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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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Chevy Suburban Turns 75 Years Old; Doesn’t Look a Day Over 60

Yesterday, GM celebrated a neat milestone. The venerable Chevrolet Suburban turned 75 years-old and held onto the title of the longest continuously produced model in the USA. Undoubtedly you’ve...

Crazy eBay Find: 1987 Sport King Boaterhome

When we were tipped off to the auction of a 1987 Sport King Boaterhome on eBay, our first question was, “What the hell is a boaterhome?” The honest answer is, a boaterhome is the coolest...

Awesome Historic Video: The Story of the 1959 Corvette SS

Zora Arkus-Duntov holds a special place among the giants of hot rodding history. It was his famous memo about the burgeoning hot rod culture that spurred General Motors on to pay attention to those...

ProCharger World’s Fastest HEMI Challenge: June 4-6, Maple Grove Raceway

When the late-model Hemi engine hit the ground several years ago, lots of old guys and purists whined about combustion chamber shapes and other stuff that didn’t follow directly in the lineage...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Mildly Customized 1937 Packard 120 Truck

If this cool 1937 Packard 120 truck doesn’t turn your crank, you are suffering from some sort of mental gearhead shortcoming. This baby is packing loads of late 1930s styling with its swoopy...

Catastrophe: Beech Bend Raceway Suffers Massive Flooding

It is with a heavy heart that we report Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has suffered massive flooding due to the heavy storms that blasted the region in recent days. Photos have...

Breaking News: Is the Dodge Caliber going to be the next recall victim?

It appears the 2007 Dodge Caliber could be the next victim of UAS. Unintended Acceleration Syndrome, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, may be responsible for dozens of...

Legendary Smokey Yunick Chevelle on eBay

One of the coolest and most legendary stock cars to never run a race is for sale on eBay for the low, low price of $950,000. It is Smokey Yunick’s Chevelle that was entered at the 1968 Daytona...

Killer Old Video: Streamlining 1930’s Style

Today we complain loudly that cars pretty much look all the same. Sure, there are blips on the radar screen, but most of the stuff people use as general transportation has morphed into the same...

Drag Week 2010 Registration Open: Dates and Venues Announced

It’s put up or shut up time once again. Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week will once again be held in 2010 and they’ve opened the window for registration as well as announced the dates...

RacingJunk Find: A Huge by Large Chevy Mud Truck

After watching lots of YouTube videos showing big trucks pulling against each other, slogging through the mud, and jumping through the air, we decided to find one of our own. We did just that on...

Event Coverage: 347 Photos from Rod & Kulture Magazine’s DragFest 2010

After hearing about Dragfest for the past couple of years, we vowed not to miss it in 2010. Rod & Kulture magazine has been committed to putting on a real nostalgia drag race, with traditional...

Historic Drag Video: Mickey Thompson and Danny Ongais On Nitro in 1969

This is one of the coolest drag racing videos we’ve ever found. It features Mickey Thompson and Danny “On the Gas” Ongais during the 1969 season, racing the funny car that Thompson...

Good GM News: The Next Generation of Small Block V8s is in the Works

The Chevy small block isn’t dead. In fact, GM just announced that it will be putting more than $890 million into developing the engine and the facilities that will be producing it. Engine...