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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 1 At New England Dragway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both 4.70 door cars and 4.50 dragsters,...

IMPACT FACE OFF: The Worlds Largest Cordless Impact vs jOne Bad Ass Air Impact Wrench. All The Torques!

Cordless tools have come so far, but air has still been able to reign supreme when it comes to power and speed, but it will cost you. Don’t get me wrong, good tools can be had for a lot cheaper...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 9 – Filling And Line Honing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How These Two Things Keep An Engine Like This Alive

In the ninth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is filling and then line honing this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. He’s also...

Featured Product: KBS Coatings Xtreme Temperature Coating Exhaust Paint. A DIY Coating That Actually Works!

There is no doubt that stainless or ceramic coated headers are awesome, but cheap they ain’t. And we’ve all got headers on one of our hot rods that fit good and work great, but look like...

Car Show Video: The 44th Kustom Kemps Of America Lead Sled Spectacular Car Show In Salina Kansas

John Jackson is back at it yet again, with another great show video from the Kustom Kemps of America Lead Slead Spectacular. Held each year in Salina Kansas, this is a really special show that brings...

Strapping A 410 Sprint Car To The Chassis Dyno! Dyno Day at Engler’s in DubZero. How Much Power Will This Bad Boy Make?

If you have never been to the dirt track to watch winged sprint cars, then you are missing out. Sprint Cars in general are awesome, winged or not, but no matter how much fun they are to watch, their...

Saving A Real Truck From The Scrap Pile! Will It Run?!? Squarebody Revival – 1975 Chevrolet C20 Scottsdale Destined for the Scrap!

You gotta love a scrap yard that doesn’t want to crush a car or truck they think might be worth saving, and especially when that scrap yard knows someone like Mortske who will in fact save it....

John Jackson From Not Stock Photography Is Cruising New Braunfels with Cruzers Customs – Shop Tour and C10 Photoshoot

If you have never been around a professional photo shoot, it probably doesn’t go the way most people think. There is a lot of shuffling cars, a lot of waiting, a lot of clicking. One of the...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The TB Promotions $50,000 From Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

It’s another big money bracket racing weekend! If you think the No Prep racers are the only ones taking home big checks, then you are mistaken, because big money bracket racing is alive and well....

Mighty Car Mods Shows Us How They Would Build the ULTIMATE CAR TRAILER. See If They Have Done It Right!

People that don’t use trailers very often often times take years to figure out what they do and don’t like in a trailer. And quite frankly, trailer manufacturers count on that. They add...

The NEW Gen2 FLEX 1/2″ High Torque vs Milwaukee’s 2967 Gen 3 M18 1/2″ Impact: Largest Upgrade Yet, But Who Reigns Supreme?

The Torque Test Channel is back at it, with another tool test. This one is a cordless impact gun test that is pitting two high torque monsters against each other. The first is the Milwaukee 2967 Gen...

Westen Champlin Crotch Rocket Swapped A Very Small Car – Hyabusa Powered BMW Isetta, But Not The Way You Think.

When Westen says that something is sketchy, that means it is SUPER DUPER DOUBLE DOG SKETCHY. And that may not be sketchy enough. I’ve known Westen for a few years, and he always puts a smile on...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Portland International Raceway – We take a look at the points chase with two qualifiers to go!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Five of seven regular season events are in the book in OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by Advance Auto Parts. With the completion of...