.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
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,...

Read more

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...

Read more

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...

Read more

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,...

Read more

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...

Read more

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...

Read more

 

Massive Wrecks, Poor Driving Cause FIA Officials To Halt Formula 3 Event At Monza Last Weekend

People were posting the story about FIA officials halting the Formula 3 program at Monza mid-race last weekend because of poor driving all over social media yesterday. It was normally done under the...

Event Coverage: Our First Round Of Photos From The TS Performance Outlaw Diesel Drags At Beech Bend!

If there is one event to really kick off the beginning of summer at Beech Bend, it’s TS Performance’s Outlaw Diesel Drags at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Trucks come...

This Polaris Snowmobile Has Been Converted Into A 70mph Road Going Death Trike – We Want It

BangShifter Will Troyer sent us the tip on a vehicle that is so brilliantly simple and dangerous we’re pissed we didn’t dream it up ourselves. Having seen literally hundreds of...

BangShift Challenge: Can You Find A Version Of A Car We Dislike That Would Change Our Minds?

After the week I’ve had, which has involved all the joys of a spider bite without all of the cool crap that Peter Parker got, a three-day festival of diesel that may or may not have a huge...

Epic Alky Funny Cars At Memorial Day Classic – A Nostalgia Invasion Measured In The Dozens!

Photos by Bob and Ginger Snyder with words by the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit. According to the promoters and racers, this year’s Quaker City Nostalgia Classic & Great Lakes Funny...

Roadkill! The 1970 Duster That Time (and Freiburger) Forgot Gets The Reworked 440 Out Of The General Mayhem Charger!

We’ve known for a while now that General Mayhem, Roadkill’s 1968 Dodge Charger, is more-than-likely going to be the first Hellcat Hemi swap in existence. We couldn’t think of a...

History! Watch Kurt Anderson Streak To A 3.82/210 MPH Rocket Powered ET And Coast to A 5-Second Quarter!

Under grey skies and in front of a tiny group of spectators at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, Kurt Anderson made drag racing history last weekend piloting his Sonic Stinger rocket...

Used Car Lot Find: How Often Will You Find A Sassy Grass Green Dodge Rampage That’s This Nice?

(Photos: Scott Liggett) For a couple of years now, we’ve had a thread in the forum that is specifically aimed at showing Brian Lohnes all of the heavy-duty lumbering beasts of trucks that are...

NCM Motorsports Park And Holley Break Ground On The Upcoming Holley Control Tower

The National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park, in conjunction with Holley Performance Products and the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, broke ground on the new $1.8 million Holley Control Tower on...

Watch This Aston Martin Road Racer Smash Into The Safety Truck During The 2015 TUDOR Series Race At Bell Isle

Ouch! That was our immediate reaction when we saw this Aston Martin road racer smash into a three quarter or one ton Chevy safety truck that had pulled onto the rain-soaked Bell Isle course during...

Unhinged: The Best Part Of Large Events – The People Who Make Going Worthwhile

What are automotive events all about? Is it the racing that does it for you? Does the sound of engines going to the moon while cranking out power does it for you. Maybe it involves seeing the...

Simple, Square, and Sweet! This Pro Touring 1955 Chevy Gets It Right

I’m not afraid to admit that under most circumstances, I am not a huge fan of the pro-touring look on a tri-five Chevrolet but in the case of this one, I am full-on in love. The stance, the...

This Four-Speed, Big Block, 1962 Ford F-100 Street Gasser Truck Is Pretty Neat!

We’ve got to admit to being a little flummoxed as to understanding why more guys don’t build old trucks into street gasser looking creations like this one. While there were not all that...

Building An Aluminum Block 409 Engine? MSD Has A Ready To Run Distributor For You!

While the famed Chevrolet W-engine family isn’t exactly exploding with popularity these days, there is a growing swell of people building these things and making big power when doing so. If you...