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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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GM Claims ZL1 Camaro Will Be Faster Than Mustang GT 500 Despite Horsepower Defecit

The Mustang/Camaro cat fight is heating up with GM’s recent claims that the ZL1 Camaro, despite what will amount to a 70hp disadvantage, will sprint to 60mph quicker than the upcoming 650hp...

Wild Video: Helmet-Cam Video of a Dirt Bike Rider Scaling a Mountain

Tiny HD sports/action cameras have truly revolutionized the way us gearheads get to experience the triumphs and follies of our fellow brothers in arms. With companies like ReplayXD cranking out...

eBay Find: A Homebuilt, Old School Monster Truck That Could Crush Marriages and Relationships in a Single Bound

You all know my history of being very hung up on cool, old, big trucks. Even I know there is a limit to what can be drug home to Chez Lohnes and this big ol’ Chevy monster truck is way beyond...

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MPMC Parts Spotlight: Lunati Signature Series Connecting Rods

We are suckers for cool parts, which is why we always dig the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but our favorite show has to be SEMA’s Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Conference that we are...

Caption This Photo: A Cheech and Chong Looking SUV

Yesterday I posted the photo sequence of Chad burning the tires off of our rental car at Palm Beach International Raceway. Because he did the burnout with the air conditioner on accidentally, the van...

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Drag Video: Running 8.70s with a Turbocharged and Nitrous Injected 1.8L Motor!

It seems like we’re on an Aussie drag racing video kick, but bitchin’ stuff keeps jumping off the computer screen at us. Since the whole seasons thing is a swap with the southern...

Crash Video: The Shortest New Vehicle Demonstration in History

If your Tuesday is sucking, just realize that you are having a better day than the guy driving this zooted up Lexus as a Toko, Japan auto show. The plan was to have this car go out and impress the...

Lucas Oil one step closer to taking over the world. Sponsoring UK Based Top Fuel Dragster.

Lucas Oil Products seems to be involved in everything that is cool in the world, and we can’t fault them for it. Now, in a move to increase their presence in Europe, they have signed on as...

Cruise Gallery: A Mid-Winter Hot Rod Gathering at a Secret Location in PA

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – We’re whisking you back up to PA electronically for this gallery from PA-based photo contributor Doug Garrison. A few weeks back, Doug went and hung out with a...

Order MSD’s Atomic EFI by March 31st and Get an MSD 6A Ignition FREE!

When the guys at MSD announced their new entry-level self-tuning Atomic EFI at the 2011 SEMA Show the buzz was huge. Not only did they debut it at a killer suite in the Las Vegas Hilton, but the...

The Kemah, Texas Cruise January 2012

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While Grippo was spending his time at the indoor car show in snowy and cold Pennsylvania, Texas photo contributor Charles Wickam hit the Kemah, Texas Cruise in the...

Show Gallery: 2012 Len Sammons Motorsports Expo

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Len Sammon’s Annual Northeast Motorsports Ice-Breaker is a boon to the motorsports community in PA. The middle of winter is a good time for racers to start...

Video: 48 Hour Camaro Shop Tour at U.S. Radiator with Chad

When we were planning the build on the 48 Hour Camaro, we had some of the best companies in the aftermarket supplying parts. Companies like GearVendors, MSD, Holley, Lingenfelter, Ridetech, BFG, etc....

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Dates and Locations Announced for Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012

The waiting is over because our pals at Hot Rod Magazine have announced the dates and tracks for Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012 and they include the now traditional mix of larger and smaller...