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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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RebelDryver Got A New Project Car! This 1977 Chevy Monza Is Going To Become A Drag And Drive Machine!

Our boy Scott Liggett is back with a new drag and drive project! After buying a 1950 Chevy coupe a year or two ago, and realizing it would be more work than he was really wanting to tackle, he sold...

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Better Than Rain-X?! Is This The Best Windshield Water Repellent Windshield Coating Ever? 10 Brands Tested!

I am a big fan of Rain-X. I own, and have owned, a few vehicles that don’t have windshield wipers at all and have found that if you apply it right and often enough it works wonders. I’ve...

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Our Final Gallery of 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, And So Much More!

Here’s gallery #4, our final gallery of PDRA East Coast Nationals action, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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The Wild 1981-1985 Era Of Formula One Cars Race At Monaco Again! 1980s F1 Gold at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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Zephyr Chop Part 5: How To CHOP Door Frames and Inner Structure WELDING Pillars 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion

Here’s another metal shaping update on the Lincoln Zephyr Chop and 2 door conversion that is going on at Make It Kustom. This time it is all about the door frames and inner structures and how to...

2023 PDRA Drag Wars GALOT Photo Coverage: As The PDRA Season Draws To A Close, The Action Gets Hotter

(Photos by David Whealon) – There’s a neat thing that happens when every racing season starts to come down to the wire. There’s points battles that heat up, drivers who step up their game to...

Part 6: Questionable Garage Engine Swapped A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! Doing What Has Never Been Done Before! Triple Crown Duster!

The final engine of three! Yep, it’s Coyote time! You read that right, three engines, same car, 4 weeks, three different events. And not just three different mopar engines. Nope, we’re...

How To Pump A Million And A Half Gallons Of Water Out Of Your Race Track: A $399.00 Harbor Freight Pump Vs. FLOODED Racetrack!

Ever wonder whether you can do a really big job with a relatively cheap tool? In this case the answer is a resounding YES YOU CAN! I mean if I needed to move a couple thousand gallons of water out of...

NHRA Has A New Title Sponsor: MISSION FOODS ENTERS MULTI-YEAR DEAL AS TITLE SPONSOR OF NHRA’S PREMIER PROFESSIONAL SERIES

It will come as no surprise to anyone who pays attention to NHRA Drag Racing that they are now going to be the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series. With huge integration in 2023 in the form of shootouts...

Will This Corvette RUN AND DRIVE 750 Miles After Being Forgotten For 20 Years? Derek Thinks He Can Make It Happen.

Derek is back at it, and he’s buying nothing but hard to start and drive cars and trucks that are far away from home. Because buying things close to home would be too easy and nowhere near as...

PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!

Boost, boost, baby, it can be the great equalizer! So how about a Pontiac 350 vs 400 test? These two are both good engines, but the 400 is getting harder to find and the 350s are still around. So...

LS Fest East 2023: Car Feature – Mikie Smith’s Mighty Mouse – 1973 Datsun 1200 Deluxe

Even if you aren’t a particular fan of the LS engine, you have to love some of the creative swaps that you see at Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green Kentucky. It’s awesome and...

Is the COPO 632 the GREATEST Factory Drag Car Ever Built? With All The Amazing Cars To Come Out Of The Big Three Can This Be THE One?

I sometimes get crap from fellow enthusiasts for saying that newer muscle cars are “better” than older muscle cars. It’s funny, since most of the people that argue with me on this...

Barn Find!1938 Ford Hot Rod Pickup! OHV V8 Power!! Abandoned For 48 Years! Will It Run?!?

Mortske is back at it, with a bitchin old Ford truck that has been sitting for 48 years, and he’s going to see if he can make it run and drive again. 48 years is a long time, but this truck is...

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...