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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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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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More Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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John Jackson visits Squeeg’s Kustoms: Shop Tour, Projects, an insane Dodge A100, and photographing the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!

After missing it for a couple of years, it was good to be back at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in 2025. It was especially cool because the field of cars that were in contention for...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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Question of the Day: Have You Ever Owned a Car You Wanted to Set on Fire Out of Frustration?

After talking to a buddy who has been desperately trying to chase down an oil burning problem with his motor, I got to thinking about some of the cars I have owned in the past (or present) and what...

Totally Bitchin’ Video: The Story of a Dual Quad, Four Speed, 427 Powered 1964 Galaxie 500 XL

This video has been kicking around for a little while but we were recently reminded that we had never had it up here on the blog and that’s a crying shame. A simple, yet riveting video about a...

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CLICK HERE FOR REPLAY VIDEO OF THE 2013 SHAKEDOWN AT THE SUMMIT!

UPDATE: After many valiant comebacks, thousands of gallons in jet fuel, blood, sweat, and tears, the record breaking Shakedown at the Summit has been called due to rain. All purses will be split. We...

Watch This Nitro Soaked Video From Bakersfield That Absolutely Rules – Nothing Beats Nitro Cars Running At The Patch!

Les Mayhew and his Nitro America channel on YouTube rules the school when it comes to nostalgia drag racing videos. The dude is all over the place making high quality videos featuring front engine...

George Bignotti, Greatest Indy Crew Chief That Ever Lived – Dead At 97

We’re exceptionally late to you with the news of George Bignotti’s passing but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t dedicate some space to one of the greatest American wrenchers who...

Watch The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix Through Amazingly Clear Footage And Equally Awesome Sound – Fangio, Moss, Hawthorne, More!

Formula One cars have always represented the pinnacle of automotive engineering during their many respective iterations over the years. This film was made by the Shell Oil Company in 1955 as a...

2013 Rodders Journal Speed and Custom Car Reunion – More Photos!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we showed you the first of several batches of photos that Joe Grippo shot at the 2013 Rodders Journal Revival. The event is held at the famous Pimlico horse...

Killer Historic Video: California Motorcycle Hillclimbs of the 1930s and 1940s

Boy is this a neat trip back in time! These videos are awesome captures of motorcycle hillclimb events, held in California back in the 1930s and 1940s. The riders are decked out in cool old factory...

eBay Find: A Huge Pro Street 1976 Olds 442 With Awesome Paint, Big Olds Power, And Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Components!

What’s large and lovely and smells just like a dream? This mondo by huge 1976 Olds 442 pro street bruiser, that’s what! Fine, we’ll admit to not being that crazy about the hood...

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More Coolness, Weirdness, and Interesting Stuff From the 2013 Redneck Rumble – Big Gallery!

(Photos by Jeff Lee) – Last week we showed you some photos from the 2013 Redneck Rumble car show that went down in Lebanon, Tennessee. Well, Jeff Lee also attended the show and he blasted a ton...

Watch A Volvo Rally Car Suffer An Insane Multi-Roll Crash At A Rally In Finland (Multiple Videos)

Rally guys are totally nuts, we have long admitted that. When their courses aren’t lined with big trees or narrow walls to smash into, there are ditches, streams, and other obstacles designed...

Barnstormin’ – A Month Of Sundays (Plus Friday And Saturdays…And Some Weekdays, Too)

September was the longest, most fun, and most completely whacked out day of my life. You read that right…day. I was at or on the way to a racing facility 21 out of the 30 days of the month. My...

This Video Of Huckfest 2013 Will Make You Want To Buy A Desert Truck And Jump The Hell Out Of It – Fun In The Sand!

After talking with one of the guys who was at Huckfest this year and now seeing this video, I am pretty sure that BangShift will have to find a way to be there in 2014. How could we miss this?...

The 2013 Rodders Journal Speed And Custom Car Reunion – Another Incredible Show! Gallery Inside!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – They came from all over…Michigan, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, California, Nebraska to name a few. Tons of mini and not so mini road trips all ending at...