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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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Breaking News: Follow A Dream Racing Team Debuts First 5th Generation Camaro Funny Car Body

It is funny how the cosmos works. At exactly 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time on this date 17 years ago, Jay Blake was involved in an industrial accident that took his sight, his sense of smell, his...

More RideTech Autocross Action From The 2014 Goodguys Nashville Nationals – Killer Kars Kornering Kones!

(Photos by RideTech/Big Mike) – Words are fun, as evidenced by the title of this blog entry, right? We’re back with another sweet, sweet gallery of action photos by our pals at RideTech...

The 1PugLife Guys Are Back With More Jumping Antics, Broken Arms, And Absolute Hilarity – Incredible Folding Landing Ramp!

Those hilarious and off-the-wall Canadians are back with their hockey gear clad jumping antics and this time there’s an air bag, a broken arm, and an incredible folding landing ramp. The airbag...

Check Out This Crazy Cool And Rare 1943 CMP Chevrolet C8A Military Heavy Machinery Truck We Found On eBay

This thing rules! According to the seller, and several references, this 1943 CMP Chevrolet C8A is called a ZL-1 and is one of just a few built. And, although it has been restored, it is all original...

Does Seeing A Restorable Or Hot Rod Worthy Muscle Car Turned Into A Dirt Track Racer Piss You Off?

While perusing Craigslist yesterday we found this 1970 Chevelle for sale that had been turned into a hobby stock or street stock dirt track car. Unfortunately we’ve seen things like this...

Petrolicious Video: Mark Lundquist Is A Chevy Man With Chevelles A-Plenty – A Cool Look At A Cool Guy

Mark Lundquist is a Chevy man. No doubt you have seen his byline in multiple magazines over the years as he has built some really, really cool Chevy projects. Mark lives in the middle of nowhere...

This Is Not A Roll Cage! Roll Bar vs. Roll Cage: We Show You What’s What.

Nothing is more annoying to me than being at a race or a show and hearing someone refer to their car as “caged up”, only to see that it is in fact sporting a ROLL BAR or some reasonable...

Michigan City Sends Street Outlaws Crew Packing – Crew Says Races Are Fake, Racers Disagree

An interesting story came out of Romulus, Michigan yesterday when city officials rescinded on and earlier agreement with the people behind the Street Outlaws TV show due to safety concerns that...

McLeod Racing Offers $10,000 To 100th Female Professional NHRA Category Winner – Very Cool Bonus!

Anticipation has been running high since Erica Enders-Stevens collected the 99th Wally ever awarded to a female professional racer by the National Hot Rod Association in Houston, Texas. The 100th win...

Fire And Thunder At Norwalk’s Cavalcade Of Stars – Race Report And Action Photos

(Photos by Bob Snyder -Words by Darr Hawthorne and NHRA Field Marketing) – The 8th Annual Mickey Mart Rewards Cavalcade of Stars, presented by Budweiser, was held at Summit Motorsports Park...

Leah Pritchett Returns To Topeka In Dote Racing Top Fueler

It’s always good to see more competitors in the NHRA Mello Yello Series and the tenacious dedication of racers like Leah Pritchett who grew up on the drag strip, with her first pass down a...

The 2014 F-100 Supernationals – Vintage Ford Trucks And Sweet Blue Oval Cars Invade Tennessee!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a busy weekend in the Southeast, with big shows in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, as well as the NHRA event in Atlanta. Tommy Lee Byrd spent the...

This Wheelstanding ’65 Chevelle Street Car Runs Mid-9’s On The Motor…And It’s A Wagon!

When I saw Mike Moore’s clean 1965 Chevelle Station Wagon at Fontana during the PSCA race, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. First off it’s a wagon, and I’m a sucker for long...

You Wanted It, Now You Hate It: Make Up Your Flipping Minds On Modern Muscle Cars

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – I remember 1992, when Chevrolet took the new (and rather ugly) Orca-bodied Caprice, opened up the rear wheelwells, shoved a 500ci V8 under the hood, and took a cue...