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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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Live Drag Racing: 2022 IHRA World Finals – Saturday!

If you want to see great IHRA Sportsman Drag Racing LIVE, then here you go folks! The IHRA World Finals are on and here is all the day-one action you can handle thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV....

How To: Restoring An Old Lathe For Your Shop At Home

Old tools and equipment are awesome, but sometimes they need a freshen up to look or perform their best. In the case of old milling machines and lathes, they often work perfect but are cosmetically...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR

With two events in two weeks, the series comes down to the wire By Jim McIlvaine OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts seems like it started last...

DIY Shop Tools: Building A Hydraulic Lift Table From Scratch

A Hydraulic lift table can be very handy to have in the shop. Whether you are just trying to get something heavy to a more comfortable work height, or are actually needing to raise and lower...

Appleton Old Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Custom Trucks And More!

Here’s Jim’s fifth gallery of photos from this awesome looking show! (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) Appleton, Wisconsin is located in the east-central portion of the state, about 30...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Even More Factory Appearing Stock Tire, Pro Street, 10.5, And More!

We’ve got our fourth 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...

The Alfarrari Project: The Front End Is Going To Need A LOT Of Love!

With the back of the car getting all the attention recently, it is now time for Jeff to hit the front end of this one. Like the rest of this car there is a lot of original sheet metal that looks good...

Legends Nitro Funny Cars To Highlight NHRA Nevada Nationals NHRA Camping World Drag Racing National Event!

(Photos by Kim Fuller, Bob Snyder and Darr Hawthorne) – The penultimate event of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will be enhanced with Legends Nitro Funny Cars presented by RED...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 11: A Very Riveting Portion Of The Build Is Underway

In this latest installment of the build, there is a lot going on to make the body and chassis one. The previous few videos have this thing getting lots of metal shaping happening and the body is sexy...

Ford Festival 2022: Laps Of Mayhem At The Ford Festival 50 – Crown Vic Oval Track Racing

The Ford Fest 50 was an epic and fun circle track race that featured a great group of racers along with Chelsea DeNofa and Vaughn Gittin Jr. who were put into a couple of race cars to see how they...

Race Car Survivor: This Epic 1956 Chevy Survivor Was STASHED AWAY From 1967 to 2020!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another amazing feature video on this cool real deal survivor race car. Stored for more than 50 years, it is back and on display for the world...

Polishing Turds: Part 12, Final Assembly Before Dynoing This Thing!

In this new episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the final assembly of the engine finally completed! Can you guess how much power it is going to make on the dyno? Pete...

Holley.com End Of Summer Warehouse Clearance Sale! UTV Parts On Sale Now!!! Plus, Up To 85% Off Lots Of Great Stuff

Holley puts on some pretty great sales each year, with their Happy Holleydays being some of the best, but this right here is even bigger and better. With massive amounts of products coming in the...

Motorhome Tour: Check Out How The Other Half Lives! This Prevost Motorhome Is Insane!

I spend a lot of time at the races, and depending on what race you are at there are often amazing motorhomes, toterhomes, and hauler trailers. I’m always drooling over them. So when I saw this...