.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Will Ultra High Temps Cause Trouble For Competitiors?

There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving all over the country, you are seeing areas...

Read more

Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our First Day 2 Racing Gallery from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2...

Read more

The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! Swap Meet And Car Show Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest...

Read more

More FJ40 Custom Fabrication! This Beast Gets An ECM Install, Branik Links, Custom Cooler Mounts, and A Stereo Install.

When you start making real headway on a project the jobs get smaller and smaller, but no less significant. Shannon and Jess are back at it on the cool FJ40 project and that means many small things...

Read more

This Is The Ultimate Call Out Challenge! We’re Talking 3,000 Horsepower Diesel Trucks Battling It Out For Bragging Rights And More!

The 2026 Ultimate Callout Challenge was epic. The meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country  gathered in Indy to do battle on the dyno rollers, on the drag strip, and...

Read more

Video: The West Coast’s Largest All Ford Truck Show – The F100 Western Nationals 2026 Coverage Starts Here

We figured that if we were going to start sharing our Carlisle Ford Nationals photo coverage today, which is the largest all Ford show in the world, we might as well share the largest classic Ford...

Read more

 

ARP Expands Lineup Of Special Bolt Hole Cleaning Chaser Taps – Clean Threaded Holes Quick And Easy Without Damaging Threads

When you get ready to assemble an engine or it’s components, cleanliness is one of the most important things. Trash on surfaces can cause issues with how bearings sit, can send stuff through...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Sketchy Rear End & Slamming The 1938 Ford Like A Real Hot Rod

In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod that the guys at Iron Trap Garage found stashed away in an old garage, gave a first wash, and discovered had a seized engine. But lucky...

Mooneyes New Year’s Party At Irwindale Meant Sunny So Cal Weather Baby! Check Out The Photos!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Most people take their yearly vacations in the summertime, not us. My nice weather months (Spring, Summer, and Fall) are for racing and hitting up our many local...

Has Team Teal Given Up On Mechanics? What In The Fresh Hell Is THIS, Makita?

We love tools around here and are always waiting for the latest and greatest tool tests from our friends at the Torque Test Channel, but this one here is a disappointment that really does deserve the...

Hot Rod Jen Is Painting And Pinstriping A Skateboard Deck For The Great Texas Panel Jam At Dallas Autorama

Hot Rod Jen is back at it and we’re super excited that she’s starting up a new video series! I love checking out custom painting and pinstriping, and we’re going to get a taste of...

2024 Pittsburgh World of Wheels Photo Coverage: Here’s Our Final Gallery From This Great Indoor Show Plus A Link To The Others!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) Here’s Brooks fourth and final gallery, and if you missed the first three galleries this week, use the link below to check them out. The World of Wheels Car Shows have...

FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 2 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At Orlando Speed World Dragway – Friday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at Orlando Speed World Dragway. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up...

Junkyard Find: 1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup Truck, Custom Cab, 5 Window, Radio, Heater, GMC Engine & Tractor Tow Bar?

This old Chevy pickup is something else! Just another awesome junkyard find at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas. Chad is showing off another awesome piece of history with this one, and...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Still More To Do On The Full Custom Pickup Bed

Now that the pickup bed is nearly complete it is time to start working on all the other stuff that goes with it. We’re talking fuel tank mounts, filler, and all the details. This thing is super...

Tractor & Truck Pulling Gone WRONG! – Wild Rides, Wrecks, Fires & Mishaps! – 2023

If you haven’t been to a truck and tractor pulling event, or haven’t watched the videos from these events, then you might not know just how crazy the action can be. The carnage is real,...

Shredding At King Of The Hammers! Vaughn Gittin Jr. Tearing Up The Rocks And Sand In Johnson Valley

We’ve talked a lot about King of the Hammers and have shared lots of racing action over the past couple of weeks, but some of our favorite action to see is the highlight reels from different...

The 1993 Mustang Cobra Was An Attainable Hot Rod For 13 Year Old Me – Here’s A Video Road Test From ’93

I was fishing with my dad and sister on a bridge in Hingham, Massachusetts across from the court house. That’s when I heard a familiar sound a sound every gearhead kid knew in 1993. It was the...

This Vintage Lola Formula 5000 Car Crashes At Goodwood In The Snow!

A couple of weeks ago we showed a video of guys drag racing into very, very thick fog. There was a general furor about the safety of the racers and how they were allowing cars to be on the track in...

Crazy Video: Watch The Rear Suspension Of A Dirt Track Car Work – Wild Stuff

Race cars are awesome things and there are many reasons but one of our favorite reasons is the fact that they are all specialized tools. The theories and construction practices that make a great drag...