size American cargo van has finally disappeared into history, but not so long ago the Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, and the...