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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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Mastering Hot Rod Basics: SETUP and LOUVERING a 90-Year-Old Hot Rod With 270 Louvers!

One of hot roddings most visually iconic body mods are louvers, and boy are they cool. I own a couple things with louvers and can tell you that they look awesome and get everyone’s attention....

Steve Magnante Truck Week Junkyard Finds Continue. Truck Week Feature #24 – The Ford Courier That Proved Who Was Smart

Here’s the twenty fourth video of Steve’s Truck series! This time it’s all about the cute little Ford Courier, a rebadged Mazda B-Series that proved there were some smart people handling...

This McCulloch Promotional Film From 1961 Is Awesome And Stars The Late Don Knotts!

Everything about this video is awesome. From the sound of the angry McCulloch racing engines, the goofy coolness of Don Knotts, the race footage shown, and the fact that it was made to help McCulloch...

Turbo Weirdo: The 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Was One Of The Seemingly Rogue PerFormance Cars of GM’s 1980s

The saddest thing about the 1980s and GM was that the things that had made them a global colossus and were seen as their greatest strengths just 20 years before turned into giant negatives for the...

Video of Zen: Watch This Guy Restore An Old Hitachi Drill In Time Lapse – Neat!

We hear it all too much. We hear it every day. We live in a disposable age now. No one fixes TV sets anymore. It’s hell to find parts to fix your appliances. The mantra is simply to just...

Video Perfection: Take A Look At A Screaming Formula 5000 Car From 1970 – Open Wheel, Small Block Perfection

(Video credit: Clay Simon YouTube Channel) – We have gushed over Formula 5000, we have showed you old Formula 5000 cars on eBay, and we have even showed you old Formula 5000 video with James...

DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?

Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...

ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 | Part 2 -Classic Truck Interior Overhaul!

Part 2 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed Part 1 we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about the interior and that means...

Introducing RacePak Dash Displays Available in 6.86″ and 12.3″ size options. Big Digital Screens That Looks Bad Ass!

With the huge success of Holley’s trick digital dashes, and tons of their Racepak customers pressuring them for their own, it was just a matter of time before we’d see a fully...

Lone Star Throwdown Photos 2024: Custom Trucks, Cars, And More From This Bad Ass Must Attend Show.

More Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show photos baby! And if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link below to check them out too. (Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star...

Video: This Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Trip Hammer Is Awesome Overkill

Trip hammers are cool machines designed to literally smash and bash whatever is placed in them flat. In the case of this video it appears to be a thick piece of solid steel bar stock that gets...

Video: Ever Wondered How A Full Floating Rear Axle Worked? This 1936 Chevy Film Explains It Wonderfully!

It is a term that you have heard a million times. The “full floating” rear axle. Maybe you know what it is and maybe you don’t. No biggie if you do not know what it means, you get...

Video: Let’s Go Jag Hunting Inside An Amazing 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB With Its Screaming V12

Last week we showed you an awesome 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB racing at Goodwood. We talked about a car worth 10s of millions of dollars being beaten on and driven in the way that Enzo Ferrari planned...

Vintage Drag Racing Film: Santa Pod Circa 1978 With Rocket Funny Cars, Hot Rods, and The End Of The Last Top Fuel Slingshot

Having had the chance to hang out with some dedicated drag racing fans from the UK at the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend, I have had Santa Pod on my mind this week. The place has loads of awesome...