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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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Pure Brutality: On-Board Video With Robby Gordon As He Goes Through Qualifying For King Of The Hammers

King of the Hammers may be over, and the livestream might have been awesome, but there are going to be a ton of great videos coming out in the next week as everyone puts their in-car and on-car...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Hacked Up Firewall In The 1938 Ford Convertible

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...

1,700 HP In first runs on the track! Liberty Chevelle SMASHES Expectations! – Sick Week Day 1 With Vice Grip Garage

Sick Week Day 1 baby! The car is there, and so is the Motion Race Truck, so here’s your first chance to see both of them on the track at the same time. What kind of surprises are in store for...

Sport Sedan 90s Style: This Motorweek Review Of The 1995 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG Is A Neat Slice Of History

The idea of a sports sedan is something that has been present and accounted for in the modern sense of the American automotive market for about 40 years at this point. The BMW M3 broke the mold, the...

Car and Track Classic Car Review: This Time It Is A 1969 429 4-bbl Ford LTD Getting Throttled Around The Track

A sobering dose of reality comes into clear focus when watching this 1969 429 4-bbl Ford LTD getting hammered around the track, doesn’t it? That reality is that while we all love to think back...

The Car That Would Be Kite: Don Garlits Spills The Beans On Swamp Rat 17 And Its Star-Crossed History

If you are going to make an omelette, you have to break a couple of eggs, right? Such is the nature of being an innovator and leader in motorsports technology. Don Garlits knows all about that life...

Vintage Video: This News Report From The 1981 AHRA World Finals Is Cool!

The spectator numbers are surely weird, the news reporter is a little confused, but this news report from the 1981 AHRA World Finals is awesome. Why? It shows all of the final rounds and includes...

The Twin-Turbo Cadillac is Back! Finnegan Is Fabricating Like A Mad Man To Get This Sucker Up And Running!

He’s back at it! Everyone has been busting his balls about finishing this Caddy build and nobody wants to be driving it more than Finnegan himself. So he’s been thrashing on tubing,...

Shop Tech: Building A Dream Welding Table With The Kelley’s. There Is Some Cool And Trick Stuff On This One!

I’ve built plenty of welding tables and workbenches and every single time I do, they get better. Each time you build one, or see one in someone else’s shop, it gives you ideas for how to...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Continue With More From The Suede Palace! Ultra Rad Traditional Hot Rods Of All Kinds.

Here’s our next gallery from the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. We’ve got tons more coming and will be sharing them all next week as well. This one here is from the Suede Palace,...

Here’s Our Final Gallery From The I-24 Lebanon Dragfest! This Drag Racing Car Show Was As Good As Ever. Photos And A Link To All Our Previous Galleries!

Here’s our last gallery from Joe Grippo, and we hope you’ve been looking at all of the other galleries as well. If not, use the link below to see them as well! But first, check out the...

2024 KING OF HAMMERS QUALIFYING WITH CASEY CURRIE, JUMPING BACK DOOR IN THE TROPHY JEEP

King of the Hammers was insane as always, and the boys at Currie certainly know how to be a part of the action. Qualifying for the race is always exciting and it is rare that we don’t see some...

Maybe Sketch Week Is More Appropriate! SIDEWAYS at 100MPH, Tesla with Twin Turbo BIG BLOCK, and MORE! | Sick Week Day 4

Sick Week 2024 is upon us and the official first four days of racing are now in the books. It’s been an interesting few days, with sketchy runs, sketchy track conditions, and competition that might...

Fun Big Rig Video: Jamming Gears in an Ultra Rare 1973 Dodge 900 Big Rig

Not many people remember that Detroit’s Big Three were heavily involved with the Big Rig business in the 1970s. Dodge was in the mix along with Ford and Chevy/GMC. In some sense, they were out...