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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 Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Building A Car Dolly For The Mustang Coupe Project

In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures. There is a ton of cool stuff left to do, but before we can get there,...

Testing Best & Worst Power Adder Tricks For Your Air Tools: Triple Air Hose? Bigger Hose? Different Fittings? Buffer Tanks?

Normally the Torque Test Channel videos that we share are testing tools in head to head competition, but in this one it is all about how to make your current air tools better, stronger, and faster....

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 11 – Installing An Engine And Trans!

Here’s the eleventh installment in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting this beast setup for an engine and transmission. This thing is turning into something cool, on the...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: SNOW-MAD Ratty Gasser Nomad On Slicks In The Snow. Plus Wiring Woes…

This should be interesting. I mean what could possibly go wrong with trying to drive a gasser ’55 Chevy Nomad in the snow? Shenanigans and wiring. This one is going to be good. Well, the...

Hold ‘Er Down: Watch This Hot Rodded Western Star With Cat C15 Power Punish The Dyno Rollers

What’s more awesome than a hot rodded big rig? We don’t really know of anything more awesome than a hot rodded big rig, seriously. Take this video for example. The truck in question is a...

Featured Product: Beef Up Your Fuel Flow with the Holley Sniper Twin Pump and Manifold Kit

Sniper EFI systems have gotten more and more capable, with bigger and badder applications, and that means there is a need for more and more fuel. That’s where this new Sniper Twin Pump and...

Flying Sparks Chevy C20 Revival! Garfield Is PARKED NO MORE! Emily And Aaron Prepare For A Road Trip!

Road Trip! Emily and Aaron at Flying Sparks Garage are pretty good at the road trips, and also at getting long forgotten cars and trucks ready for them. That is the case with their awesome worktruck...

Wild Video: Watch This Kiwi Tri-Five Chevy Pull A Bumper-Stand, Bend The Axle, and Finish The Run

A four speed, a sticky track, and a classic high riding gasser can all add up to some magic in the world of drag racing and that is exactly what happened here. The video you see below was made at...

American Screamer: Ride Along In This Awesome 1970s IMSA Monza As It Tears Around COTA

Sometimes blog items come from my fertile brain and lots of other times they come from some sort of trigger that leads me into a search where I try to find the coolest bit of media on a particular...

1965 AHRA Winternationals Video Is Amazing – Full Production And Sound – Round By Round Results

The “other” Winternationals….well there have actually been several “Winternationals” races over the decades other than the NHRA one that we’re all familiar with...

One Is Amazing One Is Trash: Harbor Freight’s New Cut-Off Tool vs Ryobi, Ridgid & More

More tool testing from the Torque Test Channel. This time it is cutoff tools, a new category of cordless tool that usually would have been handled by an air-operated die grinder or electric grinder...

Testing Motion’s Pumpkin Spice Mustang For Sick Week!

Sick Week is coming up, starting tomorrow actually, and Doug Cook is taking a whole “new” car on the adventure. But first, it needs a bunch of new parts and that is all happening right here in...

OG TRUE STREET SHOOTOUT IS BACK ! 3200 LBS Minimum And More!

The world of True Street Drag Racing has changed dramatically over the years, and some tracks and sanctioning bodies have gotten VERY loose with what is considered a street car for the rules. Because...

This 1971 Mattel Hot Wheels Ad Rules – The Iconic Toys Were As Cool Then As They Are Now

When it comes to the greatest gearhead toys of all time, we’re not sure that there is any way one could pick another king than Mattel Hot Wheels. There have been literally tens of millions of...