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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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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...

Come See Us At New England Dragway This Saturday Night or Watch and Listen from Home!

This Saturday night, your favorite blogger, Brian Lohnes will be at New England Dragway in Epping, NH to announce the New England Dodge Dealers “Funny Cars Under the Stars” extravaganza....

Richard Petty Motorsports Releases Nine Employees; Cuts Pay

It seems that the trickle down effects from the Chrysler bankruptcy have already begun as the Associated Press is reporting that Richard Petty Motorsports has laid off nine employees and cut salaries...

Carl Long Speaks Out on NASCAR Fine

On Sunday night, NASCAR racer Carl Long appeard on SpeedTv’s show, Windtunnel with Dave Despain. In that appearance, Despain asked Long about his controversial, and massive penalty from NASCAR...

Book Review: Class of 2009: Manitoba’s Cruising Phenomenon in Pictures by Jordan Morningstar

Jordan Morningstar is a member of our forums here on the site and he is also the author and photographer behind the new release, “Class of 2009: Manitoba’s Cruising Phenomenon in...

That’s a Wrap: The Veale and Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster Weekend Wrap Up

This is a weekend wrap up from the A/Fuel dragster team of Veale and Brown Motorsports. These are the dudes who are running large by huge BS.com logos on their five second dragster this season...