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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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American Truck Historical Society Show Coverage: Our Final Gallery Of Amazing Classic Trucks

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the ATHS convention and truck show. Check them out below and if you missed any of our other photos then use the link below to see them too! This is one...

Tri-Five And Classics Wrecking Yard Auction Photos: I Wanted It All! Luckily, Cooler Heads Prevailed

Here’s our final gallery! Last weekend we went to the town of West Texas for an auction that was pretty incredible. Located at an iconic spot on I35, just south of town, the site had been the talk...

SEMA Battle of the Builders TV Special Premieres This Morning, January 28

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2023) – All-new, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews from the newest SEMA Battle of Builders competition will premiere on January 28, 2023, at 9:00 am...

2023 Pittsburgh World of Wheels Photo Coverage: Our Photos From This Iconic Show Start Here

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The World of Wheels Car Shows have been around for decades and are often the only connection to hot rods and racing, outside of someone’s garage, that goes on during the...

Paint It, Put It Back Together, And Wheel It! Getting The Jeep Back Together To Go On A Wheelin’ Trip Dirthead Style

Dirthead Dave’s yellow Jeep YJ has been sitting for too long, and it’s time to get it back out on the trail. In order to do that, it needs a couple fixes, some paint, and some prep in...

American Truck Historical Society Show Coverage: More Classic Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes On Display

We’ve got another great gallery of photos from the ATHS convention and truck show. Check them out below and if you missed any of our other photos then use the link below to see them too! This...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Blending Old & New Lacquer Paint For A Perfectly Sh*tty Paint Job!!

Patina is something that a car or truck earns for its years of service, and when it is good it is something special. But what if you have a car that has needed some rust repair or needs a replacement...

Auction Photos: Project After Project Just Waiting To Be Saved, Up For Auction In Texas

Here’s another one! Last weekend we went to the town of West Texas for an auction that was pretty incredible. Located at an iconic spot on I35, just south of town, the site had been the talk of...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Finishing The Patina To Make All Of This Truck Look Like It’s Been Together Forever

In this new installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent has some work to do in order to really make the patina pop, but not before fixing a couple other rust spots and buttoning up some other...

New Inventory At The Wrecking Yard! This 1953 Pontiac 2-Door Hardtop Is Something Special!

Chad at Nobody Else’s Auto has got great cars and trucks always coming into the yard, but when something special catches his eye he’s always sharing. That’s the case with this...

Newbern Finds The Spot Where Tri-Fives And C20’s Go To Die, Plus Tons Of Parts, And Then Buys A Bus To Haul It All With!

Newbern is off for more adventures, and this time he’s getting a tour of a spot in the woods that has C10’s stacked up like cord wood. But not just trucks, tons of parts and pieces and...

Let’s Build A Rotary! This Video Of A Mazda 13B Engine Being Assembled Is Really Cool

The Wankel Rotary engine has had an on-again/off-again affair with OEM production. Companies like NSU and Mazda were in on the rotary program hard and fast for years but time has not exactly been the...

Awesome In-Car Video: Watch A Wingless Sprint Car Pull Huge Wheelies Off the Corners Of A Dirt Track!

As the world has known for like 100 years, Sprint Cars are awesome. Case in point, this video which shows a wingless sprint car making laps on a dirt track and pulling the front end off the ground on...

Can You Friction Weld With Your Home Drill Press? If The Answer Was Kind Of Would You Be Interested?

We love internet videos where people just film themselves trying stuff to see if it works. It is interesting to be a part of the discovery process, especially if it involves something that...