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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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Punisher Comic Issue ‘Hot Rods of Death’ To Hit Stands Soon

You’ll not be shocked to learn that we were comic book readers back in the day. Our primary character of choice was The Punisher. Why? He’s the ultimate example of the bad “good...

Wild Video: Dude Swallowed by Alky Funny Car

The luckiest dude in America is the guy who is standing in front of this Alky Funny Car when the car shoots forward and swallows him up inside the body. It appears to us that the driver was whacking...

Horrific Street Racing Wreck Decapitates Staten Island Man

A 20 year old man was decapitated during a horrifying crash induced by street racing down Bay Street in Staten Island, New York. A passenger in the car escaped with his life but was burned and...

Killer Drag Video: Peter Farber’s 6-Second, 1972 Dodge D100 Truck

Of all our looney friends, Peter Farber stands alone. He currently runs an awesome 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod, but the dude cut his teeth in the 1972 Dodge D100 truck featured in this video....

NHRA Unleashed at National Trail this weekend, plus more video.

NHRA’s new UnLeashed series is visiting Hebron Ohio’s National Trail Raceway this weekend for the 3rd UnLeashed event of 2010. If you are looking for some of the quickest and fastest...

Retro Gallery: Photos From Hot Rod Drag Week 2009

  As racers gear up their equipment for another grueling but awesome trip at Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors, we’re going to get you in the mood by walking you down memory...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala Factory Racer

With Hot Rod Drag Week coming up next week, we’re in door-slammer mode mentally. While shopping for the whip we would take on the tour, this real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala jumped out at us. The...

Wreck Video: Full Contact Aussie Road Racing

During our days announcing SCCA road races, one of the most fun classes to call was Spec Miata. What they lacked in power and speed they made up for in contact. It was Saturday Night Thunder with...

Hot Rod Drag Week is Coming, Sign Up Now! Gossip Inside!

Hot Rod Drag Week is just around the corner and if you are getting your heap ready to compete, you only have a couple days left to preregister! September 10th is the final day to save some cash by...

Video Bonanza: Duesenberg Drag Racing!

Recently the Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Festival of Speed went down in Indiana. The event was a historic gathering of the magnificent American machines and it also featured a Duesenberg drag race...

BangShift Barn Find: A Survivor 1968 Camaro From Ohio

These days it is rare for a “barn find” car to actually be found in a barn, but BangShift member Stiney did just that, scoring this totally awesome 1968 RS Camaro from an Ohio barn. Like...

Book Review: Legendary Corvettes by Randy Leffingwell – Photos by Dave Wendt

The Corvette certainly has a special place in American automotive history. As the only enduring American sports car, the Corvette has carried the Stars and Stripes in the road racing world since the...

Event Gallery: The Orange County Cruisin’ Association Labor Day Cruise 2010

The show and event galleries continue to stream in from our nationwide network of rogue agents. Earlier we took you to Lead East in New Jersey and now we’re headed to Orange County in sunny...

Event Gallery: Lead East 2010

Lead East continues to be one of the most fun, and full, car shows on the East Coast. Founded by Terry Cook to be a massive 1950s party, Lead East features not only cars, but events like a drive in...