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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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NY Times Editorial: Muscle Cars are Bad

In case you didn’t realize, the whole car hobby thing that we all know and love is kind of under attack. Nothing has weenie car haters all wound up more than the fact that all three domestic...

NASCAR Claims to Have Multiple Witnesses Against Mayfield; Court Date Set for Trial

The Charlotte Observer is reporting that NASCAR lawyers filed court papers stating that they have multiple witnesses available to testify that Jeremy Mayfield used meth on many occasions and...

Good Read: Racer Documents Red Tape in Dealing With Insurance From on Track Injuries

Steve Iverson is a life long drag racer who had the unfortunate luck to suffer a serious wreck (our illustrative photo does not depict thie wreck) during an NHRA event at Pacific Raceways in...

The Eastwood Company Launches New Brand of Hard Parts

The Eastwood Company is normally known for its restoration products, paint and body stuff, and tools that are hard to find. Now it is ready to move to the next level and start supplying its own brand...

Lutz Goes Out on Vacation Swinging at Ad Agencies

Bob Lutz has made his presence known in a major way in the marketing department and with GM’s myriad advertising agencies. Apparently at a meeting on July 14th, Lutz panned the recent work of...

Barnstormin’: Rooting for Mayfield or Against NASCAR?

Following every breaking tid-bit on the Jeremy Mayfield vs. NASCAR case, with the sanctioning body accusing the driver of meth use, has gotten me thinking about the whole situation and the way people...

Garlits Prepares to Kick Ass Again

Don Garlits is making a comeback of sorts. He’s got his Drag Pack Challenger finished and ready to go, according to a report on Ocala.com. After racing one of the cars at their debut last year...

NASCAR Claims Mayfield Lied To Court

The Associated Press has reported that NASCAR has filed documents with the U.S District Court accusing Jeremy Mayfield of lying to that court. This is the strongest offensive move NASCAR has made...

Wrecked 1969 Camaro! Kid Borrows Dad’s Keys, Does a 400-Foot Burnout, and Plows Trees

Let’s say your dad has a hot 1969 Camaro Pro Touring car and you’re a red-blooded American kid. Your parents go out for the evening and you decide to have a little fun. One kid in New...

Car Feature: GNRS-Winning 1955 Chevy Show Car

Steve and Lisa Caspary’s 1955 Chevy is a full-on, serious show car. So serious in fact, that the shoebox took first place in its category at the Grand National Roadster Show, one of the premier...

Raleigh, North Carolina, Cops Have a Z06. Don’t Speed There

If you are planning on doing some bad stuff and then running from the law to get away, we highly suggest that you skip Raleigh, North Carolina, as those boys are packing the hariest high-speed...

HIstoric “EPA” Superbird Restored; Opening Bid for Private Auction Sale is $3 Million

This is an odd car with some odd history. In essence it is the muscle car that ultimately brought an end to the muscle car era. This Superbird was owned by the EPA, was chocked full of testing...

Check Your Firesuit; SFI Decertifies Some Impact Firesuits

Admittedly we’re a little late in getting you this info, but Impact Racing products has had a couple of their firesuits decertified by SFI. This is bad news if you have one of those suits....

eBay Pick of the Week: 1962 LaBoa MKII Corvair Special

This week’s eBay Pick is a killer little one-off road racing car from 1962. Creativity was the word back then and this Corvair powered, tube chassis, stressed skin, Lotus lookalike is a great...