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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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That’s a Wrap: Veale/Brown Motorsports NHRA Joliet Divisional Wrap Up

The two-week-in-a-row marathon at Joliet, Illinois’ Route 66 Raceway is finished for 2009. Both Jeff and Andrew Veale stayed at the track in between events, buttoning up some things on the...

Event Coverage: 46 Photos from the Long Beach Swap Meet, 6/14/2009

The swap meet held in Long Beach, Califoria, by Topping Events is nearly as famous as the one in Pomona. I have to admit that I like this one much better than Pomona. Yes, it’s smaller in size,...

Barnstormin’: Finding Your Spot

My wife has this theory that everyone has a couple specific places, like actual, physical places that when you’re there, you simply belong. Normally such thinking lends me to ask her if...

A/Fuel Tech Part 4: The Nitro Dragster Clutch

This is Part 4 of our A/Fuel Dragster Tech Series. We started off with an introduction to injected nitro racing. In Part 2, you saw the crazy intake and fuel systems on the Fuel Hemi cars, and Part 3...

eBay Pick of the Week: 1981 Corvette Sleeper

This 1981 ‘Vette caught us totally off guard. After all, the cars of this era were saddled with weak suck small blocks that made 190 hp on their best day. Outwardly, this one appears to be a...

Event Coverage: 40 Photos from Danvers Ford car show

Here’s a gallery to start off your work week. It’s 40 photos from a local show we hung out at. It was hosted at Danvers Ford in Danvers, Massachusetts, and the show had a smattering of...

Cruising Van Nuys Blvd: It’s 1977 in San Fernando Valley Again.

300 plus muscle cars, street machines, and customs cruised Van Nuys Blvd in San Fernando Valley for the first time in decades, and we were there for all the action. What started as a grassroots...

Found! Lost Photos of Rusty’s Chassis Swap

Dudes!  We found some old pictures of Rusty, our 1956 Chevy Bel Air Wagon, as it was going together back in 2000. Chad’s Dad, Walt Reynolds, found them this week and sent them over. He’s...

Reminder: Tune in to Hear Lohnes, Nitro Funnies, Pro Mods, and More Tomorrow Night!

Lohnes didn’t want you guys and girls out there on the interwebs to forget that he’s going to be rocking the mic tomorrow night at New England Dragway for their “Funny Cars Under...

It’s Official: Ford to Build Another Batch of Cobra Jets in 2010!

We knew it was coming, but Ford Racing has made the official announcement that they will build another batch of bad ass Cobra Jet Mustangs for 2010. The initial success of the program seems to have...

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...