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Day 6: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch All Of Their King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: The Every Man Challenge Is Today, Plus The Kids 170 Tonight! Here Is All Of Our King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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Nicole Baird’s Blue Ribbon 1932 Ford Roadster built by Squeeg’s Kustoms Win’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster At GNRS 2026!

This year’s cars that were competing for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster were as diverse as I’ve ever seen, and while I thought all of them were beautifully done cars, there were...

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WILL IT RUN? Freiburger Is Fighting Ants, Moss, a Possum, and Shag in His Junkyard Van So He Can Road Trip This Beast!

I’ve bought some pretty nasty vehicles before, but by far the worst of my life was the C4 Corvette that I bought to make into the Vette Hack test car and that later became the Vette Cart that...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Nailing the Tricky Rear Profile on Our ’32 Ford Roof Chop!

Now that the most delicate welding and fitting is done on the A Pillars, it is time for the final stage of this top chop. To finish this bad boy up, the rear side windows have to come together to...

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Grand National Roadster Show 2026 Photos Continue: More Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Trucks, and More!

We’ve got another gallery of fun photos! Check them out below. (Photos by Chad Reynolds) Our newest gallery of photos from the 2026 edition of the Grand National Roadster Show features awesome...

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Monday Time Killer: Craig’s Helper

Warning: disregard this post if you are a car-shopping junkie. This could turn you to junk for days as we reveal CraigsHelper.com, a site with the ability to search every single city and region...

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...