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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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Park After Dark 4 Photos: Big Tire, Small Tire, Street, And Daily Driver No Prep Drag Racing

(Photos by Victoria Greene) Limpy’s Park After Dark 4 was as epic as everyone expected, with Big Tire, Small Tire, Street, and Daily Driver all competing for big money at Wichita Raceway Park....

Return Of The Monster Trucks – This 1986 Movie Shaped Many Gearhead Lives!

Well here’s a blast from my childhood! Return of the Monster Trucks was one of the most important videos I ever watched because it has a lasting impression on the rest of my life. Seriously. If...

Let’s Go Pro Gas Racing At The Las Vegas Speedrome In 1988! More Pre-Strip Fun

The remnants of the long closed Las Vegas Speedrome can still be found on the property of the sprawling motorsports complex known as Las Vegas Motor Speedway and its associated tracks. The place was...

Ride Along On A USAC Silver Crown Car As It Flies And Slides Around The Fastest Mile Dirt Track In The World

Springfield, Illinois is home to the “Springfield Mile”, a virtual paradise for anyone who like dirt track racing. Why? They advertise this place as the fastest dirt mile in the world and...

Maple Grove’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Featured Tons Of Stock And Super Stock Action

Here’s our seventh gallery of photos from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Maple Grove. Nothing but Stock and Super Stock NHRA cars on and off the track! If you missed our previous...

Remember The 1990 Olds Trofeo? We Forgot And Then Saw This Old Motor Week Review – Weird and Interesting Car!

As I was putting David Whealon’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo photos together I had a synapse misfire and thought, “Wait, didn’t GM have a car in the early 1990s called the...

Incredible Video: The Day A Wrongly Drilled Oil Well Drained A 2.5 Billion Gallon Lake – The Story of Lake Peigneur!

(By Greg Rourke) – So the other day I was drilling a broken bolt to extract it. I didn’t center punch it correctly, so when I drilled it I drilled partially into the part I was trying to...

Sitting Inside The Sun: Video From The Day The X-15 Rocket Plane Exploded On The Ground And Hurt No One

The X-series of rocket planes were some of the most important research craft ever built for scientific and military testing. As mentioned, there were several of them with the mightiest and most...

Flying Sparks Power Tour Adventures: Day 4

Here are Day Four of the Flying Sparks Garage adventures on Power Tour 2022, aka the hottest tour in the East! We’ve shared their adventures in getting the Bronco ready for Hot Rod Power Tour, but...

The Motion Raceworks Crew Flogs “El Toro” On Rocky Mountain Race Week

Doug and Red are having way too much fun on Rocky Mountain Race Week 2022 so check out their video adventures here! Video Description: Come ride with us. El Toro the Mustang, Doug and Red make some...

1320 Video Daily Rocky Mountain Race Week Video Recaps: Day 2 Is Here!

While we’ve been live streaming each and every race day here at Rocky Mountain Race Week, our friends at 1320Video have been putting in hours and hours to bring you all the cool video interviews,...

Flying Sparks Power Tour Adventures: Day 3!

Here are Day Three of the Flying Sparks Garage adventures on Power Tour 2022, aka the hottest tour in the East! We’ve shared their adventures in getting the Bronco ready for Hot Rod Power Tour, but...

Can You Believe We STILL Have More Wheels Up Stock And Super Stock Photos To Share?

Here’s our sixth gallery of photos from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Maple Grove. Nothing but Stock and Super Stock NHRA cars on and off the track! If you missed our previous gallery,...

Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League At GALOT

Here is the third and final gallery of photos from David Whealon’s recent visit to GALOT for the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League. Check them out below, along with event results. If you missed our...