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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Crazy Video: A Morgan Gets Rear Ended Hardcore By A Peugeot Driver While Leaving A Car Show

Well this is bad but it could have been exponentially worse! In this video you see the moment when a Morgan gets rear ended by a Peugeot while trying to pull out of a car show. We’re not sure...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Stick Shift – The Duals (1961)

The instrumental is a pretty foreign thing to radio waves these days. Back in the late 1950s and into the 1960s there were plenty of surf and hot rod themed instrumentals coming over the airwaves....

NHRA Gator Nationals Qualifying Results And Highlight Video! B. FORCE, CAPPS, COUGHLIN AND HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 11, 2023) – Top Fuel’s Josh Hart picked up the victory in the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout on Saturday at this weekend’s 54th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA...

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photos! Muscle Cars, Customs, Trucks, And More From Texas Motor Speedway

The Goodguys Rod and Custom Association is back for another great weekend of hot rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks and more at Texas Motor Speedway just north of Fort Worth Texas. The Texas Goodguys...

World Of Wheels Photos From Milwaukee: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More

Here’s our third gallery of photos from this great show, and there are some cool cars on hand. If you missed any of Jim’s photos so far, there is a link below to check them all out. Jim...

Lone Star Throwdown 2023: Our Final Gallery From This Epic Celebration Of Everything Truck In Texas

Here’s our last gallery of photos from Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe. Man this show was as epic as ever this year, and further fueled my need to get going on some of my truck projects this...

March Meet 2023 Photos: Historic Race Cars And More From The Grove

Our seventh gallery from the March Meet is made up of some of the great historic race cars and show cars that are on display in the grove, and throughout the event. The grove is a dedicated area...

2023 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: Custom Cars, Trucks, Vans, And More From Detroit!

Here’s our final gallery from the Detroit Autorama! If you haven’t been checking out our Detroit Autorama photo galleries, then you are missing out. As usual, there were a jillion killer...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?

Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...

NHRA Heritage Series Opens At The 65th March Meet, Cottrell Repeats, Whynaught Redeems And Stafford Finally Wins In Nitro Pro Comp!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The Good Vibrations 65th March Meet, one of the oldest drag racing events on anyones calendar, showed off great performances and plaguing weather fronts that started...

2023 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: More Bitchin Cars And Trucks From The Nation’s Most Famous Indoor Show

If you haven’t been checking out our Detroit Autorama photo galleries, then you are missing out. As usual, there were a jillion killer rides on hand. Check out all this cool stuff that was on...

March Meet 2023 Photos: More Nostalgia Funny Cars!

Our sixth gallery from the March Meet is all about funny cars again, and man are they cool. We’ve got it all and it’s right here to check out. Wes nailed it, and if you have missed any...

OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car At Thunderhill. No Thunder, But Plenty Of Lightning-Fast Cars!

Some say Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, California is straight out of a Microsoft startup photo, but when OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts came...

Lone Star Throwdown 2023: Custom Trucks Of Every Shape And Size Invaded Conroe Texas!

No matter what you like in the truck world, there were a bunch of examples on display at Lone Star Throwdown. We had a great time and know you will too once you check out these photos. If...