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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Bitchin’ Van? This Mr. Norm’s Custom Van Is 1970s Awesome And All Original

Grand Spaulding Dodge in Michigan, better known as Mr Norm’s in the hot rodding world, gained fame for their muscle car programs and tuning ability in the 1960s and early 1970s. When the EPA...

Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s JustRolledIntoTheShop

I’m headed out on a 2,000 mile road trip with Lohnes and Nutting at the ungodly hour of 2:00 am, so I’m writing this in the hopes that I don’t see anything like these photos on our...

Gallery: More Bonus Photos From The 2014 Detroit Autorama – Stuff You Have Not Seen Yet!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Hey, we know that the whole Autorama deal went down a little while back but the fact is that we got so many great photos from so many sources that we’re still...

Video: A Solemn Don Garlits Remembers His Amazing Wife Pat

One of the moments that will be forever locked into my mind from the 2014 NHRA Gatornationals was when the blow video, which was also part of the ESPN telecast of the race was played during pre-race...

Remembering Atomic Al: Steve Evans Interviews Al Hofmann Back in 1998

On March 20th, 2008 “Atomic” Al Hofmann passed away, leaving drag racing fans without one of the sport’s great grizzled anti-heroes. There are hundreds of great Al Hofmann stories...

Question Of The Day: If You Were Creating A Nostalgia Pro Stock Class, What Era Would You Lock Into?

So Chad and I have long been proponents of nostalgia pro stock as the next “big thing” in nostalgia drag racing. It has started to take root and there are a handful of cars out there. One...

Great Read: The Story Of Aeromotive And How One Guy With A Plan Started A Game Changing Company

One of the coolest things about the automotive aftermarket (in our opinion) is that so many of the major companies in the industry started due to to the vision, tenacity, and persistence of a single...

Barn Find: This 430 Lincoln Powered Ford Gasser Is Cooler Than Everything (Photos and Video)

BangShifter Chris Cabe gets all the credit in the world for this one as he forwarded us the link. This is a 1956 Ford powered by a 430ci Lincoln engine that has fuel injection, 13.5:1 compression,...

Epic Gallery: 1994 Popular Hot Rodding Nationals – Pinnacle Of Pro Street Perfection!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One week after picking up my new apple red, 1994 S-10 extended-cab I had already de-badged it, put lowering blocks in the rear, and done a couple other...

Here’s What Happens When You Blow The Landing Of A 300+ Foot Car Jumping Attempt – Yikes!

If the landing angle looks a little steep in the lead photo for the “flying” Mini, you’re right. That little bastard came in face first and driver Guerlain Chicherit went on a...

This Could Be The Most Punishing Burnout Ever: 9,600 RPM For Minutes!

We’ve showed you Aussie Daniel Blok’s sweet Valiant before. Blok uses the car in burnout competitions and what makes it radically different than the majority of other cars is that Daniel...

What The Hell Is This Thing, And What Was The Builder Thinking? At Least It’s Way Better Than The Vega!

I’m not 100%, but I think this car may have started out as an LTD or Galaxy. Regardless of what it started out as, there is a TON of work in this thing and some of it is done really well. The...

Hotchkis Sport Suspension NMCA West Autocross Series Kicks Off Next Weekend At Fontana!

In the greater LA area and looking for a way to have some big fun with your pro-touring car, muscle car, or sports car? Have we got a deal for you! Hotchkis Sport Suspension is running an autocross...

Robert Williams’ hot rod, lowbrow art is weird, wild stuff, man

There are a handful of people that have transcended hot rods and have become “respected” artists outside the world of cars. If you mention Coop, Big Daddy or Von Dutch, people outside our...