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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Pics: Big Crowds, Great Weather, And Awesome Trucks at LST 2026 in Conroe, Texas

We’ve got more fresh photos from the Lone Star Throwdown, a Texas sized show that never disappoints! If you missed our previous galleries, don’t worry because we’ve got a link below...

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All The World Series of Pro Mod Testing Highlights From Bradenton Motorsports Park Right Here!

The World Series of Pro Mod is this weekend, in Bradenton Florida, and we can’t wait. But before all the racing coverage starts in a few days, there is some testing going on for the teams that...

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Derek At Vice Grip Garage Is PROCHARGING His LS Dually Squarebody To GIVE AWAY! Plus, A Trailer, A Corvette, And CASH MONEY!

This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so many nowadays. But this giveaway isn’t just for one vehicle, or even two, but...

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Mr. Hemi Found in a Living Room!?!? This Cool Old Mopar Drag Racing Machine Has Been Hiding In A Weird Spot

Living room find? Is this a thing now? I mean we’ve just gotten used to barn finds, junkyard finds, and garage finds, I’m not sure we really need to add another one into the mix. Sure,...

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The Boys At Centurial Are At It Again, But This Time Their DIY Engine DYNO Got Them Banned!

The crew over at Centurial march to the beat of a different drummer and it’s awesome. If you aren’t familiar, these guys took 3D printed fabrication tools to a whole new level. They have...

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Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!

A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...

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Here’s a Cool Behind The Scenes Look At An NHRA Pro Stock Test Day (Video)

Whether you are a fan of modern day pro stock racing or not you have to respect the amount of work, time, and dedication that goes into making one of the top running cars as good as it is. In this...

Ever Wonder What It Takes To Custom Paint An Airliner? Check Out This Time-Lapse Video Of The Creation Of WestJet’s “Magic Plane”!

This Boeing 737-800 is WestJet’s “Magic Plane”. A stunning collaboration of WestJet, WestJet Vacations and Disney Parks and Resorts (Canada), the 737 features Mickey Mouse as...

Roadkill! Wait…Boatkill? Our Favorite Dynamic Duo Hit The Water With A Jet Boat That Packs A Very Familiar Engine

If you’ve watched more than a couple episodes of Roadkill you know that Finnegan has a thing for boats that haul ass. He’s got several killer water rides, but one, a Rogers jet boat, has...

Caption This: Hacking The Roof Off Of A Volaré Roadrunner To Fit The Rollcage

Sometimes it’s worth going the extra step or two to properly build your ride. Others may look on with puzzled expressions while you work on your pride and joy, but if they can’t see the...

This 1948 Ford F-5 Monster Truck Has Some Awesome Driveline Components And An Engine You May Not Know

We’re not really sure why someone built this truck and by the wording of the ad, the seller isn’t so sure either but that doesn’t take anything away from our opinion about how...

The Tornado Of Insanity That Is The Kurt Busch Trial Keeps Spinning: Closing Arguments Are Just As Out-There As The Accusations Are

Kurt Busch’s trial is only missing Michael Bay explosions and P.T. Barnum in the middle of the courtroom floor to truly become an entertainment dream…or nightmare, depending on your point...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: A “Special” Camry, Spyker Flies Again And More!

It’s that time again, where we look over what’s left of this week’s news, shrug, throw a ton of salt at it and serve it up, hot and kind-of fresh. From the pointless to the...

Violent Valiant Video: See And Hear The Car Cruise, Corner, And Wail

It was a thrash to the final minute but Kevin, Chad, and the crew from Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle got the job done before the 2014 SEMA show a couple months back. After SEMA, rather than loading up...

IHRA Nitro Jam – Explosive Opener In Tucson Qualifying

Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Bob Snyder and Darr Hawthorne   The International Hot Rod Association’s 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season opened Friday afternoon at...

Ebay Find: This Hemi-Powered 1972 Plymouth Duster Checks All Of The Right Boxes – DO WANT!

If there’s a bonus to being near the three-ring circus of Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale location, it’s that you are in a prime area for some absolutely bitchin’ rides of all...

Cool! The Chassis To Dave Brackett’s Forward Thinking 1970s Motorcycle Powered Dragster Is For Sale

As you are reading this, there’s a chance that right now at the NHRA Winternationals a Junior Comp dragster is screaming down the quarter mile in Pomona. The Junior Comp class is an interesting...

Trans Dapt Updates Their Popular V8 S10 Kits To Work With 1986-2000 Small Blocks

Stabbing a V8 into an S10 truck has been a going thing for many years now and as the little trucks continue to fall out of regular service their prices drop in the same cadence. Chevy small blocks...

Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Helicopter Performs First Run – Co-Axial Rotors And A Propeller!

Sikorsky Helicopters recently completed the first ground run tests of it’s S-97 Raider compound helicopter. The Raider is the latest form of Sikorsky’s X2 test program, which used a...

Would You Rather? It’s A 1970’s Ford Vs. Chevy Battle, But It’s Not Camaro Vs. Mustang…

For this round of “Would You Rather?”, I decided to straight to the options list instead of the cars themselves. One Ford, one Chevrolet. They must have been built between 1970 and 1979,...