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Drag and Drive Photos: Buckeye Skips 2026 – Day 1 Driver’s Meeting, Checkpoints, and Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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Our Final Gallery of Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Shop Tour Video: United by Trucks Visits Pennsylvania’s Hart Fab to Get A Look At What Makes Them Tick. This is UBT ON TOUR

I love shop tours. Who doesn’t? Seeing a hot rod or custom shop building cars and trucks is always fun to see, and when they do it right it is really fun to check out all their fabrication,...

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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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Laid On Its Balls! How This Custom NBS Went From Show To Scrap And Back To Life And On The Road!

This truck has got some interesting history and has lived a rough life but has been brought back to life in a big way. After being built, this truck lit the show world on fire as it was laid out on...

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100 Hot Rod Roadsters. Three Days. One Incredible Adventure. This Road Trip Is Full of Collections, Cruises, And Memories Like None Other.

We love a good road trip, and doing one in a topless hot rod sounds like a wonderful idea. I’m a big fan of a good convertible, and so are these guys. In this video you’ll see 100 vintage...

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This Six Door 1992 Ford F-350 Has An 11-Foot Bed And The Turning Radius Of An Aircraft Carrier

There are big custom trucks and then there are BIG. CUSTOM. TRUCKS. This monster from the Mobile, Alabama area fits in the second category because it is lifted way up, 44(ish) inch tires, a six door...

Don’t Let Your Kids See This: A Killer Kid Sized Jeep With Four Wheel Drive, A Winch, And A Love For Mud

(It is only fitting that we show you the ultimate Christmas present as we are getting closer to that holiday by the minute. This little Jeep captured our imagination in 2014 and if your kids see it,...

This Video Of A Helicopter Landing On A Heaving Ship In The Ocean Is Amazing – Incredible Skill

(The skill of the pilot in this video is nearly beyond comprehension and that is why it was such a popular watch in 2014. He sets this helicopter down on the deck of a ship that is literally heaving...

This Crown Vic Runs 9s And Looks Like it Should Run 17s…What’s The Secret? The Info Is In Here!

(We profiled some awesome sleepers and sleeper videos in 2014, this was one of our favorites. If you are a Ford guy you will hate the engine but you have to respect the killer clean looks. The thing...

Top 11: McTaggart’s Best Pictures From 2014

If you had told me I would be doing this gig this time last year, I would’ve been floored. I’m writing this one year to the day I got my degree and walked across the stage. I started...

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Caption This Photo: It’s Never Good When Brian Pulls The Levers

When Brian starts pulling levers, you never really know what might happen. When we walked into the PRI Show on Saturday morning, and his first action was a slightly confused and bewildered pull of...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Upmarket Scions, TopGear World, And More!

It’s been a busy run for us here, with the PRI Show going on and whatnot, but the regular, boring old news doesn’t stop just because we find a bunch of awesome to report on. While we find...

Project Raven: Pulling The Weak Engine And Dead Trans From Our Imperial

It’s been three months since the Project Raven Imperial unceremoniously blew the transmission at Beech Bend, and it’s been just a touch longer since the engine put up some seriously...

Video: Watch America’s Worst Truck Driver Systematically Wreck His Truck While Trying To Turn Around In Too Small A Space

(In one of the most stunning videos we showed you in 2014, this skill-free truck driver manages to get himself stuck on a narrow street and instead of backing out, he tries to turn his truck around....

Motivated Seller With Motivated Sleeper: This S-10 Is Packing An LS And A Six-Speed

In order to properly sell the “sleeper” vibe, the vehicle has to be able to fly far under the radar of anyone looking. There can’t be any giveaway to what’s going on with the...

Minnesota State Trooper Pulls Over Deathtrap Pinto, Takes Pictures. Roadkill, Eat Your Heart Out.

(Editor’s note: As we continue to creep towards New Year’s Day, it is fun to look back over 2014 and see the blog items that really got people’s attention. This was one of them, a...

PRI 2014: The Boss Bird 1971 Pontiac Trans-Am Funny Car. 3,000hp Nitro Pontiac Engine, Beswick History, And A Cloyes Double Roller Timing Chain?!

We’re weird. We know that we’re weird and we kind of embrace that fact. If you have been around here for very long you know that. The guys in the Cloyes Performance booth have what could...

That Is A Caprice Wagon Hooked To A Pulling Sled – Video Of It In Action Here!

(This is simply one of our favorite videos of 2014. A hot rodded Caprice wagon hooked to a pulling sled with a luggage carrier shell strapped to the roof. Just saying the words out loud make us smile...

PRI 2014: Incredible Transmissions And Transaxles from Sadev And Weddle Industries – These Are Gearhead Art At The Highest Level

One of the neatest parts of the PRI 2014 experience is the sheer diversity of stuff that is on display. There are parts which are complete unobtanium to the average guy and are only really relevant...