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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! 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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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Check Out This Maine Logging Truck Stacked To The Rafters!

It is an argument as to what the harshest environment is where big trucks operate. The desert? The city? Mines? Those are all good options but for us, logging trucks have the hardest job over all the...

7s On Skinnies – This Aussie Datsun Truck Runs 7.90 With A 225 Tire on The Back!

It was of course the great Colin Chapman who defined his philosophy on race car building as “simplify and add lightness”. If we met the owner of this awesome little Datsun truck in...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Detailed Forensic Upholstery Investigation

It’s so close to done! The Iron Trap Garage ’32 Ford Roadster project is so close to being a fun driver. Of course no matter how good all the style and mechanics are the thing still has...

Can A $200 TIG Welder Really Keep Up With A $2000 TIG Welder?

We’ve talked about it a lot over the past few years, the fact that you can get better and better reasonably priced equipment for your shop or garage. From floor jacks to hand tools to tool...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 4: Pistons And Rods Are Going In!

It’s back for Part 4! The pistons and rods are ready to be installed, and in this part of the build series that is exactly what is going to happen! Watch this 428 Ford engine build as it gets a lot...

Street Machine Nationals Photo Coverage: Our Final Gallery With One Bad Ass Ride After Another. Real People And Real Hot Rods.

Here’s our tenth, and final, gallery from the Street Machine Nationals, and if you missed our previous photos we’ve got a link for you down below. (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) If...

Grand National Roadster Show 2023: More Killer Hot Rods, Customs, And Street Machines In Pomona!

Here’s another awesome gallery of photos from the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona! (Photos by Wes Allison) We’ve shared some of our photos from America’s Most Beautiful Roadster...

Aussie Drag Challenge Coverage: Day 4 Means Things Are Getting Real!

Here’s Day 4 racing action from Drag Challenge in Australia. After multiple Aussies became regulars on Hot Rod Drag Week years and years ago there was an incredibly smart contingent that decided to...

When The Trucks Were Trucks! Big Tow and Knight Stalker ON Byron Dragway!

Much like Grumpy Jenkins’ 1974 Pro Stocker set the course for the tube framed, nothing stock about them anymore world of that class, the first tube chassis monster trucks set the stage for the...

Classic Car Interiors: How To Cover Inner Fenders In A Classic Car

In this video from one of our favorite DIY auto upholstery instructors, you are going to learn how to cover the inner fenders for a finished look inside your classic car. This video is one of a few...

Jack Chisenhall’s Champ Deuce 1932 Ford Wins America’s Most Beautiful Roadster At The Grand Nationals Roadster Show!

Jack Chisenhall and the entire Chisenhall family deserve sincere congratulations for their beautiful 1932 Ford Roadster being awarded ARP’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2023. This...

Grand National Roadster Show 2023: Check Out All The Killer Hot Rods, Customs, And Street Machines In Pomona!

(Photos by Wes Allison) We’ve shared some of our photos from the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition at the Grand National Roadster Show, but that’s not even close to all the cool...

OH, NO! FINNEGAN MILKSHAKED THE 632CI BIG-BLOCK CHEVY AGAIN! PART:1

If you didn’t know, Finnegan bought a new drag boat last year and was planning on racing the hell out of it in California and the western states. On the first outing, after the boat had been...

$150 Honda Clone vs $600 Honda Engine: Which One Is Best? Fuel Efficiency, Horsepower, Durability, Starting

When overhead valve “Honda clone” engines started showing up on the market 15 years ago most people said they were crap and couldn’t possibly compete with the old faithful Honda....