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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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The Inaugural Grand National Truck Show With Epic Haulers! We’ve Got The Photos!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show took place at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. It featured over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs of...

Show Photos: The 24th Cruisin’ For A Cure! An Epic Car Show and Cause! Check Out All Our Photos!

Our third gallery is below, and if you missed the first we’ve got a link that will get you there to see them all! (Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • In it’s 24th year, Cruisin’ for a Cure is...

LSFest Photos: It’s Back And Bigger Than Ever Before And We’ve Got Tons Of Photos From All Over The Show!

Here’s our fifth gallery of photos from Holley LSFest 2023, presented by eBayMotors. If you missed the first ones, don’t worry because there is a link below to check them out too! I’ve been the...

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova: FIRST DRIVE! – Trouble Free?… I Thought This Was DD Speed Shop.

Well folks, if you have been paying attention over the last week or so you’ve seen all the cool updates on this Chevy II Nova Gasser project from DD Speed Shop. This thing is legit cool, and all...

How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 3: Installing The Carb And Making Initial Adjustments For A Successful First Fire Up!

Here is Part 3 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! We’ve had good instruction and now it is time to put it on the car and adjust it to be ready to start for the first...

Who Makes The Best Center Punch? Automatic And Manual! Let’s Settle This! Snap On vs Starrett vs Proto And Many More!

I’m kind of picky about my center punches, and while I’ve owned a bunch of cheap ones, when you have a good one you kind of question why you didn’t get it sooner. I like both...

427 BBC CHEVY EXHAUST TEST-STOCK L72 VETTE MANIFOLDS VS LONG TUBE HEADERS. BONUS TEST-600-HP 427!!!

427 Big Block power baby. It’s muscle car engine goodness with Richard Holdener, and since we’re talking about Corvette power there are always opinions on what they really need to be the...

Part 3: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!

So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...

More Photos From Holley’s LSFest At Beech Bend Raceway Park. The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet!

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Holley LSFest 2023, presented by eBayMotors. If you missed the first three, don’t worry because there is a link below to check them out too! I’ve been...

More From The 24th Cruisin’ For A Cure! An Epic Car Show and Cause! Check Out All Our Photos!

Our second gallery is below, and if you missed the first we’ve got a link that will get you there to see them all! (Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • In it’s 24th year, Cruisin’ for a Cure is...

INCREDIBLE SAVE FROM DOUG KALITTA, PLUS TASCA, ASHLEY, ENDERS AND HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1 IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD AT PEP BOYS NHRA NATIONALS

READING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2023) – Bob Tasca III ended Funny Car qualifying in style on Saturday at Maple Grove Raceway, powering to the No. 1 position in front of a sellout crowd at the 38th annual...

FREE LIVESTREAM: The Original Million Dollar Bracket Race: The Million – Mickey Thompson Million Dollar – Friday

It’s time for the Million! This was the race that took big money bracket racing to a whole new level and did it a jillion years ago. If the car and entry count is right, it can be worth ONE...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – Beacon Dragway – Sunday

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at Deacon Dragway this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both door cars and dragsters, along with the Danny...

Wild Cash Days Video From Da Pad! New Orleans Street Racing At Its Best

Street Racing in New Orleans is a whole different kind of thing. These guys and gals race at a location called Da Pad and it is something to behold. Hell, they even have food trucks! Da Pad has been...