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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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LIVE RACING ACTION | Sepang | GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS 2026 Race 1 and 2

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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Who Makes The Best Jump Starter In 2023? Or Are Jumper Cables Better? Let’s Find Out Which Is More Useful

When I grew up, you had jumper cables in the trunk or under the seat of every car you owned. You hoped that you were usually using them to help someone else, and not because your battery was dead,...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!

(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...

Street Racing in the Midwest: 1320Video Shows Off A 1000hp Supra, A K-Swapped Mini, MONSTER EVO + MORE!

Earlier this week Kyle at 1320 Video made a Facebook post saying that he wished he appreciated what street racing was like 10 years go while he was in the middle of it. Not that street racing is good...

Customs 101: Bello’s Kustoms Puts A 1936 La Salle Grille On A 1936 Ford – Part 3: This Isn’t Just A Bolt On!

Here’s Part 3 of the La Salle grille swap, but if you missed Part 1 or 2 just use the link below to check it out too. This is one cool custom that the gang at Bellos Kustoms are putting together...

SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY

I’m a fan of a 400 cubic inch small block, because we have one in our ’66 Bel Air wagon and because it is the biggest Chevrolet Small-Block that you could get from the factory. But are...

Our Final Gallery Of Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: Drag Racing Action From The Duct Tape Drags At Tucson Dragway Continues!

Here’s our final gallery from the Duct Tape Drags, but if you missed any of the others, just click the link below! While all the extras that are going on during the Duct Tape Drags are cool,...

Big Money Bracket Racing: Great American USA $500K From Montgomery International Dragway – $40K Saturday

It’s $40,000 Saturday! Here’s another crazy money bracket race that is going to change someone’s life this weekend. But before the big money race on Friday, which pays $500,000 and...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: WDRA Summit Racing Equipment World Championship From Darlington Dragway – Saturday

It’s WDRA Drag Racing LIVE with their World Championships from Darlington Dragway. Watch all the action live Friday, Saturday, and Sunday right here! Video Description: The Summit Sportsman...

Even More Small Town Car Show Tour Photos: The Pioneer Village Car Show, Cruise, And Museum Tour By Scott Liggett

Here’s our final gallery from Scott Liggett’s visit to the Pioneer Village Show in Nebraska. If you missed any, use the link below to check them all out! (Words and Photos by Scott...

HOW TO: 700+ HP FOR ONLY $2700. BUILD A BACK-UP, NO PREP OR DRIFT LS RACE MOTOR FOR JUST $2700!

Yes you can make real power with an LS for almost no money! Is it going to be a “real race engine”? No. But if you treat it right it will be pretty reliable and will make your low buck...

More Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: Drag Racing Action From The Duct Tape Drags At Tucson Dragway Continues!

Even more drag racing photos! While all the extras that are going on during the Duct Tape Drags are cool, the drag racing action is what this event is named for and we’ve got lots of photos....

More Small Town Car Show Tour Photos: The Pioneer Village Car Show, Cruise, And Museum Tour By Scott Liggett

Here’s our fifth gallery from Scott Liggett’s visit to the Pioneer Village Show in Nebraska. (Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) As summer car show season was ending, we were pumped to...

The Flying Brick: The AMG V-8 Swapped Mercedes V-Class Van Holds Its Own At The Roll Races In Germany!

Well we have been at the sleeper game a long time here in the USA, we certainly don’t have a choke hold on it and this video is proof. Shot at an event being held at a small German airport, the...

Coolest Slant Six Powered Vehicle Ever In Action – The Chrysler Marsh Screw Amphibian

The Chrysler slant six engine has been used in every imaginable power role from forklifts to road racing cars and all the stuff in the middle but there is one vehicle you may not know about that used...