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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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2015 Main Street Car Cruise Putnam, Connecticut – They Day That Hot Rods Rule The Streets

(Photos by Ryan Severance) – We really dig it when car clubs and their local cities work together to put on events and host shows for everyone’s benefit. We have to thank BangShifter...

Somernites Cruise Coverage: More Photos Of Cool Iron That You’ll Love!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you’ve made it this far you might as well see the rest of them.  If you notice some of the photos are in a parking lot at night.  There are several...

This 1976 AMC Matador 9-Passenger Wagon Is Long, Low And Absolutely Bitchin’!

Nine-passenger wagons are an awesome alternative to having a large SUV or four-door pickup truck. Since they have full frames, they can tow, they can pack around people, and the stigma against wagons...

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Random Drag Race: A Motorcycle-Engined Go Kart Against A Race-Prepared Karmann Ghia?

We don’t know where this was filmed at, we don’t know why it looks like the dead of winter, and we don’t really understand why a go-kart that sounds like a super bike’s engine...

Gasser Truck! This 1965 Mercury M100 Is Really Flipping Cool And It Could Be Yours

Some ideas are awesome on paper but almost always miss the mark in real life. 1960s era “gasser” trucks are almost always one of them. In most cases there is always something just a...

Flak Cannons, Spike Strips, And A Wrecking Ball: Ryder Fleet Management Killed This Volvo On Purpose To Test Their Technicians!

Just about 70% of all freight shipped in the United States is moved by a semi truck. That creates a big burden on a trucking company’s fleet manager, who has to make sure that their trucks are...

Mason Mingus Misses The Pit Road – Launches A NASCAR Truck Into Flight

NASCAR truck series driver Mason Mingus learned a hard lesson last weekend in Chicago when he came in too hot for the pit road, ended up missing it and actually launching his truck airborne before...

BangShift Project Profile: A Former CHP Mustang Becomes A Drag Race And Land Speed Racing Terror

There’s just something about an old cop car, right? Turning old police cruisers and pursuit vehicles into hot rods has been a familiar process for hot rodder over the decades but we’re...

Drag Action Gallery: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod At Piedmont Dragway

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – My first step at an EOPM event is to find out who is there or coming. It’s a great time to take a few pits shots and get with the news. Unfortunately, I...

This Twin Turbo, EFI Equipped Drag Boat Is The First One In Drag Boat History – Mean Piece!

With 555ci, twin 80mm turbos, fuel injection, and whatever else is happening inside, this is a drag boat that either dreams or nightmares are made of. The performance when it is totally sorted will...

Two Of The Most Unlikely Rally Cars We’ve Ever Seen In Action: An Early C3 Corvette And A Ferrari 308!

A Ferrari 308 and an early C3-era Chevrolet Corvette racing isn’t that big of a deal, even against each other in the same race. Both nameplates are pretty much synonymous with multiple forms...

Action Gallery: Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Series – The World’s Most Valuable Demo Derby

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – While the focus of the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Speedway was centered on the Tudor United Sports Car Series the action sure wasn’t...

Just How Big Is Volkswagen’s Diesel Faux Pas? Here’s Why Wolfsburg Is Sweating

Volkswagen’s little “defeat device” issue that cropped up is already huge news, with talks about recalls, sales stops, massive fines and the lot. To say that Volkswagen is under the...

Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: More Of The Most BangShifty Iron At The Show

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – We’re back with more McTaggart snaps from the great Goodguys car show at Beech Bend Raceway Park last weekend. While Chad and I beat feet right after LS...