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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association Thunder in the Dirt – Big Tractors, Awesome Trucks, Thousands Of Horsepower!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – Even though our intrepid reporter, Scott Liggett, grew up in the heart of truck and tractor pull land, the uncultured cretin had never been to one. This...

GM Recalls Every Fifth Generation Camaro Built Due To Ignition Switch Issue – Cars Can Shut Down While Driving

The seemingly unending nightmare of recalls for General Motors has hit yet another model and this time it is the Camaro. While we were whooping it up with all the nostalgia drag race guys in Bowling...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: Historic And Just Plain Awesome Old School Race Cars On Display

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart/Charles Wickam) – As weird as it sounds because we are the 100% opposite of the park and polish mentality of hot rodding, we’re never more mentally engaged and...

This Soap-Box-Driving Hippie Can Out-drive You

Soap-box derbies have apparently advanced since I last gave one any thought. I remember straight down a hill, first one wins. This particular derby was sponsored by Red Bull, hosted in London, and...

TED PETERS WINS 2014 NOSTALGIA PRO STOCK “BLACK ARROW CUP” AT SIKESTON – Photo Coverage And Results HERE!

(Words: Bret Kepner – Photos: James Sisk) –  Chrysler fans gained a bit of revenge when Ted Peters wheeled his 1974 Plymouth Duster to a stunning holeshot victory over Chuck Weck at the...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: 30 Of The Coolest Engines We Found At Beech Bend

Photos by Charles Wickam and Bryan McTaggart – Know what happens when you get several hundred of the oldest school, hardest core hot rodders together and turn them loose on the drag strip with...

Top 11: Things Learned My First Day On The Job At The 2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion

The 2014 Holley Hot Rod Reunion is over and I’m sitting at my normal job, fully aware that this weekend was awesome…and that a retail job bites the big one. For three days I was bouncing around...

Andy Green Is Getting Ready To Drive 1,000 MPH And The Cockpit Of The Car Looks Like A Movie Spaceship

Andy Green is the guy who will drive the Bloodhound SSC land speed car in 2015 and 2016 with the goal of running 1,000-mph on land. Green has gone 763 mph previously as he was the driver of the famed...

2014 HOLLEY NHRA NATIONAL HOT ROD REUNION COVERAGE: CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF OUR PHOTOS

(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM AND BRYAN MCTAGGART) – This is the spot where you can find all of our 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion photo coverage. Bryan and Charles have been roaming the...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Trucks On The Strip And In The Show Field

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart and Charles Wickam) – I always talk about my reasons for loving trucks and the major one is that trucks can be “done” in so many different ways. From...

City Of Topeka To Buy Heartland Park Racing, Seek New Operator For Sprawling Facility

I recently had the chance to work at Heartland Park Topeka for the weekend when the NHRA tour rolled through town. I was struck by several things at the track. The first was the sheer size of the...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Today! CACKLEFEST TONIGHT!

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SERIOUS CONNECTIVITY ISSUES AT THE TRACK – THE ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE VIRTUALLY NO SIGNAL TO WORK WITH AND WE’RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FIX THAT. WE’RE...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Friday Car Show Photos

As we have been telling you since the middle of the week, the car show here at the 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is immense, packed with talent, and legitimately one of the more amazing...

Awesome Baja 500 Videos From Robby Gordon’s Trophy Truck. 100MPH Plus Blasts Across The Desert!

This Sunday’s CBS Sports Network broadcast of the SCORE Imperial Valley 250 has got us all excited to watch crazy Trophy Truck and Desert Racing action, but we just can’t wait! And...