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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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Movie Review: Black Air – The Buick Grand National Documentary

Like so many people, including the various enthusiasts and journalists featured in Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary I plainly remember the first time I rode in the Buick Grand...

PRI 2012 Featurette: The Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified Pulling Tractor – Four Blown Elephants!

Of all the booth vehicles that were on display at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, none drew a larger crowd than the Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified pulling tractor that’s campaigned by Rick and...

Racing Museum Gallery: A Tour Of The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing – Part One

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Located in the town of York Springs, Pennsylvania is the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. This is one of the great treasure collections in all of the country when it...

Show Gallery: More Aussie Coolness From The 2012 Uraidla Car Show!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – The hits just keep on coming! As we said yesterday, Darryl Daniels our main Aussie man on the scene just about blew out his shutter finger while at the 2012 Uraidla...

Chad Gets To Drive A Big Show NHRA Fuel Funny Car!

Chad Head that is. It was announced yesterday that Chad Head will be leaving Al-Anabi Racing to work at the Head family business and take over driving chores in the Head Racing Fuel Funny Car in NHRA...

Wounded Warriors Project Fundraising: By Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel

We’ve mentioned the efforts of Rob McGregor, his wife Tina, the crew from No-Limit, Black Widow Tuned Performance Exhaust, Ridetech, Goodguys, and more to raise money for the Wounded Warriors...

Event Coverage: SoCal’s Cruisin’ La Verne Holiday Car Show

While the rest of you poor suckers are getting snowed and iced in as we move into December, we Southern California residents are enjoying sunny weather and cruising our cars, because no place does...

Show Gallery: More Great Photos From Down Under At The Uraidla, Australia Car Show

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We’re back with another great load of photos from Darryl Daniels who attended an awesome car show in Uraidla, Australia last weekend. We’ll be unloading...

Barnstormin’: How The Word “Value” Turned Into A Swear At My House

It happened innocently enough. My six year old son Tom loves to watch the show Overhaulin’ so we were tuned in to one of the new episodes of the recently revived series. I like the show in...

Chevrolet Debuted New “SS” For NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Do You Care?

Apparently the guys at Chevrolet just debuted the new 2013 Chevrolet SS which will run in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and we weren’t even paying attention. Sorry. I have to admit it...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is A Race Car?

A few weeks ago our buddy James Crosby, who does some trick fabrication and design work for Ridetech, was on his way home from the Pleasanton Goodguys show behind the wheel of his 1990ish half-ton...

Video: Mario Andretti’s 1969 Can Am Engine Finds A Home In One Awesome ’69 Mustang

We aren’t making this stuff up. At the SEMA show this year the gang from BS Industries, who have to be good since they chose such a great name, debuted a killer 1969 Mustang that has a Boss 429...

Ebay Find: 2008 Cobra Jet Mustang #39 of 50. Never Raced… Bid Now

Did you miss out on a new FR500CJ Mustang when they came out in 2008 because you weren’t cool enough to get on the list? Or didn’t have the spare change in your piggy bank? Whatever the...

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Burnout Video: Camaro Makes Smoke. Girl Tries To Stop Smoke. Girl Fails.

This year sucked because we didn’t get to hang out with our buddy Kyle from 1320video. We are not going to allow that to happen in next year, and decided we would give you a dose of 1320video...