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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Can Paint Be Too Old To Polish? Or Can You Actually Shine Up A 1950’s Car With Original Paint? Dan From DD Speed Shop Gives It A Try!

When folks hear that a muscle car, classic, or classic truck has original paint it is usually a good thing. But we sometimes assume that original paint is still shiny and at least pretty good...

Barn Find 1968 Dodge Charger In A 5 Way Dirt Track Race! Finnegan And The Gang Punish The Death Metal Charger!

I know that people are always claiming things are the best, most fun, or most exciting whenever they post a YouTube video, but when Finnegan says this is the most fun he’s had in a car in a...

Wiring Problem Solver: Simplify Your Sniper 2 Install & Clean Up The Engine Bay With a Sniper EFI Power Distribution Module

When you ask folks what they are most hesitant about when it comes to an EFI installation, they usually say something about wiring and about tuning. Now that self tuning EFI systems are the norm,...

More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Nitro Photos: Wheels Up Racing Action From Charlotte, With Header Flames Galore!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Tortillas Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in...

Awesome Video: Ride On-Board With Jim Busby In A Porsche 962 At Riverside California Circa 1985

When the all-time book of bad ass cars is written, the Porsche 962 will be in the top 10 or at least it should be. This was a race car that debuted in 1984 and was still wining international races...

Stop Before You Kill Yourself Video: Dude Crashes Go Kart Hard Twice in Same Race

Well the driver featured in the video had to be sore as hell the day after he competed in this race! As you’ll see, he crashes violently not once, but twice into the same section of the wall on...

The Evans Auto-Railer Was A Bus And A Train That Unfortunately Went Nowhere

The idea of a vehicle that can both travel the rails and drive down the roads is not a foreign one for anyone who lives near a railroad track. There are service trucks that look like regular pickups...

Was The 1983 Dodge Charger 2.2 The Real First Step Back To Performance Cars At Chrysler?

That title sounds like some kind of s sick joke when you watch a video about a car that made 94hp but we think that it’s a truthful question to ask. Lee Iacocca saved Chrysler by building loads...

The Torque Test Channel Bought And Tested the New Universal Cordless Tool Battery for All Tool Brands – Is This The Game Changer We’ve All Been Looking For?

Cordless tools have become some of the most powerful and convenient in industries of all kinds. Clearly we care about the automotive enthusiasts and DIY crowd, but you can’t argue with the...

Steel Commander Superbike Race 1 at Road Atlanta 2024 – FULL RACE Video Showing Just How Nuts These Guys Really Are!

Road Atlanta is one of those road courses that people either seem to love or hate. Some drivers find it to be fast, fun, and exciting, with some interesting spots that test your nerve or skill, and...

ROLLER ROCKERS-DO THEY REALLY WORK? HOW TO: 350 SBC POWER MODS-TIMING, JETTING, SPACERS & ROCKERS. Which One Makes The Most Power?

Do roller rockers actually add horsepower? Or is there some other good reason to have them? If they free up horsepower robbing friction, is it worth the same or more power than tuning the engine with...

LIVE AND FREE: TB Promotions $100,000 Bracket Shootout From Bowling Green Kentucky – Saturday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000 Shootout! Video...

Watch The 1981 IMSA Kelly American Challenge Series From Lime Rock – Awesome Cars and Fender Banging Action

As much as Trans-Am cars get the credit for being a driving force behind the creation of the whole “pro touring” scene, we’d like to throw another idea at you. While the T/A...

Awesome Gearhead Americana Photos: Building Roads, Sawing Logs, Junkyards, More

The Library of Congress has a massive and public archive of photos and slides that they have digitized over the decades. There are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of photos and images. I went...