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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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Website of the Week: TyroneMalone.net

We live in a gearhead world where the idea of a high-performance diesel-powered truck is second nature, but such was not always the case. Tyrone Malone can rightfully be called one of the pioneers of...

Aussie Driver Has Car Confiscated for Posting Burnout Vids on Facebook

An Australian driver has had his car taken by police after posting photos and video of himself doing burnouts on a public road. Tough “Anti-Hoon” laws have been inacted to combat bad,...

Goodwood Festival of Speed Coverage from Autoblog

Another year, and another year we were not at the Goodwood Festival Speed in England. It’s one of the coolest gearhead events on the planet, bringing together cars and people from all over the...

Photo Gallery: Burbank Bob’s Big Boy Cruise Night, 7/3/2009

The Burbank Bob’s Big Boy is the cruising hub of SoCal’s San ernando Valley and has been the spot to hang out on Friday night’s for decades. There’s probably not a better...

Dale Coyne Wins First Race in 558th Start

It’s the best story in motorsports and it will be for the whole of the 2009 season, and chances are you’ve never even heard about it. Dale Coyne Racing’s win at last weekend’s...

NASCAR/Mayfield Case Heads to Federal Court

It ain’t over yet. NASCAR has gone before a Federal Judge seeking to uphold their competition ban of Jeremy Mayfield that was lifted by a lower court judge. With the introduction of this case...

Chrysler Executive Promoted, Quits

Andreas Schell, a top Chrysler executive and the man who was to oversee the development of the small car program for the company and who also held the title, Chief of Innovation and Pre-Program...

Barnstormin’: Dollars and Sense

I pride myself on having a very even temperament, decent analytical skills, and the ability to make sound decisions about stuff. The problem is that all those things go out the window the second a...

Paul “Scooter” Brothers Elected as SEMA Chairman Elect

SEMA is an organization that is already vital to our hobby, but it will become even moreso as the pressures on the aftermarket, high-performance industry, and racing industry continue to mount....

Mopar Wrecking Yard Nirvana Has Been Located

Darr Hawthorne (pictured) of MoparMax.com online magazine was returning to his LA digs with a project car when he stumbled upon a junkyard that had a slight lean towards Mopars. Seeing as the...

Minnesota Cops Confiscate and Sell Drunk Drivers’ Hot Rod

Drunk driving is serious business, and in Minnesota, they treat it as such. Jerry Lee Smith was picked up for his fifth DWI since 1983 while operating his 1939 Ford Coupe. The cops took it and sold...

eBay Pick of the Week: Big Block ’69 Corvette SCCA Racer

Road Racing Corvettes have a special place in our gear-oil-pumping hearts. Especially those of the big-block variety. This car has a competition history and was recently restored by its owner who...

West Virginia Airport Drags Explode in Popularity

With lots of communities trying to figure out what to do with a street racing problem, it is cool to see a town that has the sense to back a good program to combat it, and even cooler to see that...

Cool Original Owner AMX Road Racer Put Back on the Track

Some cars seem to be destined to lead charmed lives. Take this neat 1968 AMX that was bought new, street driven for four years and then turned into a road racing machine. After sitting for 20 years,...