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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Recession? Parking Space Sells for 300K in Boston

Boston is easily the worst city in America to drive around. Urban planning didn’t exist when the roads were laid out in the 16 and 1700’s. Add to the face that most of the city has been...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: The Swedes are Going to Own Saab Again

This week’s Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink is a cause for celebration because it appears that Swedish boutique sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg is going to purchase the Saab brand...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1963 Cadillac Hearse/Ambulance

With all the fun the guys that built the 1962 Dodge Dart “Nun-Runner” Limo are having on the Power Tour, we got to thinking about alternative platforms for a hot rod toy. We found this...

Hot Rod Power Tour Media Blitz!

There’s tons of coverage flooding in from all over the web with respect to the Hot Rod Power Tour. We wish we were there in person, but the photos and videos are keeping us in the thick of the...

Our Friends Have Cool Junk: Charger Daytona Pro Mod Edition

We have some fast friends, not the least of which is Peter Farber. Pete is dedicated Mopar guy and has had some wild race cars over the years. This however, is the topper of them all. The culmination...

Wretched Excess: Twin Turbo Viper V10 Powered Wrangler

This one has the potential to pull the toupee off your head. Take a Jeep Wrangler and load it with a Viper engine packing twin turbos, rinse, lather, and repeat.  Think of this thing like a...

Carnage of the Week: Mud Truck Donuts Result in Fire

Blowing donuts in the snow is one of the few things that we dig about the winter. We’re sure these guys were having a blast as well. They were fooling around with their gigantic mud truck until...

Take a Hint: Survey Says 81% of People Want the Government Out of the Car Biz

Just in case you thought you were in the minority being uncomfortable with the government running GM, you’re not. A recent survey conducted by AutoPacific pretty much confirmed eight of the...

SEMA Does Its Best to Take the Edge Off of Clunkers Plan

Just minutes ago SEMA sent out a press release to detail the work they did in trying to lessen the blow of the “Cash for Clunkers” program that the government is hell bent on pushing upon...

Sand Drags Covered by the New York Times

We’ll take any motorsports coverage wer can these days, espcecially if it involves something outside of the mainstream bodies like NASCAR and the NHRA. The sand drags are about as close to...

Whitworth Collection to be Auctioned Off: Dozens of Incredible Cars on the Docket

This is the big one, quite literally the auction to end all auctions. Jungle Jim’s real Nova Funny Car, several of Ohio George’s race cars, a couple of real General Lees, the 1965 Dodge...

Powered Street Luge is Not for Wimps

First off we have to thank our pal Jay Spinella for the tip off on this. Powered street luge could be the craziest thing we have seen in a long while. The power isn’t coming from weed whacker...

NASCAR’s Wood Brothers Take in NHRA RT66 Nationals

The legendary Wood brothers of NASCAR fame recently attended their first NHRA drag race as guests of Bob Tasca III  at the NHRA RT66 Nationals that were contested last weekend. The brothers...

Website of the Week: Scads of Vintage IMSA Photos

IMSA was one hell of a racing series, especially when it rose to great heights in the 1980’s with the wild prototypes, and lots of factory money backing larger teams. The whole thing would come...