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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack vs Ford Mustang Dark Horse: The State of The Muscle Car

I know there is no cool genuine V8 sound with the Charger Daytona, or any of the other insanely powerful electric cars and trucks available today, but sound aside do they keep up with today’s...

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Dallas Autorama Photos: We Hit One Of The Best Indoor Shows In Texas And Have TONS Of Photos To Share!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) It is car show weekend in Dallas, which means there were hot rods, muscle cars, customs, and trucks on display at Dallas’ Market Hall for Dallas Autorama...

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Featured Product: The Yost Sealed Back Mechanics Vice Has Big Clamping Power At An Affordable Price!

Is the New YOST HD Mechanics Vise the tool your shop is missing! I’ve been casually looking for a vise for the shop, and have been thinking I’ll buy something used and clean it up, but a...

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Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!

There is something special about these Ford Econoline E100 pickups. The Econoline vans are super rad too, but there is something really special about the pickups. I’ve known several people that...

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Grand National Roadster Show Photos: George Barris “King Of The Kustomizers” And Epic Trucks

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – The 75th annual Grand National Roadster Show demonstrated that the world of hot rodding and custom cars is as innovative and popular as ever. A record-setting...

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Alex Is Building a Hot Rod to Roadtrip! 🔥What Does Newbern Have To Do With This All Steel 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan?

I’m a big fan of the Tudor sedans and I love that Alex recently got this one for a fun driver project. If you want to know what is in store for this project, you’ll find out a bit in the...

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108 Photos: Today’s Pomona Swap Meet

Today’s Pomona Swap Meet started out a little slowly at 5:00 a.m. under a heavy overcast, but traffic picked up throughout the day. Even so, it was a little down in size overall and for the...

A New Race for $1,000 Cars

There’s a new race that’s going up against the 24 Hours of Lemons and Grassroots Motorsports‘ $2,00X Challenge in the world of super-dirt-cheap events: it’s the San Diego...

Clint: Gran Torino

The buzz on the new Clint Eastwood flick has been on automotive forums for months thanks to its title and co-star: Gran Torino. Yes, as is Ford. In case you had not seen the trailer yet, go here to...

Chad vs. Brian: 1,320 or 1,000 Feet?

Interestingly, both Chad and Brian handed in news items this week regarding the fact that the IHRA is going to hold the line at 1,320 feet for the Fuel cars while NHRA has whacked the track to 1,000...

SEMA Stands Up Against Scrappage Plans

The federal government and hot rodding are never two things we want to hear much about in the same sentence because it’s bound to make us lose our lunch. Thank God for SEMA. There’s a...

New Competition Series Instruments from Auto Meter

Remember when shift lights were a big deal? It was a major advancement and we wondered how things could get any better in the world of instrumentation and gauges for our junk. Over time, of course,...

Roadside Find: ’68 Dodge Power Wagon

We’re suckers for olive drab, so when we saw this military truck tucked into the rear of a neighborhood backyard, we decided to investigate. Here are the basics on this mean looking workhorse....

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Nardelli Hands it Off to Congress

Chrysler boss Bob Nardelli (shown) was in front of Congress on Thursday testifying about the poor health of the company he runs. During that testimony he basically told the government that he’d...

CraigsList Deal of the Week: Only $235,000!

Perhaps we should change the name of this column, because “deal” probably can’t be used in the context of this weeks’ pick. Just for kicks, we decided to search CraigsList...

This Weekend: John Force Holiday Car Show

On December 7th from 10am-4pm, John Force Racing will be holding its annual holiday car show. This is a great chance to get over to the Yorba Linda HQ of the winningest  professional drag racer...

IHRA Sticking With 1,320 Feet; NHRA Not

The IHRA is not going to follow the NHRA’s lead when it comes to the length of competition runs at its national events. The sanctioning body sent out a release Tuesday stating that its series...

69 Photos from the NHRA Twilight Cruise

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California, offers a Prolong-sponsored Twilight Cruise on Wednesday nights during the cruising season here in SoCal. That season ends for about 15...

Ted Cyr, First in the 7s, Dies

Ted Cyr, along with partner Bill Hopper, had one of the more successful drag racing teams in the country in the late ’50s and early ’60s. Cyr’s race wins included the 1958 NHRA...

Gearhead Destination: The Henry Ford

Dearborn, Michigan is home to The Henry Ford, billed as the most significant collection of the American Experience. Although we’d not call it a museum specifically aimed at the traditional...