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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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More Australian Burnout Video: We Can’t Get Enough Of These Crazy Bastards and Why Aren’t Our New Cars Rear Wheel Drive?

I can’t help myself. I love the Australian burnout competitions. They seriously kick our asses, and I consider myself to be an expert in the area of smoking tires. And how in the hell is it...

Event Coverage: The 61st Annual Duryea Hill Climb in Reading Pennsylvania. Cobras, Vettes, Legends, and More

Our pal John Button was at the 61st Annual Duryea Hill Climb in Reading Pennsylvania this weekend and shot some cool photos of some interesting rides climbing the hill for fame and glory. This SCCA...

Event Coverage: Empire Nostalgia Gold Cup Drag Race. Once Again The Largest Gasser Gathering In The USA!

That’s what they say anyway! We believe them, and thanks to Tim Ostrander we’ve got some photos from last weekend’s Empire Nostalgia Gold Cup to share with you. The vast majority of...

1320 Video TX2K12 3-Hour Blu-Ray DVD: 1600 HP On The Street And On The Track!

The guys at 1320 Video have been bringing you the coolest on the edge, I can’t believe this is really going down, high horsepower video for years now, and have just released their first one,...

Event Coverage: HAMB Drags Wheelstands, Tire Smoke, and Wrenching Photos Thanks To Max Cackle

Check it out! Chris and Tera over at Max Cackle Photography were at this weekend’s H.A.M.B. Drags and sent over some photos for you to enjoy. If you haven’t been to the H.A.M.B. drags...

UPDATE: Lee Sicilio’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Runs 283 MPH, Gets The Record, But No 300 YET

Update Friday: Well it’s all over for Speed Week 2012, and Team Sicilio should be ultra proud of themselves. They came out with a brand new car and in less than a half dozen runs set a record...

Crash Test Video Bonanza: A Bunch of early 1980s Junk Gets Smashed to Bits

They don’t build ’em like they used to. Well actually they do, but only in China. This crash test footage from 1980 shows a Renault Le Car being walloped from behind at 35 mph. Pay close...

Insane Project Introduction: The Chicken Coupe – The Yin To Buford T Justice’s Yang

(Words and Photos by Matt Graves and Jon Clark) – (Editor’s Note – We got some flack when we decided to call our Caprice “Buford T Justice” because Buford drove Pontiacs...

eBay Find: A Custom Built Eight Wheel Drive Willys Jeep With Corvette Power and Eight Wheel Steering!

Sweet mother of insanely awesome creations! Unlike the disaster of a Mercury we showed you before, this Willys Jeep built by Ed Roth’s former right hand man Dick Cook is 100% awesome. Created...

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Craigslist Find: A 1982 Mercury Capri Custom Thing

You know it is going to be something good when the first line of the ad reads, “First off its not everyone cup of tea I understand that.” We’re glad he understands that because...

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Watch Larry Flynt’s Attorney Paul Cambria Run 8.88 In A Brand New COPO Camaro

Due to our Bonneville fixation this week we’re late on the trigger with this one. Paul Cambria may be the finest First Amendment lawyer in the United States, having argued several cases in...

Video: That Last Great American Jet Car Show As You’ve Never Seen It Before

Jet cars have been and will forever remain the drag strip owner/promoter’s greatest ally in the war regarding butts in seats. Simply put, nothing draws the general public into a strip like...

RacingJunk Find The Mother Load of 1930s Vintage Chevy/GM Steel – Traditional Rodder’s Dream World

If you own a hot rod shop that specializes in old school builds, do we have a deal for you! There is a guy in Billings, Montana selling the most amazing collection of stock, rusty, patina ridden,...

Question of the Day: What is the Weirdest Automotive Subculture?

The loose definition of “car guy” fits everyone from the dude swapping a blower onto his Chevelle to the kid putting spinner hubcaps onto his Honda. We’re all part of the car...