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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Drag and Drive Photos: Buckeye Skips 2026 – Day 1 Driver’s Meeting, Checkpoints, and Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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Our Final Gallery of Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Shop Tour Video: United by Trucks Visits Pennsylvania’s Hart Fab to Get A Look At What Makes Them Tick. This is UBT ON TOUR

I love shop tours. Who doesn’t? Seeing a hot rod or custom shop building cars and trucks is always fun to see, and when they do it right it is really fun to check out all their fabrication,...

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Laid On Its Balls! How This Custom NBS Went From Show To Scrap And Back To Life And On The Road!

This truck has got some interesting history and has lived a rough life but has been brought back to life in a big way. After being built, this truck lit the show world on fire as it was laid out on...

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How To Rebuild A Stromberg 97 Carburetor – With Tech Tips And Tricks

The Stromberg 97 is arguably the first carburetor ever produced that had aftermarket “hot rod” support. It’s the go-to traditional performance carburetor for traditional...

JUNKYARD BBC SHOOTOUT (STOCK & CAMMED) -GEN-6 7.4L 454 VS GEN-7 8.1L 496. WHO MAKES MORE POWER & TQ?

We all know that Richard has tested junkyard big blocks of all kinds, from various generations of the venerable 454 7.4L, to the newer 8.1L 496. He’s tested them all stock, with camshafts and...

Happy 4/21 – Let’s Celebrate The Mighty Pontiac 421 That Melted Tires From 1961-1966

 While most people associate Pontiac performance in the early part of the 1960s with the 389 there was another engine that truly proved to be the brand’s beast. The mighty Pontiac 421 was a...

Polishing Turds: Part 14 – The HED Real Good At Doin Stuff Channel Takes The Camaro Racing To See How Much Quicker It Really Is!

In this final episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the Camaro make passes with the newly polished engine. Let’s see just how good this thing moves with all the...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 19 Finishing The Patch Panels

So much work has gone into this step-by-step build of a channeled Model A sedan and we dig it. This thing was rough and needed way more patch panels than most might believe, and the patch panels are...

The Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster: Installing Rare 1950’s Quad Headlights on Model A Roadster!!

These super cool quad headlights that the Iron Trap guys installed on the Sweetheart Roadster are awesome! There is something special about them and I’ve never seen anything like them before....

How-To Build Aluminum Bomber Seats From Scratch! Bead Rolling And Dimple Die Metal Shaping

Bomber seats are a really cool addition to the right hot rod or truck, and come in so many different styles from fancy to simple. I’ve seen all kinds and love them, but when they have bead...

The Race Of Gentleman: More Vintage Hot Rod Drag Racing From FlaBob Airfield In Riverside California

(Photos by Wes Allison) If you haven’t been to a Race of Gentlemen event or seen coverage from one, you are missing out. These events are seriously rad because of the period-correct rides, the...

ABANDONED AMC GREMLIN: Will it Run After 32 Years??? Biggest Mouse Nests EVER!!!

Sally’s Speed Shop is back at it and looking to save a little AMC Gremlin from a fate worse than sitting. Hell, there are a jillion mice living in it and it hasn’t been on the road in 30...

How To Install Gen V LT-series Cam Bearings, Plus Tips and Tricks!

Jefferson is back at it with another cam bearing video. All of us that know him well are giving him a hard time about being the cam bearing guy, but nobody takes them more seriously so pay attention...

Is 1990s F1 Noise The Best F1 Noise? Listen To This 3.5L V10 Williams FW15 Attack Goodwood and Prove Us Wrong!

If there is one thing that defined Formula One for a generation of people like me when I was a kid, it was the sound. These were the race cars that sounded like none other. I could hear small engines...

The Race Of Gentleman: Vintage Hot Rod Drag Racing From FlaBob Airfield In Riverside California

If you haven’t been to a Race of Gentlemen event or seen coverage from one, you are missing out. These events are seriously rad because of the period-correct rides, the laid-back attitude of the...

NHRA Baby Gators Photos: Our Final Sportsman Drag Racing Gallery From Florida, With Links To All The Rest!

Here’s the final gallery from Grippo, and if you missed any of the previous galleries there is a link down below to check them out as well! He got great photos from Gainesville while enjoying...

Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Cutting Out And Chopping The Back Window

There has been a lot of progress, but now that the roofline and doors are the right size and shape it is obvious that some more tweaks are needed for the back window to look right. The original plan...