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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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Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 7 – The Right Valve Job For Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Valve Job Effects Flow

In the seventh episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing the valve job on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent...

Heavy Metal Video: This Compilation Of 1990s Figure Eight Racing Wrecks From Sportsdrome Speedway Is Insane

I have done some reasonably terrifying things in cars. I have ridden with Ken Block in a rally car hurtling though the woods at crazy speeds, I have been caught in weather so bad that I thought it...

Awesome Video: This Promotional Film For The 1978 Schkee Can-Am Car Is Spectacular!

The most beautiful race car you’ve never heard of. This is the Schkee (pronounced Sha-kee) DB-1 and it was the brainchild of Doug Schultz and race car builder Bob McKee. The car name is a mashup of...

1970s Perfection: This Motorcycling Safety Film Stars Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel – So Good!

If you were someone who was going to make a film about motorcycling safety in the 1970s and your job was to cast it, who would you pick? Certainly your first choices would have to be cool, they would...

Watch The Massive Case 150 Steam Tractor Make 170hp and Over 5,000 lb-ft Of Torque On A Prony Brake Dyno

We have showed you video and told you about Kory Anderson’s incredible recreation of a Case 150 steam tractor. This $1-million dollar plus project brought back to life an extinct mastodon of a...

Profile Of Awesomeness: This Look At NY Harbor Tug Boat Captain Grover Sanschagrin Is Fantastic

Captain Grover Sanschagrin was one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, skilled, and level headed guys who has ever piloted a craft in New York Harbor. This is a guy who spent decades on the water...

Battle in Bama Show Video – OBS Nationals 2024 At Talladega SuperSpeedway With Not Stock Photo

Battle in Bama is one of the must attend shows of the year, and there were a ton of awesome rides on hand this year just like you’d expect. It used to be held at Battleship Park in Mobile, but...

MASON WRIGHT GRABS FIRST CAREER CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD SERIES WIN AT NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

EPPING, N.H. (June 2, 2024) – Mason Wright drove to his first career victory in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ on Sunday at New England Dragway, defeating...

Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! This Is Going To Be A Riot

Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of the 800+ horsepower small-block NASCAR combo he’s got...

Online Find: This 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper With A 1966 Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper Is As Epic As They Get

I’m a sucker for vintage motorhomes, travel trailers, and rvs in general, but this 1968 Chevrolet C20 is something truly special with a camper that is nothing like anything I’ve ever...

Influence and Impact Episode 22: How Hot Rodders Shaped Car Racing Movies, Hollywood Stunt Cars, And Movie Cars

The relationship between hot rodders and car movies has always been a special one, but it has sometimes been hard to tell who is influencing who. I’ve often thought that movies are inspired by...

Barn Find: 1968 Dodge Dart! Solid Roller, Fresh Storage Unit Find! Tons of Potential! Build A Hemi Clone, Drag-and-Drive Machine, Or ?

Chad Ehrlich is back with more cool vintage iron! This 1968 Dart is something special and has been in dry storage for years. If you have always wanted a 1968 Hemi Dart, or you want to build a rad...

This Video Of A Bombardier Sidewalk Plow Pulling A Big Rig Out Of The Mud Is Totally Awesome

If you don’t live in a place where it snows, chances are that you’ve never heard of a Bombardier sidewalk plow and that’s a shame. These little tracked bastards have cleared the way...

Rust and Dents Got Your Goat? OPGI Can Help! Check Out Their RestoParts 1970 GTO Fender Here

It’s pretty amazing to think that the 1970 GTO is 50 stinking years old, but it is. It’s also pretty amazing to think that once upon a time you simply drove to the wrecking yard with your...