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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Mean 15 – Lohnes Picks His Favorite 15 Cars From The 2014 Bakersfield March Meet

The 2014 Bakersfield March Meet sure was an adventure and I’ll fill you in more on that in a different blog today. We had a great time at the event and of course thoroughly enjoyed bringing...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Evil Movie/TV Car Of Them All?

(By Bryan McTaggart) – In movies and television, the cars can become as much of a character than the humans, sometimes even more so. This we know well. And we know of numerous hero cars:...

Project Fat Lane Update: Tweaks and New Pieces Made On The Fairlane Before It Heads To Paint

The adventure of Project Fat Lane continues. The radical, blown drag car will be ready for Heavy Street competition and lots of testing before drag racing season kicks off here in New England in a...

Video: Vintage 1960s Motocross Video From England Shows Sport’s Roots

We probably should have known that what we now call motocross was born and developed in England before exploding into a worldwide activity. Motocross racing is a huge spectator draw all over the...

Size Matters Two Film Coming – We Have The Preview Video! Big Rig Bad-Assery

We all remember the awesome Size Matters video featuring the huge hot rodded Freightliner of Mike Ryan. Well as we told you in January, Ryan and a team had concocted a new video and were working to...

Gallery: The 2013 NSRA Nationals – A Look Back On A Bitchin’ Event, Tons Of Awesome Iron

(Photos and story by Doug Gregory) – Though it looked as if attendance for the 2013 NSRA Nationals was down a bit, the quality and variety of cars appeared to have not diminished.  High...

Radial Revenge Tour Invades Tulsa! X275 And MX235 Cars Standing On The Bumper!

We can’t wait to see this one folks. We’re fans of X275, and pretty much any other drag radial class, and when Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park announced that they were running three...

Sneak Preview: Marvel has a new Ghost Rider and he drives a Charger

Since Issue #5 of Marvel Spotlight, Ghost Rider has been astride the kind of chopper that would feel right at home in Easy Rider. But beginning this week, Marvel’s new Ghost Rider is piloting a...

2014 Great 8 From The Detroit Autorama – Photos Of All The Cars Here!

(Words and photos by Mac’s Motor City Garage) – Courtesy of our good buddies and fellow web warriors at Mac’s Motor City Garage,  here are the  Pirelli Great 8 finalists that will be...

Nutjob: The 2014 Z/28 Can Fly But Still Isn’t Worth $75,000

(Nutjob is a semi-regular item that Dave Nutting writes whenever he feels the need to rant about something. It often doesn’t make sense, but his doctors told us that it’s in our best interests to...

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Titanic Weekend Of Pro Mod Action Set For Gainesville – 28 Cars Entered At GatorNationals!

In March of 2001, the NHRA held the first ever Pro Mod exhibition at the Gatornationals. 13-years later and here we are again, the Pro Mods are still around and still a super exciting part of the...

Unknown Parts Guy: Dealing With The Species Known As The Mega-DB

I take a great pride in my work at the counter. It’s not glamorous, but it gets the job done. I get to help people with real and tangible problems as well as put my near-savant level of automotive...

Wild Video: Watch An RX7 Use An Altered As A Launch Ramp At A Drag Race In Australia

The shutdown area is one of the most dangerous places to be at a drag strip when cars are running. Logic would probably tell you that, right? After all, at that point on the course the cars are...

Check Out The Behind The Scenes Jeep Photos From Backroad Gold!

This Wednesday’s Backroad Gold episode featuring Corky Coker is going to be a good one. Brian’s going to lose his mind. This Jeep CJ5  may be the ultimate Jeep barn find. I...