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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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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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This 1962 Corvair-Camino Is An Awesome Custom Piece That Shows General Motors May Have Missed A Golden Opportunity In The 1960s

It is rare to see someone actually build a customized version of a car and have said car actually raise questions that relate back to the original model. That’s the case here with this 1962...

This 1966 Dodge Coronet Has The Attitude And Looks Of A Real Street Sweeper, But Does It Have The Guts?

There’s something about a 1966 Coronet. When I was a kid and started thumbing through my dad’s old Hot Rod Magazines, I would always go check out the classified/line ads in the back of...

Watch Robert De Niro In A Cool 1970 AMC Television Commercial – Before He Was Famous!

(By Greg Rourke) – Before he was Vito Corleone, before he was Travis Bickle, and long before he was Jimmy Conway, Robert De Niro made a commercial for American Motors. Back in the 70’s,...

This Is A 1991 Rolls-Royce, And It Could Be Yours For $66,500. Stop Laughing.

Rolls-Royce. The name of power, luxury, exclusivity. Stately sedans, elegant limousines, one badass luxo-coupe, and this. It started life as a 1991 Rolls-Royce. Mulliner Park Ward was, up until...

Regular Car Review Takes On A Conquest That’s A Rolling Middle Finger To…Someone

The Chrysler Conquest (and it’s later sibling, the Dodge Stealth) didn’t have a great position in life. They were captive imports, or in other words, they were Mitsubishi throwing...

Unhinged: Faking Engine Noise Should Only Happen With A Kid Playing With Toy Cars

When I first got to see the in-car video of the Ford Mustang EcoBoost ripping up a track for a press demonstration, the first thought I had was, “Damn, that sounds snotty for a...

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Rodders Journal Revival 2014: More Fat Fendered Hot Rods From One Of The Coolest Shows In The Country

One last collection of photos featuring these round mounds of 1940s goodness. I think all of us that are into cars appreciate the evolution of their design. Not just in the mechanical sense but in...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Number You Are Calling Has Been Disconnected

If there is a group of people who I can honestly say I pity more than counter guys, it’s anyone who makes their living on the phone with the customer. Being tech support for a customer is...

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Drag Week Uncensored FINALE: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country! – The Aftermath

A 6.16! I still can’t get over that, even though our whole goal with building the truck is to run in the 5’s. And on that last pass, I’m not sure it would have gotten there. It was...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink, Part 2: The “Soul Of The EVO” Will Become An SUV

It’s been a given that the Mistubishi EVO’s days are dwindling fast, which is a damn shame for the psychotic rally rocket crowd, as it made a great competitor to Subarus. It always sucks...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink, Part 1: Jeep Guys, You Might Wanna Sit Down…

If there is one vehicle in the 50-and-older club that has stuck to it’s roots the best, it is (arguably) the Jeep. Be it CJ, YJ, TJ, Wrangler, Scrambler, Jeepster, whatever, the basic idea...

Ridetech Loves Corvettes, And Here Is Proof. Watch The New Ridetech Vette Commercial And See

When Bret Voelkel and the crew at Ridetech told me that they were developing new suspension systems for early Corvettes, and shocks for a variety of late model Corvettes as well, I thought...

This Motorcyclist Misses A Seat Grab And It’s All Caught With His GoPro.

It takes serious skill to be able to toss a motorcycle around on a dirt course with jumps. It takes even more skill and some brass ones to pull off tricks as you’re doing said jumps. And if...

Buy Eisenhower’s Personal Jeep! One Of The Wildest Historical eBay Finds Ever –

You know that we love history around here and when it revolves around something mechanical, it ratchets up the coolness factory but a HUGE amount. Well, this is one of the most mechanically awesome...