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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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Tool Testing: $60 vs $4,000 Torque Multiplier: Can You Hand Turn 5,000 lb ft? Putting Them To The Test!

The Torque Test Channel is back at it, and this time they are testing something a little different. If you haven’t heard of a torque multiplier before, or you have but have never seen one in...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Shaved Trunk Lid W/ An Old School Popper To Complete The Hot Rod Look

In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are “shaving” the trunk lid and adding an old school popper to make it open on command. This is an old hot...

Featured Products: Baer Brakes Classic Series – Modern Brakes Now Available For Lots Of Classic Vehicles

Automotive brakes have come a long way since the 1960’s, and that means that you no longer have to live with brakes that only work well a couple of times in a row. With high performance brake...

American Made Video: Watch To See A Morooka Tracked Dump Truck Get Built From Scratch – This Rules!

For one reason or another we were feeling kind of down the other day and when that happens we go searching for fun stuff to watch to cheer us up. We also go poking around eBay. That’s where we...

The Grand Old Man Of Bonneville: This Video and Interview With Norm Thatcher Is Amazing!

The world was a different place back in the 1960s. For starters, the definition of “old” was far different than it  is today in 2020. Hell, we have guys who are 90 years old running top...

Monster Truck Mid-Air Collision: This Is One Of The Wildest Things We Have Ever Seen! 10 Tons Of Wreckage

There’s always something awesome about seeing a “first”, right? We don’t me a global “first ever” we mean a, “Oh damn, never seen that before!” moment....

Engine Video: Watch These 10 Awesome Radial Engines And All Of Their Glorious Specs

Radial engines may have had their day in the sun before turbines came into the picture and kind of took over the world of aviation but we still love them. Even the small ones are pretty big and boy...

New Junkyard Inventory! This 1954 Studebaker Pickup Truck Is A 1/2 ton, Short Bed, Factory V-8 Automatic & Trick Vent Shades!

Dude… this thing is awesome! I’m a sucker for Studebaker trucks as some of you well know, and this one that has just hit the yard at Nobody Else’s Auto is great! This thing is in...

Will It RUN AND DRIVE 1,600+ Miles Home? Dodge Polara Parked 32 Years! Vice Grip Bought It SIGHT UNSEEN!

Derek Bieri is getting braver and braver with his will it run car purchases. It used to be that you’d look at half of them and think there is no way, and the other half that it would totally...

Small Tire Gangstas Racing for $18,000 at the ROWDIEST TRACK in the USA! And The Video Is Right Here!

If you live near or race at Yello Belly Drag Strip then you know the charms, the rough edges, and the reputation have been well earned. Often referred to as “The Gut” by locals, it is one...

Which Ratchet Head Type Is Best? If You Can Only Have One In Your Car’s Tool Kit, Which One Should You Choose

If you are like me then you have several styles of ratchets in your toolbox. And if you are like me then you have a couple of them that you almost never use, or that when you do use them you find...

Glorious Failure: This 1971 Film From A Drag Race Held Inside Three Rivers Stadium In Pittsburgh Is Awesome!

It seemed like a brilliant concept. If drag racing fans were willing to trek into the hinterlands to see their favorite cars and drivers race, putting on a race right in the lap should absolutely...

Video Of Steve McQueen Pulling Wheelies And Flying Around On A Honda CR250M Elsinore Rules

Largely regarded as the coolest guy who has ever lived, Steve McQueen’s aura was made by footage like that which you will see below. For starters, we’re taking the coolest guy ever and...

Classic Horsepower Video: This Early 1970s Classic Film From Allis-Chalmers Features Tractor Pulling and Focuses On Power!

This right here is some vintage tractor greatness! The film is called, “More Power On The Ground” and it was made by Allis Chalmers right around 1970 judging by the surroundings and...