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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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1974 Dodge BIG BLOCK Shortbed Truck! A Mortske Budget Friendly Transformation Resulting In One Cool Mopar Muscle Truck!

A 1974 square body Dodge like this is always fun to see, but a grandpa owned ride like this isn’t very common anymore. I mean this thing was clean and grandpa perfect, and then Mortske got a...

John at Not Stock Photo Shows Us Around Murray Kustom Rods Fort Worth Texas – Whats in the Shop + Photoshoot with His Custom 61 Cadillac

John Jackson from Not Stock Photo has been shooting some pretty sexy cover shots and car features and that means being on location and getting the car from all the angles. While we dig John’s...

Featured Product: Simpson Off-Road Suspension Seats. Containment, Control, and Comfort From These High Tech But Affordable Seats.

These new suspension seats from Simpson are just what you need for your Side by Side, UTV, rock crawler, mud truck, or desert racer. With high strength, suspension, and containment there is no...

This 1961 Bel Air BUBBLE TOP was saved from CRUSHER by Puddin! Some assembly required!!!

While we love walking around wrecking yards full of classic cars, it’s almost cooler to walk around a normal late model wrecking yard and find some gem of a muscle car or classic hidden off in...

Sideways and Flying! Monza Plus Porsche 911 Race Car Plus Talent Equals Epic Video

An Italian race track, a German car, a British driver. As it turns out, that’s a magical combination for making a killer video and we bet that you will agree with us after seeing the footage...

Listen To The Awesome Noise Of The Famed Novi V8 Indy Car Engine In This 1963 Recording – So Cool!

This is a literal trip back in history. The other day I posted a photo of a Novi V8 on my Instagram page (@brianlohnes) and people went nuts over it. Basically two Offy four cylinders joined a common...

Cool Video: This Inside Look At A Formula 5000 Race Team In England Is Awesome – See The Car Built, Tested, and Raced!

We have run several videos featuring classic Formula 5000 cars over the last year or so. Formula 5000 is my favorite old class of open wheel cars. I think that they mix the great looks of 1970s era...

Fame And Terror At 200mph: This 1964 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Don Garlits Is Incredible

(Photo and excerpt from Sports Illustrated) – As a guy who like to read, there are few things out there that spin my crank harder than checking our old features in Sports Illustrated their...

Vice Grip Garage Christmas Special Video: We Almost ROLLED A School Bus While Riding FURNITURE ON WHEELS!

So you take a perfectly good school bus, remove all the seats, decorate the inside for Christmas, and then put a bunch of furniture in it and throw a Christmas party on wheels. What could possibly go...

Hot Rod Power Tour West With Newbern And The Gang. Hot Rods, Drag Racing, New Cars, And More!

All your favorite Motor Trend celebs were on hand for the inaugural Hot Rod Power Tour West and here is video fun from Newbern. He hung out with Freiburger, Dulcich, Lucky Costa, Cotten, And Alex...

Project Farm Is Featuring The 10 Worst Items Ever Tested? Let’s Find Out What They Are And How Bad They Were!

Project Farm and the Torque Test Channel are two of our favorite tool testing YouTube channels and we feature their videos pretty regularly because they are thorough and entertaining. But we all know...

Fireballs! Finnegan’s Day Of Track Testing Ends With A Car Burning To The Ground, But It Isn’t His Despite Blasphemi’s New Fire Breathing Ways.

Finnegan is back at  with some great testing in Blasphemi. With more power, a newly upgraded and rebuilt transmission, and some other cool upgrades, this sucker should be quicker and more consistent...

Rebeldryver’s Garage Tech – How To: Chevy/GM Truck CV Axle Replacement on a OBS 1990 Chevy K1500.

How many times have you jumped into a repair on your car or truck with virtually no clue on how to actually do it? I mean before YouTube you would have to just muddle through it using crappy photos...

Only Three Days Of Happy Holley Days Left! FEATURED DEALS: Check Out The Latest Deals On Holley EFI And More!

Holley Days is officially here! Save up to 20% on THOUSANDS of parts across 64 brands this holiday season! Every day we will feature new deals that you can save BIG on. Don’t wait though...