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The LIWA 2025 Hillclimb Was Epic As Always! Look At These Big Power, Rooster Tail Throwing, Machines Haul Up The Dune!

Well, it’s that time of year where the LIWA Hillclimbs are happening. This is some really fun stuff, where folks come from all over to race up an epic dune in Dubai. Located not far from the Liwa...

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Mr 4 Speed Herb McCandless and Steve Magnante talk Hemi Race Cars Sox & Martin and 70’s Pro Stock!

What a pair to have talking about Hemi Race Cars and the early days of Pro Stock! I’ve been a Pro Stock fan my entire life, so when I took the plunge and got my Pro Stock license 25 years ago...

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New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!

Jeff and Skip Lee were a couple of die hard racers, family men, and hot rodders who just happened to have a sickness that made them want to take on the hugely complicated task of making a better,...

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Newbern Bought A Few Motortrend Projects: One Got Lost! Check Out What He Got And The Adventure Getting Them Home!

Like all the Motortrend TV hosts, Newbern and the gang were given the opportunity to buy some of the projects from the shows when Motortrend decided to shut down the production company and stop...

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The Best Wrench Ever Tested! 20 Adjustable Wrenches Tested – Can Harbor Freight Make The Snap-On Version Look Like A Kid’s Toy?

We love tools around here, and tool testing in particular really does it for us. When Project Farm and the Torque Test Channel test tools we rarely miss the opportunity to share them with you guys....

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Tony Built a $1000 Turbo Kit for His 6 Cylinder Shop Rig and it RULES! Making This 1983 GMC Squarebody Cooler Yet!

Tony Angelo does some fun stuff, there is no doubt. One thing I love about him is that he not only builds the hot rod and racing style stuff, but also goes for the oddballs, like the 6 cylinder...

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Larry Chen Gives Us A Review Of The Most Insane Ford Raptor You Can Buy With A Warranty! 900 Horsepower!

This is the Shelby Raptor Baja R, and it’s everything you expect from Shelby. Starting with an already very capable Raptor R, this bad boy makes 900 horsepower, has good street manners, and has...

The Milwaukee M18 FHIWF1R-122C Get’s Tested: This Is A Railroad Specific Impact Wrench Which You Probably Don’t Know About

We get so used to using the tools we are used to in the garage or shop, but many of us never realize that there are a bunch of specialty tools that we’ve never seen or heard about. I remember...

Vice Grip Garage BARNFIND: This FoxBody Mustang Has Been Parked For 23 YEARS! Will It RUN AND DRIVE Home For Derek?

Am I the only one who thinks it sounds weird to talk about a Fox Body being a barn find? I mean, when I think barn find I think old cars and I just don’t think of a Fox Body as being old yet...

LIVE: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! 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...

Fitzee Has A 1950 Chevy Truck In The Shop And Is Going To Show Us A 3 Window to 5 Window Conversion

We haven’t shared a video from Fitzee in a while, but he’s been working hot and heavy on several projects. But when we saw the video of this newest one, we knew we had to share it. The...

Goodwood Road And Racing Shares What They Believe To Be The Top 10 V8 Engines Of All Time

Do you think that a group like the Brits that make up the Goodwood Road and Racing gang will choose the same V8 engines that we Americans would choose when putting together a Top 10 list? The only...

Stories N Steel – Danny Thompson: Born of Racing Royalty and Carved His Own Path to Conquer the Bonneville Salt Flats

Mickey Thompson was an icon in American racing and hot rodding, so it only figures that his son Danny would follow in his footsteps. I remember the first time I met Danny, at his shop in SoCal, where...

The Dallas Autorama Did Not Disappoint And Here Is Our Last Batch Of Photos To Share With You! Plus A Link To All The Rest!

Here is our final gallery of photos from the Dallas Autorama. If you missed any of the rest of them, don’t worry because we have a link to all of them below! (Words and Photos by Chad...

2025 Super Modified 2WD Truck Pulling! The TNT Kentucky Invitational In Lexington, KY – Friday!

The Kentucky Invitational TNT Finals action starts here with 2wd Super Modifieds! If you have never been to a truck and tractor pull then you really are missing out on something. They are way...

Freiburger Shares The Story Behind Hot Rods Cheap Thrills Dart: HOW RATTY MUSCLE CARS WENT MAINSTREAM!

I remember when the Cheap Thrills Dart story came out in Hot Rod Magazine. I remember reading that article in my living room and being pissed off by the fact that Freiburger used hose clamps instead...

Major Street Racing Carnage: Serious Rollover Crash At Cash Days Street Races In Arizona

We all know that street racing can be dangerous, but one of the things that folks don’t think about is how the lack of walls can really play a part in the danger. If you get off the pavement,...

Check Out This One Hour Marathon Of The Best Cobra Battles At The Goodwood Revival

Cobras are more popular today than ever, and while the biggest percentage of them out there are built from kits, it doesn’t make them any less cool. These cars were built to race and while they...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 6 – It’s Time For The Suspension To Start Coming Together With Parts From Ferrari And H&R

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about suspension components. The chassis has been coming together in the last...

Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show Video: Custom Trucks Cruising At Lone Star Throwdown 2025 – An LST Tradition

We’ve been sharing photos from the Lone Star Throwdown all week long, and now we’re giving you a peak at some of the cool rides as they cruised the show grounds. The Montgomery County...