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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Great Drag Video: Pro Stock Action Circa 1975 From Miami-Hollywood Speedway

We learned of this video from our friend Dawn Mazi-Hovsepain and it rules all! Shot at Miami Hollywood Speedway in 1975 it features some of the best Pro Stock drag racing footage of the era,...

In 1960 A Group Of Corvairs Drove From Chicago To Panama – This Film Shows The Insane Trip

This is completely and utterly mental. A few years ago we showed you the 1962 film of the Corviars crossing the so called “Darien Gap” which was a 99 mile jungle trail that served as a...

1980s Perfection: The Olds Aerotech Was An Incredible Engineering Exercise That Delivered The Goods!

It took a massive track in Texas and the legendary right foot of AJ Foyt but the Oldsmobile Aerotech set the world’s closed course speed record at an insane 257.123mph back in August of 1987....

Chamber Music: Watch And Listen To This 4.7L Maserati Indy V8 Make A Dyno Pull -Sounds Awesome!

No, it does not make 1,000hp. No, it does not rev to 10,000 RPM. This engine, which you are now ultimately confused about is not an engine that was raced at the Indy 500 rather it is a production...

Vintage Drag Wreckage Video: Dale Emery Goes for the Ride of His Life at Indy Circa 1977

Dale Emery’s backside darkened the seats of an amazing array of drag race cars during his long and storied career. The Texan drove everything from the Pure Hell fuel altered to slingshot fuel...

More Monster ‘Dozer Action – Check Out This 1950s Siamese Twin D8 Caterpillar! (Video)

(By Greg Rourke) – Brian recently showed us the Euclid TC-12 bulldozer. Apparently it was a nightmare as far as reliability. It turns out if you needed an XXL dozer in the early 50’s,...

Awesome History: The Twisted History Of The Porsche 924 Is A Story For The Ages

What we love about automotive history is that it has so many weird twists and turns, the fun stories are effectively endless. For instance, we had no idea that the Porsche 924 was actually born as a...

Pricelessly Cool: Watch The Incredible Process Of Printing An Inconel Header From Scratch – Amazing

Yes, we know. This process was really long. This process was incredibly expensive, complicated, and maybe unnecessarily complex but my goodness is it awesome. This is how Steph Papadakis Racing went...

Will This Tik Tok Brake Rotor Surfacing Hack Actually Work? Or Will It Rip Off All Kinds Of Important Junk?

We all laugh at the dumb stuff that we see on the internet, especially those that we “know” will never work and probably cause something or someone to be hurt. It’s human nature....

Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Is Making The Custom Firewall For The 1964 Toyota Stout Build

If you’ve never seen a Khaos Design video, then you are missing out on a woman who has some serious metal shaping and design skills. The most recent build she’s doing is a 1964 Toyota...

World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: WORST 1957 Chevy Is A Roller For The First Time In Years! – CHEAP Brakes And Suspension

We’ve been sharing all the build videos on this DD Speed Shop 1957 Chevrolet project and it’s getting close to done after a jillion hours of welding in dozens of free patch panels. But the...

First Wash: Cleaning an ABANDONED Dent Side Ford Bronco With 20 Years Of Moss and Spider Nests Is Amazingly Satisfying

This Bronco would be a total find if you are a classic Ford truck fan. After all, finding old hot rods, trucks, and classics in the woods, in barns, and in garages is always fun. If somebody like...

Carnage Video: Overinflating Car And Giant Truck Tires To The Point Of Exploding Using A 4500 psi Compressor

Exploding tires are no joke, but watching them explode certainly is fun. So when the folks that bring us the Hydraulic Press Channel brought this video of car and big truck tires exploding from too...

Truck Feature: The ‘Urban Cowboy’ – Roadster Shop’s Legend Series 1976 Chevy C10 Build Details And A Drive!

The Roadster Shop is known for bad ass pro-touring and hot rod chassis, and has been building some of the nicest restomod and pro-touring machines on the planet for several years now. Their builds...