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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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Monday Time Killer: Oddrods.com

B.K. Taylor started sending drawings of his odd, hot rod loving monsters out to publishers and other outlets while still in school back in 1969. According to the history on the Oddrods.com site, the...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Even Newsweek Thinks That Cash For Clunkers Sucks

Many times we’re frustrated by the way business is conducted by the government. The recently passed Cash for Clunkers program seems to have broken in the car enthusiast’s favor though,...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Tiny Drag Racing Van

We consider ourselves pretty well tuned in to the drag racing world. The fact that we knew nothing of the existence of this tiny little drag racing van makes us question everything about ourselves. I...

Totally Cool 2/3 Scale 1957 Chevy to be Auctioned by RM

To answer your first question, this car does run and drive. It actually sits two people, in theory anyway. This 2/3 scale 1957 Chevy was designed by Dave Deal and built for the Revell model company...

Roadside Find: 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe

BangShift.com forum member Tony (Caveman) spotted this hella cool 1950 Plymouth business coupe while visiting a local motorcycle dealer. It took him all of thirty seconds to forget about the...

Video of the Week: In-Car Camera of an Evil Rollover at Willow Springs

Running around a road course is fickle business. One second you’re feeling like Fangio and the next you are feeling like one of the flying Walendas as your race car hurtles through the air....

Great Gearhead Story: Torture with a Slant Six Intake Swap

If you are regular readers of the CarDomain blog like we are, you are undoubtedly familiar with the exploits of David Belau, the guy who has been doing some really neat stuff to his Dodge Dart....

NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise Coverage 7/2009

The first Wednesday of every month between April and December means Twilight Cruise Night at the NHRA Motorsports Museum. We were there to check out all the action, and to bring you a photo gallery...

A Note From Andy Granatelli

 Andy Granatelli’s bust will be carved into the Mt. Rushmore of speed when it’s all said and done. The guy is a living legend. Anyone who dominated the the Indy 500 so hard that he...

Camaro Outsells Mustang in June

It is being widely reported that the Camaro has outsold the Mustang for the first time since 1993. It was a volume difference of just 2,000 cars, but it shows that the Camaro, despite the horrible...

NASCAR Says: Mayfield Tested Positive for Meth

The announcement from NASCAR that Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for meth use came on the court house steps in Charlotte, North Carolina. Spokesman Ramsey Poston said, “We will prove beyond a...

The Sniper Lives: Twin Turbo, Viper V10 Powered Mustang Caught on Tape!

Call it project Sniper, project Nitemare, or just bat poop crazy, but Scott Vanderschoor’s twin-turbo, Viper V10 powered Mustang project has officially transitioned from garage-bound dream to...

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GoodGuys Nashville Coverage from Ridetech.com!

As we told you last week, when the guys over at Air Ride Technologies are not in the shop fabricating the highest quality, best performing suspension systems in the business, they are out attending...

It Came From the Fab Shop: The Handmade Jeep

(By Loren Krussow) – This column is usually more about having fun than getting work done. We don’t want to forget to make some of the free time around the shop fun. Whether pressing...