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Iron Trap Garage Video: Cummins Swapping A 1947 Ford Flatbed, Checking Out A 1934 Phaeton & Carlisle Prep!!

The Iron Trap Garage crew are at it, getting some work done and prepping for the upcoming Carlisle swap meet. The big job in this one is doing a Cummins swap on a cool 1947 Ford Flatbed pickup. This...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $15,000 Wednesday

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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Tool Testing: This $800 Snap-On Goes Up Against Every Price Ratcheting Wrenches To See Who’s Got The Best!

We run a lot of tool testing videos around here and many are expensive vs cheap tool comparisons. I’m not saying that every cheap tool is good, or that all expensive tools are overpriced, but I...

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Bustys Bar & Jukebox LoneStar Round Up Kick Off Party Video: Hot Rods, Customs, And More In Austin

We’ve shared a couple of Lone Star Roundup videos so far, and can tell you that it was a heck of a show as usual. Because this show has gotten so big over the years it has turned into not only...

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The Touring Car Race At The 83rd Goodwood Member’s Meet Could Be The Greatest Finish in Goodwood’s History! 2026 Win Percy Trophy Full Race

We’ve got some more cool video from Goodwood’s Member’s Meet 2026. This year the action was even better than ever, and the Touring Car race for the Win Percy Trophy was one of the...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – Time Trial Tuesday

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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With him or At Him?

Here’s a new item that will appear infrequently. It’s called “With him or At Him” and it will feature a car we come across in our travels that was obviously put together by...

Valvoline’s 300,000 mile Guarantee

Valvoline has announced an interesting new program for people that use Valvoline products that could result in your motor being guaranteed for 300,000 miles. Seriously. The aim of the program,...

Drag Strip Site up for Auction

In South Africa. It appears that the USA isn’t the only place that it seems to be impossible to erect a drag strip in. A business man, and drag racing enthusiast in South Africa set about...

eBay Pick of the Week: Amazingly Rare Halibrand Magnesium Wheels

These are the wheels that time forgot. Apparently inflation didn’t though. The auction on these babies is set to end tonight and unless you have a bunch of extra cash laying around or you...

A/Fuel Tech Part 3: Inside the Short-Block

So far in the A/Fuel tech series we’ve introduced you to the world of injected Fuel racing and shown you a little about the hardcore intake setup on these naturally aspirated Fuel Hemis....

Monday Time Killer: Drag Photos by Auto Imagery

Richard Shute and Dave Kommel have been photographing drag races for decades. Several years ago they combined their talents to form the company Auto Imagery Inc. and since then have established...

Barnstormin’: The Case Against Chrysler

Normally, this column runs on Monday afternoons, but seeing as how this is a breaking news topic and the entire subject matter may be rendered moot by the end of the day, we’ve broken with the...

Reminder: Hot Rod Magazine Sweepstakes for the 2010 Camaro SS Starts Now

The Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour starts today, as does the online entry of the sweepstakes where you can win a 2010 Camaro SS. You can enter from 8:00 am Central Time today until 7:00 pm Eastern Time...

Late Breaking Craisglist Goodness: Twin 392 Hemis for Sale in San Fran

We have to thank (or curse!) our pal Dave Wallace (www.hotrodnostalgia.com) for pointing us towards this pair of 392 Hemi engines that are being sold by a dude in San Francisco, California....

Man Transports Steer in Pontiac Grand Am

After the depressing news of the day, we thought it best to leave you with a smile on your face for the weekend. We could tell you that by hitting the link below you will see photos of a guy driving...

Shocker! GM and Chrysler Immune From Liability Suits After Bankruptcy?

This story shocked us. It has come to light during Congressional testimony by GM’s leader, Fritz Henderson that Chrysler and GM will essentially be immune to lawsuits from people injured or...

Friday Excuse to Go Home and Drink: Depression in Detroit

If this story from the Detroit News doesn’t force you to lock your office door and hit the local watering hole, your poolside cabana, or the bottle of Jagermeister in your lower desk drawer you...

Reminder: Hot Rods & Custom Stuff Garage Sale is Now

We warned you last week, and now it’s time to get in the car and go check out the Hot Rods & Custom Stuff garage sale in Escondido, California. Let us know how it went, since we’re...

Galpin Auto Sports Teams With the US Air Force on Two Wild Cars

If you needed proof that hot rodding and the car culture ain’t dead yet amongst the youth of America, the US Air Force contracted Southern California’s Galpin Auto Sports to build them...