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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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Finnegan Is Giving Away His Car! Here’s The Guy Who Won The Cool Datsun 510 That Mike Almost Burned Down!

Finnegan got this Datsun 510 not too long ago, nearly burned it to the ground, broke his leg on the same trip, and is now giving this thing away. Not because it is bad luck or anything, but because...

More Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos – We’re On The Salt, And Racing Started Yesterday! Hot Rods, Race Cars, Streamliners And More On The Salt!

Woot woot, we’ve got more photos to share! Check them out and we’ll have some more cool stuff coming soon! (Photos by Chad Reynolds) We’re back! I’ve been gone from the salt...

Salt Flats Here We Come! Alex Taylor Is Racing At Bonneville Speed Week 2024 – Day 1 and 2!

After licensing last year, Alex Taylor is back at Bonneville Speed Week for 2024 to see if she can set a record and get into the 200 mph club behind the wheel of the famed Turk and Freiburger Camaro....

Free LIVE Drag Racing From The Cornbelt Classic Cash Harvest Big Money Bracket Races At Cedar Falls Motorsports Park – $10,000 Friday

It’s time for more FREE live drag racing and that’s thanks to our friends at Gallstar TV who are bringing you all the live drag racing action this weekend from the Advantage RV Cash...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING FROM THE 34th ANNUAL WORLD SUPER PRO CHALLENGE – $5,000 Sunday!

It’s free drag racing time baby! Our friends at Drag Racer TV are bringing us free live streaming video all weekend from the World Super Pro Challenge at Mid Michigan Motorplex, and it started...

Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos – We’re On The Salt, And Racing Started Today! Hot Rods, Race Cars, And More On The Salt!

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) We’re back! I’ve been gone from the salt for the last couple of years, but I’m back baby! Today was the first day of racing on the salt and it started off...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Gaps, More Gaps, And Running Board Adjustments.

Custom metal work is a theme on this project! If you did the math I’d bet 80% of the sheetmetal on this project had been touched, shaped, or replaced. This is one cool project and you are going...

Abandoned Legendary MONSTER TRUCK! Will Derek Make It RUN AND DRIVE Again After A Decade?

Derek found a Monster Truck! How this whole thing went down will make you smile, and boy is it cool! This monster truck is old school as can be, but to have one in your yard that runs and does...

The World’s Worst Mustang Fastback Project: Getting This Thing Running After Sitting For 40 Years

Will it run? Does it matter? Here’s Part 2 of the attempt to save this pony car. This 1965 Mustang Fastback is horrible. I mean it is about as ugly and rough as they get. It cost just $500 and...

The Southeast Gassers Association Invades Kil-Kare Dragway, And The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Action Was Second To None!

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

Race Car Tech: Tim McAmis Makes Flush Mounting Your Rear Windows Clean and Simple. Here’s How, Plus More Things You Can Do With Them!

Quarter turn fasteners, aka Dzus fasteners, are about as race car as it gets. And they are super useful for all kinds of things. Whether it is holding body panels on, or floor pans, interior panels,...

Kyle Petty Drives His Dad Richard Petty’s 1970 Superbird at the Goodwood Festival of Speed! Part 1

A couple of weeks ago we shared the video of Kyle Petty and the crew at Petty Racing getting Richard’s 1970 Superbird ready for a little drive. If you missed it, use the link below, because...

This Fox Body Mercury Capri Runs 9’s On A Small Tire With A 302! This Thing Is 8,600 RPM All Motor Super Stock Greatness!

I’m a fan of NHRA Stock and Super Stock, and if you aren’t already, you will be once you watch this super rad little Fox Body Mercury Capri running 9’s with the front end way up in...

Car Feature: Chad Talks to Jim Wicks about the 1967 Shelby GT-350! This Is A Stunning Car, Plus Some Little Known Shelby Facts about the 1967!

Jim Wicks is something of a Shelby expert and like Chad says below, he knows his stuff and that means you will learn something every time you listen to him. Jim is talking about this 1967 Mustang GT...