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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The 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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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Swap Meet Stroll And Scores: Springfield, MO. Swap Meet 2023! Ozark Empire Fair Grounds – Lots of Goodies and Friends, old & new!

Our buddy Chad Ehrlich is back on the hunt for parts and that means it is SWAP MEET TIME!!! I love swap meets, in fact it is one of the things I miss a lot about California since there aren’t...

Influence and Impact E3 C-10 Truck History, 73-87 Squarebody, Resto-Mod Trucks For Days!

This new series from the guys at Auto Revolution is pretty darn cool! If you ever wondered how the C10 trucks you know and love came to be so influential in the custom truck and hot rod scene, and...

WILL THIS 5.0L FORD MAKE 535 HP? HOW TO: 535-HP 347 FORD STROKER POWER BUILD! SOLID ROLLER CAM SWAP AND MORE!

Stroker small-blocks are good, we all know that, but making 535 horsepower from just 347 cubic inches seems like a bit of a stretch to a lot of folks, especially when you are talking about a...

30 Minute Door Delete: QUICK And EASY 2 Door Conversion – Transforming An Ugly 4 Door Into A Sweet 2 Door!

If you haven’t seen a Tri-Five Chevy 2-Door conversion before, you are going to want to watch this to see just how easy it really can be. And if you have, then you are going to want to watch...

Lateral Head Pads For Your Roll Cage Keep You Safe, Comfortable, And Contained Which Is The Point!

While we are all familiar with head and neck restraints in racing of all kinds, and the dozens of brands of systems to protect us in front end impacts, one thing that people don’t often talk...

Syracuse Nationals Bonus Photos: Here’s Part 2 Of Jim Hrody’s Top 100 From The Show! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Hot Rods, And More!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Last week we shared our last gallery of photos from the Syracuse Nationals, but then Jim Hrody sent us his Top 100! Mike Brooks shot all kinds of photos that we shared, and if...

NEW RUSTOLEUM 5 IN 1 SPRAY PAINT TEST. APPLYING A $41 PAINT JOB THEN HEADING TO THE CAR SHOW!

Spray can paint jobs have been the rage the past several years, and so have Rustoleum enamel paint jobs where people buy a $12 can of Rustoleum, thin it, and then spray it like it is regular...

Garage Tech: 5 WAYS TO RUST PROOF Without Paint!!! CHEAP, FAST & LONG LASTING METHODS YOU CAN DO AT HOME

Considering all the other advancements in hot rodding and racing, it is kind of funny that fasteners haven’t changed much in the last 50 years with regard to rust proofing. The same could be...

Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 3

This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible. In...

FIRST DRIVE IN 60 YEARS! Driving the 1931 Duesenberg Model J for 1st time since the 1960’s!

This is the million-dollar barn find and it is finally on the road after 60 years! You heard that right, 60 years and this thing is finally seeing the road again. We love that this car has been saved...

5.3L LS VS 5.3L LT VS 5.3L LS/LT HYBRID-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? 500+ HP 5.3L SHOOTOUT-WHO WINS?

We talked about putting LT heads on an LS to make a hybrid of the two, but how does that stack up to an LS or an LT? Which 5.3 is the best one to build? I mean there are more and more L83 LT engines...

How It’s Done: Dipping And Chemical Stripping A 1966 GTO Body Of Paint AND Rust Is A Neat Process.

Dipping cars to remove paint and filler isn’t new, but the process has changed over the years for sure. In fact it isn’t just to get rid of paint anymore, but also to get rid of rust....

Syracuse Nationals Bonus Photos: Here’s Jim Hrody’s Top 100 From The Show! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Hot Rods, And More!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Last week we shared our last gallery of photos from the Syracuse Nationals, but then Jim Hrody sent us his Top 100! Mike Brooks shot all kinds of photos that we shared, and if...

Watch This Bitchin Front Engine Dragster Start Up On Methanol And Then Switch Over To Nitro! With Real Weedburner Headers!

When we used to cover the National Hot Rod Reunion, and the larger California Hot Rod Reunion, the Cacklefest was as popular as the racing was. With dozens of bitchin Nostalgia Dragsters and Altereds...