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Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More! Doing It Up Canada Style!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)  Continuing with his Toronto Motorama traditions, Mike Brooks has visited the great white north for the Toronto Motorama again this year. We’re used to seeing Brooks...

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Ultimate Street Car Season Begins With Racing In Texas! Here’s Why Running Early In The Season Matters For Championship Pursuits

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series officially kicked off at G2 Motorsports Park in Anna, Texas. When the grid lined up, the...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Drill Taps: Are These Self Tapping Drill Bits The Tool You’ve Been Missing? Are These More Useful Than Any Other Drill Bits?

I’m a big fan of a good drill bit, like anyone else who’s having to drill holes. But there are some serious differences in bits, regardless of the price. With all the different coatings,...

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Vice Grip Garage Interior Rehab: Derek and His Wife Jess Restored Their Darts Interior On A BUDGET! Here’s How

Just because the parts are available doesn’t mean that doing an interior restoration on your favorite project is going to be cheap. With lots of options, from “custom” bolt in...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Door Cars, Pro Mod And More!

Here’s our last blast of photos from David Whealon, but we’ve got more galleries coming still! Use the link below to check out any of the photos you might have missed so far! (Photos by...

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Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Lowering, Rebuilt Suspension, Custom Fabrication, MORE!

In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert this long bed to a short bed. If you missed it, you can use the link below to check it out. In this second video there...

Newbern, Cotten, and Crew Tour The 2023 SEMA Show, A GTR Catches Fire, And More! Follow Along For The Fun!

The SEMA Show in Las Vegas is something special each and every year, as millions of square feet of convention center end up filled to the brim with cars, trucks, parts, and more. It’s an epic...

Bending Frame Rails The Hard Way And The Easy Way: Impossible, or just a lot of work? Bending Both Ways On A Single Frame Rail.

Bending rectangular tubing requires some special bending equipment, but even with that there is a “hard way” and an “easy way”. The hard way refers to bending it along the...

Who Makes The Best Flex Head Ratchet? Big Names? Small Names? Cheap Or Expensive? Let’s settle this!

I bought my first flex head ratchet a few years ago because I thought I needed one. The one I got wasn’t expensive, and isn’t great. LOL The flex head is too sloppy, so it never seems to...

BIG BORE VS BIG STROKE-372 VS 383-WHICH SBC STROKER DOES IT BEST? BONUS TEST-302 VS 347 FORD

Is big bore more important than a big stroke? Or are cubic inches cubic inches? In this video we’re going to see Richard Holdener test a big bore 372 vs a big stroke 383 to see if one is a...

Finnegan’s 632ci Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine is Trashed! What Has He Done In The Side Chick Race Boat?

Racing is fun, but sometimes it can be brutal too when parts aren’t cooperating with making things fast. Oh and don’t forget about the parts that get the race car, or in this case race...

LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Gets A New Hydraulic Clutch For The NV3500 And More

It’s kind of nice when you have a collection of Chevrolet trucks and SUVs that are sitting with their LS engines and transmissions just waiting to become donors for other projects, and that is...

GREEN, KALITTA, STANFIELD AND HERRERA CLOSE OUT 2023 WITH WINS AT IN-N-OUT BURGER NHRA FINALS

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 12, 2023) – Chad Green powered to his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, defeating Tim Wilkerson in the final round of the 58th...

John At NotStockPhoto Takes Us Through Dinos Git Down 2023 -The Best Truck Show Just Gets Better……and Bigger

Dino’s Git Down is one of the truck world’s most talked about events and one that started out as just a small gathering of buddies at Dino’s shop. It slowly grew over the years...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- Part 2: 2023 Edition: Photos and Results!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...

New Junkyard Inventory! Gasser Goodness! This 1938 Dodge Business Coupe Could Fulfill Your Gasser Dreams!

Chad Ehrlich’s Nobody Else’s Auto is the go to spot for bitchin old iron, parts, and projects, and this one that he just got in is really something special. This 1938 Dodge appears to...

The 1320Video Invitational Part 3: Elite 16 Class At The 1320video INVITE ONLY Elimination Roll Race

1320Video is back at it, with a new idea and something special for all of us 1320Video fans, as they put on their first Invitation Roll Race recently and have all the video to share with us now....

Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 2: Derek Is Building His Duster And Giving It Away! It Is ALIVE and it Sounds SO GOOD!

If you missed Part 1, use the link below to check it out and listen to how awesome the Duster sounds! It’s getting some muffler tests, which we totally approve of. Derek at Vice Grip Garage is...

HISTORIC Factory Drag Car – Arnie Beswick’s “SWISS CHEESE” Pontiac. Rare Beyond Rare And Cool As Hell

We’ve got another great Hot Rod Hoarder drag car feature right here and it is a special one. While everyone thinks that the current factory race cars are amazing, and they are from a...