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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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Water Pump 101: What’s Really Going On With The Water Inside Your Engine

When Larson and I were deciding on parts for the World’s Quickest Street Car, the S10 pickup we took on Drag Week, we had to put some serious thought not only into making it fast, but more...

Goodguys Lone Star Nationals Photos: The Lone Star State Has Some Of The Coolest Cars!

(Words and Photos By Kaleb Kelley) Every spring and fall I have the opportunity to go my favorite car show ever, the GoodGuys Lone Star Nationals. This was the 22nd year for the fall show, which is...

This 1957 Chevy COE Truck Is Pretty Cool But There’s Plenty We Would Change – An Interesting eBay Find

There are some elements of this 1957 Chevy COE truck that really spin our crank but some that don’t do it for us. The widened 1957 Chevy car bumper is pretty sweet, the stance of the thing is...

The Rip Rod Is A 1.0L EcoBoost Powered Off Road Speedster From Ford Racing – The Little Engine Is No Joke

Well this is flipping awesome! Last year at SEMA we loved looking at a joint creation between Hot Wheels and Ford Racing called “The Rip Rod”. At the time the thing was more of a rolling...

Audi Has Confirmed That Fully Autonomous Driving Will Appear On Next A8

(Images: whatcar.com)Fresh on the heels of the self-driving RS7, Audi has confirmed that there will be a fully autonomous system in place for the 2017-18 Audi A8. The top-of-the-line Audi will be a...

The New Season Of Overhaulin’ Starts November 4th And We Have A Sneak Peek!

That’s right folks, Chip Foose and the gang having been filming their asses off for the new season of Overhaulin’ on Velocity. The new season of Overhaulin’ starts November 4th at...

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BangShift Road Test: 2015 Corvette Stingray Convertible – We Flog GM’s New 8-Speed Automatic

(PHOTOS BY DAVE NUTTING) – We’ve been chomping at the bit to get our hands on a C7 Corvette since they started rolling off the line in Bowling Green and our ticket finally got punched...

MSD Releases Power Grid 3-Stage Delay Timer – Maximum Control For Power Adders And All Of Your Needs

Now is the time of the year when race cars are making their final hits, guys are trying to take advantage of great air, and people are making plans on what they’re going to change out for the...

2014 California Hot Rod Reunion: More Funny Car Photos From Famoso Raceway – Nothing But Flops!

Dan Horan was the victor in the funny car category at the 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion and he also locked up the NHRA Heritage Series Championship with his victory, closing the deal that he could...

The Original Viral Video? This Footage Of An RV Salesmen Losing It In A Series Of Profanity Laden Tirades Is All Time

(Words by Greg Rourke) – The original viral video? To say this is not safe for work is like saying Joe Grippo is a Ford enthusiast. (THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK NOR IS IT SAFE FOR PEOPLE WHO...

More NTPA Pulling Action From The MC State Fair – Multi-Engine Tractors, Turbines, Wheelsanding Two Wheel Drives, More

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with our second and final batch of NTPA pulling action photos from the North Carolina State Fair from our talented contributor David Whealon. In...

Anger Management: Watch This German Automotive Journalist Get Revenge On His Crappy Chinese Knock-Off SUV

If there is one thing I’m all but certain of, it’s that Germans are very intolerant of poor build quality. There’s a well-ingrained reason why German engineering is world...

Watch As This Jaguar Test Driver Turn His Passenger Into Gumby!

You’ll have to forgive the video quality, but this one is worth it. This footage comes from a Jaguar test drive at the factory about four years ago. The gentleman who is driving is one of the...

Copart Cadavers: Here’s 11 Classic American Cars And Trucks That are Smashed, Burned, Or Otherwise Violently Dead

It has been a while since I cruised the automotive morgue and looked for gnarled, melted, crashed, and otherwise destroyed cool American cars up for purchase on Copart.com. Pretty much every gearhead...