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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Classic YouTube: Motorweek Takes A Look Back At The 1993 Escort Cosworth RS – The Escort We Deserved, But Didn’t Get

The 1993 Ford Escort, for American buyers, was pretty much the same boring pile of “blech” that had been served hot and fresh on a paper plate since 1990. The nicest thing we will ever...

Bringing Four Generations Of Family Together Over A 1951 Chevrolet – How One Car Connected A Family

To some people a car is just that, a car. Even gearheads can think this…they build, they break, they enjoy it just the same, but in the end it is still glass, metal and rubber. To others, the...

The 1941 Tatra T87, A Car Way Ahead Of It’s Time – Rear-Engined, Air Cooled V8 And Aerodynamic!

If you get a chance to go to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, you will find that among the numerous interesting cars that fill the building are a collection of Tatra...

Classic YouTube: This 1951 Dodge Truck Sales Film Pits the “Job-Rated” Trucks Against Whatever Ford Offers!

Trucks nowadays are overloaded luxury barges in the fine tradition of land yachts, boulevard-crushing station wagons, and the megalithic sports-utility vehicles…they are big, powerful,...

This Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Looks Like The Support Vehicle, But Don’t Buy That Line For A Second

One of our favorite vehicles from the 2014 LS Fest was this Chevrolet W/T that had the sleeper motif down pat: toolboxes in the bed, paint rougher than a Wednesday afternoon stripper, and the ability...

Less Is More With This 1955 Chrysler Windsor Nassau – Clean Looks And A V8 Go Miles With This Beauty!

Brian and Chad can tell you pretty much any detail you want to know about pretty much any car you could ever want to know about. Me, on the other hand…well, I’m learning, and that is due...

This Seven-Second Ford XR6 Is Awesome Because At It’s Core, It Was A Family Car!

Australia’s Ford Falcon XR6 is a neat piece. It’s a decent size, packs the Barra 4.0L six as an engine option, as well as having every other reason why we want to import anything from...

This Cummins-Powered Dodge Ram 50 Sand Dragger Is A Freaking Beast!

Question: What sits like an altered, has paddles like a dune runner, a boosted-to-kill Cummins underneath the hood, and started life as a Dodge Ram 50? This absolute stomper of a sand dragger,...

Roadkill! There’s Victories And Losses In This Tale Of A Trip To The Car Craft Summer Nationals!

It has been a busy year for the dynamic duo that make up Roadkill. They have toured the country via Drag Week, Drag Weekend, and their Roadkill Takes America tour. They have endured a...

Ford Performance Shows Off Ken Block’s Testing Of The Ford Focus RS During The Development Phase

Yes, this is the one we are waiting for from Ford. 350 horsepower, 350 ft/lbs of torque, all wheel drive and ready to get wicked, the Focus RS has been a car to watch ever since Ford showed it off to...

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This Blown Holden Ute Has Us In Fits! 8-71 Blower, Six Speed And A Bed? That’ll Do!

If the top of the engine assembly is near the top of the vehicle’s roofline, then happiness is sure to abound once you strap yourself into the driver’s seat…or, at least...

This Knockout 1969 Mercury Cyclone Has Made The Trip Across The Pond And Has Found A Loving Owner In Norway!

“Whatever happened to all of the cool cars?” We hear that question often, especially when it involves a car that wasn’t so cool for many years. When was the last time you saw a...

A Chevy Vega 4×4 Trar? Why Yes, We Really Like That!

I don’t know what it is about 24 Hours of Lemons events, but they always attract some really interesting daily drivers and other cool rides. I have now attended two Lemons events in my...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Watch This 440 Powered Mid Engine Neon Run Around The Course

At this year’s Grassroots Motorsports $2015 Challenge there are apparently some pretty creative machines running around. We’ve already seen a front engine Volkswagen bug and now there is...