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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Blog War: A Cheap Shot On The Steel Jaw Of BangShift By A Former Friend Earns A Response

Yesterday, while most of America slept and prepared themselves for another day of work as productive members of society, Craig Fitzgerald had been up for hours scheming and plotting to take a blatant...

Question Of The Day: If You Could Name One Product Accurately, What Would It Be?

It cranks and cranks, but just won’t kick over. And you can hear the battery winding down and you curse and pray simultaneously for the damn thing to just start. Soon, you get the clicking of...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Don’t Believe Everything You Read On The Internet

The Internet: The hallowed electronic grounds filled with cat .gifs, Rage Faces, porn, and some of the worst “greatest advice ever”. I love hearing some of the stuff that comes out of...

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In 1964 Ford Built A Shorty Two Seater Mustang Show Car – The Story Of How It Avoided The Crusher And Who Owns It Now Is Greatness

Ford has done a really good job in 2014 telling all kinds of great Mustang stories. The 50th anniversary of the car has been handled with amazing prowess by the company from the way they interacted...

Bartone and Horan Jr. Dominate – Taking The California Hot Rod Reunion Nitro Titles & Championships!

  Over a year ago, loyal fans began checking their favorite hotel rooms for the October weekend of the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, California like a modern-day Woodstock for the...

Craigslist Find: The Owner Of This Lumina Is Either A Comedic Genius Or In Need Of Help (On Several Levels)

There’s a part of me which fears this whole thing to be a setup. See, I have this buddy who no one really thought would amount to anything. He was just one of those people everyone looked at...

Check Out This Video Of The Jeep Renegade Playing In The Sandbox And Splashing In The Puddles

I can’t even mask the contempt I have for the Jeep Renegade anymore. It’s obnoxiously focused on being a cute Jeep-y looking little thing and every time someone tries to make me think...

Rodders Journal Revival 2014: Street Machines, Cruisers, And Customs – Neat Cars Galore

I’ve got to admit to being buried with awesome submissions from our contributors all over the globe this fall. In fact, I am finally getting my act together and catching up on some stuff from...

The Goodguys G/RS Camaro Is One Bad Hombre, And We Have The Pictures To Prove It

(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley)  At the recent Goodguys Lone Star Nationals, I had the opportunity to see some of the best builds in the country. I’m not normally a big first generation Camaro...

2014 California Hot Rod Reunion: Awful, Awful Altereds – Fuel, Alky, and Gas Burners All Here

Altereds are drag racing’s worst and most entertaining idea ever. No wheelbase, no weight, a horsepower to weight ratio that’s better than the space shuttle, and typically a blower...

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...