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Bitchin 1967 El Camino Walkaround with Steve Magnante: Classic Good Looks And Big Block Power Sounds Like Fun!

Our pal Steve Magnante is back at it with another feature video on this 1967 El Camino that is for sale at High Octane Classics. I grew up with an El Camino parked out front so I’ve always had...

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Budget 5.3 Rebuild: Prepping For Twin Turbos For A Long Travel 1960 Chevrolet C10 Prerunner Build!

Ian Johnson has all the fun projects! This latest one is no different. He’s building a bitchin 1960 Chevy C10 pickup into an ultra capable long travel prerunner, and besides getting a late...

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Action Photos And More From The Southern Showdown Tractor Pulls At The North Carolina State Fair

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well, we’re back on our yearly stop for the “Southern Showdown” at the North Carolina State Fair with some of the best NTPA/ UPOC pullers in the country...

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Gallery #3 From The Invasion Car Show: Car Show Photos Of All The Cool Rides On The Streets Of Deep Ellum

Dad and I hit the Invasion Show this weekend and here’s our third gallery of photos. We had fun at this one, because it was full of cool hot rods and customs. Check them out, along with a link...

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SEMA Show New Product Spotlight: New 3rd Gen F-Body Parts From QA1! The First Of A Bunch Of New Parts To Debut For The SEMA Show!

Our friends at QA1 have been putting out impressive new parts, for a ton of applications, over the past few years. They never seem to sleep over there, and have been introducing clean, comprehensive,...

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Tune Up Your Tuning Skills: You’ll Be Amazed At How Much You Can Learn From A Real Class!

(Words by Jefferson Bryant) Late model engines, particularly GM LS and LT series, require complex tuning to get the most out of them. Even with an aftermarket ECM that has a setup wizard and...

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The 2024 Hershey AACA Fall Swap Meet Was Amazing – The Iron Trap Garage Guys Highlight Some Of The Great Cars & Parts At This Insane Swap Meet.

The AACA Swap Meets at Hershey are nuts. I’ve never been, but want to, and every time someone sends us video or photos from this place we about lose our minds. On multiple occasions, our friend and...

Awesome History Video: What Happened To The Best NASCAR Machines Of The 1990s? Race Car Investigation!

Race cars are merely collections of rubber, steel, aluminum, and various other stuff. They don’t have feelings, they don’t have a brain. They are inanimate objects used to perform a job....

The Factory Promotion Film For The 1960 Chrysler 300F Is Fantastic And And Even Promises A Version That Technically Never Came

The Chrysler “letter cars” of the late 1950s and early 1960s capture the audacity and balls out nature of Detroit perhaps better than any other line of cars from that time period. They...

The Sound Of Security: This 1950s Film Used To Educate The Public About Sonic Booms Is Wild – F-104 Starfighters In Action!

In the 1950s, the United States Air Force was facing a bit of a public relations problem. See, with the advent of super sonic jets like the F-104 Starfighter, the sounds of sonic booms were being...

The Big Fix: Watch This Welder Perform A Repair On A Massive Lanz Bulldog Piston

Ok, now this is neat. You are about to watch a welder perform a piston repair on a massive Lanz Bulldog piston. So a Lanz Bulldog is a tugboat engine? No. A locomotive engine? Negatory. How about a...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Highlights Six Crazy RARE “Sport Customs” with Hand-Built Bodies & American V8 Power

American Sports Customs. Not a category of car most of us hear often, but one that definitely gets our attention as anytime a car guy sees a machine like those featured in this video we can’t...

Finally! Lights That Are Brighter Than Advertised! Project Farm Tests Out Headlamps To See Who Makes The Best One

I used to think headlamps were a weird tool to have in the shop, but not anymore! I’ve changed my mind after using them during all the electrical installation in the shop. I love them now! I...

Full Car Show Video From The Gathering at the Roc 2024 – The Best Damn Hot Rod Show on the Planet

The Gathering at the Roc is a truly special car show, and for good reason. This show is held at Woolaroc, a wildlife preserve located in Oklahoma that features 3,700 acres of ranch lands that have...

Featured Products: Improve Your 2024 Mustang S650’s Stopping Power with Baer Eradispeed+ Brake Rotors

Stopping is important! We all know it, but for some reason tons of folks tend to focus on more power but never look at more braking performance. If they are doing autocross or road course stuff then...

IHRA News: Kenny Nowling Appointed President of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). Big Plans For 2025 And Beyond!

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO USA — October 21, 2024 — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Kenny Nowling as the new President, effective immediately. The...

Upholstery Tips For Beginners – How To Upholster A Sun Visor. Simple, Straight Forward, And Clean Way To Make Your Sun Visors Brand New Again.

I love the Upholstery Tips YouTube channel. If you don’t smile and giggle a little listening to him walk you through an upholstery job, I worry about you. Laugh, smile, enjoy! I have never...

The Biggest All Truck Race In The World! The Tailgate Throwdown Did Not Disappoint! Check Out Day One Action Right Here!

Ryan Wing and I have been talking about putting on a race for a couple of years now, and then he had an idea on an all truck private shootout, and then a bunch of people said they wanted to come and...

Are Wacky 1960’s Show Rods Making A Comeback? How About Billet? What Automotive Trends Are We Going To See Come Back To A Show Near You?

In the last year or so I’ve seen a couple of rides at shows that surprised me at first glance, and even more once I went up and talked to the owners. These cars were bubble top 1960s and 1970s...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building The Deck To Finally Put The Ramp Into This Ramp Truck!

It’s time to put the ramp in this ramp truck! Check out the latest update and let us know what you think of this project. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from...