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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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Bonus Mopar Photos From The Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky – Neat Stuff!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Before being made an afternoon snack by a spider, Bryan McTaggart attended the recent Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky and blasted all kinds of photos....

The Famed 1970 Chrysler 300H Parade Float – Linda Vaughn’s Famous Shifter Ride Is For Sale Intact!

Well this is a pretty amazing find! The famed “one of one” Chrysler 300H “parade float” that Linda Vaughn and her massive shifter rode on to international fame during the...

Trans-Am Series Coverage: The Sounds Of V8 Thunder Fill The Connecticut Woods Again – Lime Rock Roars!

(Words and photos by Tyler Garrett) – At Lime Rock Park in beautiful Lakeville, CT on a crisp, clear Memorial Day weekend Saturday it looked like 1970 all over again. The sounds of Trans Am...

Giving A Buick Century A Viking Funeral It Doesn’t Deserve: A Ton Of Nitrous And A Tire-Frying Finish!

Surely you’ve thought about it at least once: taking a random crapcan that is barely on its last legs and seeing just how far the dog-tired beast would go before it finally bought the farm....

ChampTruck Racing Lives! This Video Is A Behind The Scenes Look At The First Race In New Jersey

Well, it is official. Big rig road racing lives in the USA again as the ChampTruck series recently completed their first event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This video by the guys at Minimizer...

Take A Listen To The Radical RXC Turbo – Packing Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost, Is This A Solid Prediction Of The Upcoming GT’s Performance?

Radical’s only-just street legal track cars are beasts. Two of them hold Nurburgring Nordschliefe lap-time records for production vehicles, in fact. They have used everything from sport bike...

The Top 11: Best Factory Transmissions Ever Offered in American Cars

(Editor’s note: Apparently a Chrysler in-house magazine referenced this list when talking about the Torqueflite transmission this month, calling us “experts”. Because of that we dug...

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MSD Wants You To Upgrade To Greatness And There’s Cash Coming Your Way If Your Do!

The boys and girls at MSD always cook up interesting promotions for this time of the year when people are out cruising, racing, and using their hot rods. This year they have a neat deal going on...

Kemah Cruise May 2015 Coverage: Scenes From Our Favorite Little Cruise In The Houston Area

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has not been a pleasant couple of weeks in the Houston, Texas area that is for sure. With the amount of rain and the ensuing flooding that has occurred, many...

Jay Leno Wrings Out A Shrieking Superbike-Powered Honda S600 – This Thing Looks Awesome, And That’s Before The Nitrous!

If you are unfamiliar with the Honda S600 roadster, don’t feel bad. They weren’t officially imported into the States and only a little more than 11,000 were made in the three years that...

Event Gallery: Somernites Cruise’s 100th Show Was Also A Mopar Show, And They Were Out In Force!

The sun was out, the temperatures were nice and warm, and the cars were aplenty in downtown Somerset. The 100th Cruise brought out hundreds of cars to the square, and in keeping with the tradition of...

Event Coverage: Nitto Auto Enthusiast Day Arlington, Texas – Tons Of Cars, Tons Of Smoke, Lots of Fun

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – When I got off work one day during a rainy, cloudy week, I looked at the weather for the weekend and saw that it was going to be absolutely gorgeous. I...

In Memoriam: Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Erik “Carlsson on the Roof” Carlsson

(Editor’s Note: Rally legend Erik Carlsson passed recently and we thought it was only right that we re-ran this great Craig Fitzgerald story about the man’s career and legend. He truly...

Rough Start: This Chevelle Trar Is Up There, Both In Stature And In Price, But Is It Worth The Risk?

It’s strange to find a nearly-complete trar that falls under the Rough Start budget, but the last time we stumbled upon a decent one it was fairly loved. But the last trar we showed was...