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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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This 1966 Chrysler Town And Country Wagon Is As Factory Fresh As The Day It Left The Plant

This 1966 Chrysler Town and Country wagon is for sale on eBay right now and whether you like Mopars or not, you’ve gotta appreciate this thing. The man selling it is only the second owner since...

Unhinged: Sergio Marchionne Is Trying To Consolidate Automotive Industry Together, And It’s Going To Bite Someone Hard

It’s hard to speak of the time that Sergio Marchionne has spent working with the shattered remains of what was Chrysler in anything other than a positive light. After the divorce from...

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The KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull Georgetown, Kentucky – Tractors Of All Shapes, Sizes, And Power Plants!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We hadn’t attended a pull in a good while and after making some contacts we secured blessings from the event organizers to shoot some video and pictures...

Event Coverage: More Show Trucks From TS Performance’s Show-And-Shine

We’re bringing you another round of trucks that were parked on the show field in Franklin, Kentucky as part of TS Performance’s Outlaw Diesel event series. We will be the first to say it:...

Going To The Street Rod Nationals This Year? Take In A Seminar About Protecting Against Ethanol Corrosion

If there are a couple things that the crew from Driven Racing Oil understand intimately it is what the addition of ethanol to pump gas fuels has done to the typical hot rodder’s carb, fuel...

The Lotus Exhibit At The AACA Museum Covers Virtually Every Historic Aspect Of The Winning Brand

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – If there is one brand of car that elicits visceral responses from both fans and detractors it is Lotus. The company was founded and helmed through its greatest days by...

The WTF? Files: This Furry Fiat 500 Takes The “Cute Car” Thing Too Far

Some days, the jokes come too easily. This morning, it involves a Fiat 500 that somebody decided to cover in Teddy Ruxpin fur in Argentina. The Fiat itself is already the butt of “cute...

This 1967 International Loadstar Is A 345ci Powered, Factory 4×4 That Has Massive Potential

The International Loadstar line of trucks may have been light on styling changes over the years but they were tough, rock solid workers that did could be found as flatbeds, fire trucks, dump trucks,...

Watching This 1990s Buick LeSabre Get Thrown Around Off-Road Makes Us Wonder If Grandma Regrets Loaning Out Her Car

It started out with an innocent question: “Can I borrow the car?” Since you knew that your parents wouldn’t fall for that line of crap, you went to your grandparents. You said that...

Tucker: A Look At The Amazing Tucker Exhibition At The AACA Museum – Full Cars, Prototype Engines, More

(Photos by Joe Grippo) –The Tucker 48 will remain one of the most rare, intriguing, valuable, and interesting cars in American automotive history until the end of time. Was Preston Tucker a...

Action Video Bonanza: Another Load Of Hard Charging Autocross Videos From Nashville Goodguys

If you didn’t believe us that RideTech had a literal armada of cars and trucks assaulting the autocross course at the Nashville Goodguys show the last couple batches of videos we have showed...

Ford Shelby GT350’s 5.2L V8: 526 Horsepower, 429 Pounds Of Torque, And An 8,250 RPM Redline – Meet The Screamer

(Photos: Ford) We’ve been waiting to hear the official numbers for Ford’s Shelby GT350, mostly because the speculation of what the 5.2L flat-plane crank V8 would put out was all over the...

Trick Flow Specialties Steps Up To Sponsor King Ford Eliminator At Norwalk NMRA Race – Be There Next Weekend!

If there is one thing we know about the people at Trick Flow it is that they always have the racer and hot rodder in mind. Whether it is through the quality of their 100% American made cylinder heads...

Your Pontoon Boat Sucks! The Navy LARC-V Has A Cummins, Plenty Of Deck Space, And Party Potential

If you are in the market for a pleasure craft, look no further than this beautiful example of form AND function right here. Sure this was designed and intended to be a military vehicle, intended for...