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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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NHRA Dutch Classic 2015: Super Stock Action And Pit Photos

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The other day we showed you some awesome Joe Grippo stock eliminator photos from the NHRA Dutch Classic 2015 and today we’re ramping up the horsepower with...

Launching! Drag Strip Action Shots From Nostalgia Day At US-60 Drag Strip

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The bread & butter of drag racing pictures is the launch.  That moment when the power is released, slicks wrinkle, the chassis twists, the nose gets...

BangShift Project Files: It Started As A $500 Disco Vette, Now It’s A Rat-Powered Stomper…All Under $5,000!

Our $5,000 Project Challenge has provided us with some bad-ass low-buck pieces that we envy, but this late-C3 Corvette owned by Forum member “fatguyzinc” is one that we’d love to be...

Craigslist Weirdness: A Mid-Engined “1964 Camero” Project Car… Huh?

So, I’m minding my own business, perusing my usual online haunts, and I see someone post up an ad for a cheap “Camero” that they found on good ol’ Craigslist. Yes, we all know that it’s a...

Southern Showdown Truck and Tractor Pull: Big Engines, Flying Dirt Our Last Action

(Photos by David Whealon) – Here’s our last load of pulling action photos from the 2015 NTPA Southern Showdown at the North Carolina State Fair. As Dave told us earlier in the week when...

Have An Urgent Need To Go? Then This Hot Rodded Outhouse Should Help You Move It Right Along!

Yes, folks, that’s an outhouse with a 383 stroker Chevy powering it. Don’t bother with asking why, because we have no earthly idea, but when you have to go in a hurry, you would be...

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More California Hot Rod Reunion Testing Photos And Video With Pat Austin

This is our final batch of photos from the California Hot Rod Reunion Monday Nitro Test Session, but it’s a good one. It’s our biggest gallery and we also have video with Pat Austin who...

Wow! This Is One Crazy International Harvester Rat Rod Pickup!

We are not always the biggest fans of the cartoon “Rat Rods”, but there is something about this one that we dig. In fact when I sent the link to Brian to check out his comment was...

Southern Showdown Truck and Tractor Pull Coverage: Farm Tractors, Minis, Multi-Engine Beasts, Trucks

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday David Whealon told us about the good time he had blasting photos of the NTPA sanctioned Southern Showdown Truck and Tractor pull at the NC State Fair....

US-60 Dragway Late Season Nostalgia Action: All Burnouts All The Time! Gassers, More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Vaporized carbon.  One of the best uses for tires I can think of.  In the old days they just let it rip from the drop of the flag.  Then came the...

Would You Buy A Viper For Under $25,000? If The Answer Is Yes, You Actually Can!

Maybe it is because I was 13 when they started making them or because the Dodge Viper is still a pretty big middle finger to every other exotic car in the world but I do really like them. I have...

The Grassroots Motorsports $2015 Challenge Is This Weekend! Cheap Speed!

One of the great budget-oriented motorsports events of the year is this weekend: The Grassroots Mororsports $20xx Challenge, presented by our friends over at Grassroots Motorsports Magazine down in...

Sunday Nostalgia Coverage: The Last Blast Of Photos From Lancaster’s Old School Throw Down

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Well we have finally made it to the end of the massive collection of photos Mike Brooks blasted during the Sunday Nostalgia event at Lancaster National Dragway in...

More Funny Car, Top Fuel, Jr. Fuel, And A-Fuel Testing Photos And Video From Famoso!

On Monday some of the top teams in Nostalgia Drag racing were on hand at the test session for this weekend’s California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield and we were...