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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Will Ultra High Temps Cause Trouble For Competitiors?

There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving all over the country, you are seeing areas...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our First Day 2 Racing Gallery from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2...

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The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! Swap Meet And Car Show Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest...

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This Is The Ultimate Call Out Challenge! We’re Talking 3,000 Horsepower Diesel Trucks Battling It Out For Bragging Rights And More!

The 2026 Ultimate Callout Challenge was epic. The meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country  gathered in Indy to do battle on the dyno rollers, on the drag strip, and...

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Video: The West Coast’s Largest All Ford Truck Show – The F100 Western Nationals 2026 Coverage Starts Here

We figured that if we were going to start sharing our Carlisle Ford Nationals photo coverage today, which is the largest all Ford show in the world, we might as well share the largest classic Ford...

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The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! We’ve Got Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest celebration of the Blue Oval went down a few weeks ago in Central Pennsylvania and of course, we were there. The 2026 edition of the Carlisle...

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Our Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway Continue Right Here

Here’s our second gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Our 10th, And Final, Gallery Of Event Photos

We’ve got our tenth gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway!

When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I totally forgot about them! Yep, my bad all the way, but Jim reminded me...

Jay Leno Drives The ICON Motors Built Mercury Electric – Yep An Electric ’49 Mercury

Every time I mention EVs the hot rodding world loses their minds. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. Meanwhile if I told someone that this 1949 Mercury was still powered...

FINNEGAN’S ROADKILL CUMMINS-SWAPPED RAMP TRUCK IS BACK!

Finnegan has too many famous rides to count, but one that has always been super popular is the Roadkill Ramp Truck. This square body dually has lived a tough life in some ways and has been fixed,...

Tommy Finds A Canadian STUDEBAKER With Chevy V8 – Is This Good, Bad Or UGLY?

It seems that Tommy has been bitten by the Studebaker bug in a big way lately, and we’re not sure if this is going to be awesome or a horrible decision that is going to run him down a rabbit...

Feature: Boyd Coddington Built The First Chopped OBS Chevrolet Sport Truck

Everyone knows Boyd Coddington’s history as a hot rod builder, but if you weren’t around in the late 1980s through mid 1990s then you might not have experienced the sport truck movement...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 12: Rear Radius Rods And Framing Out The Cockpit!

In this latest installment of the build, the rear radius rods get sorted and the cockpit gets laid out. This isn’t a big car so all this stuff is important to get right the first time....

Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Gassers, Classics, Hot Rods, Customs And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Autumn in my home state of Pennsylvania means two things to me, quick E.T.’s and Swap Meet season. With Hurricane Ian bearing down us this particular weekend,...

Winter Is Coming: This 1980s Profile On Unlimited Snowmobile Speed Runs Is Fantastic

We know, we know. Winter is not something most hot rodders look forward to. Your race car is parked, your street machine is not making any noise, and we all start to count the days before Spring...

Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Muscle Cars, Parts, Bikes, And More From This Insane Swap Meet

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Autumn in my home state of Pennsylvania means two things to me, quick E.T.’s and Swap Meet season. With Hurricane Ian bearing down us this particular weekend,...

CHEAP, JUNKYARD 5.3L CAM TEST. BTR CAMSHAFT FAMILY FEUD-TRUCK NORRIS VS HOT ROD VS SS2? WHO WINS?

Who will reign supreme? It’s a battle of cheap 5.3 LS camshafts from Brian Tooley Racing. I can tell you which one I’d pick, but I’m going to let you watch and decide for yourself....

Pulling Photos: Our North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pull Coverage Starts Right Here

David Whealon, our resident drag race, road race, and tractor pull photographer was at it again for his annual pilgrimage to the North Carolina State Fair, where the National Tractor Pullers...

Bello’s Kustoms 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: V12 Greatness Included!

I’m a big fan of Bello’s Kustoms, not only because they build some seriously cool SoCal style hot rods, but also because Bello and his crew are funny and hell and super talented. Their...