.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

Read more

FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

Read more

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

Read more

Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

Read more

Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

Read more

More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

Read more

 

Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse Vehicle? Couple Converts Army Truck into Apocalypse Surviving Tiny Home

If you are going to do it, then you might as well do it like this! It may only go 55 mph, but this ex military truck is one bad ass that has so many cool and custom features inside that you too will...

Listen Up: Conversations With Matt Smith and Justin Ashley On This Episode Of The NHRA Insider Podcast

This episode of the NHRA Insider brings two of the NHRA high performers together for a discussion about pro stock motorcycle and top fuel, not just in 2022 but over the last few seasons. The stories...

Historic Trans Am Versus Pro-Touring: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Visits Sonoma Raceway

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) In a quick pivot, OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, partnered with SpeedTour, to run with that series at selected...

THE ULTIMATE LOW BUCK LS BLOWER ADAPTER KIT? HOW TO INSTALL A FORD GT500 BLOWER ON YOUR JUNKYARD LS!

As usual, Richard Holdener has got some killer power combos in his back pocket and this one is relatively LOW BUCK when you consider how much a supercharger normally costs. In this great video,...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Body Mounts, Air Ride Parts, Steering, Exhaust, And More!

In this episode of the COE build, the cab gets mounted up, steering is being configured, exhaust is going in, and so are all the air ride parts. It’s a lot of work happening in this episode....

Historic Carnage: The Insane Flying Pontiac GTO Wreck Of Eddie Timal At The World Street Nationals

It was about a decade and a half ago now that Eddie Timal took one of the most incredible rides in the history of the vaunted World Street Nationals in Orlando. Timal who was a trailblazer running...

LSFest West Photo Coverage! More Burnout Pit And Tire Smoke Photos From Holley’s LSFest West 2022

Here’s our second batch of burnout pit photos from LSFest West in Vegas. If you dig tire smoke and donuts, then this is going to be the gallery for you! Check out the photos below and use the...

PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! More Killer Drag Racing Shots!

Here’s our third batch of photos from the PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT. If you missed any of our previous photos, use the link below to check them all out. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

Seal Beach Classic Car Show Photos: SoCal Style Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More.

Our fourth gallery of photos from the Seal Beach Classic Car show are right here, thanks to Wes Allison who went out and shot all kinds of cool cars, trucks, customs, and more. If you missed our...

The Grand Prix Grand Prix: Where $400 W-Bodies Get Final Glory Before They Get Crushed!

A couple of years ago, as a Question of the Day article, I offered up the idea of a one-model racing series that could be done on the cheap with used-car lot refugees that were half a step away from...

Do Us A Solid: This Video That Explains The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters Is Awesome

A few weeks back we shared a cool video about the most dangerous liquid rocket fuels ever created and today we’re swapping gears into the world of solid fuel rockets. One of the most iconic...

Seal Beach Classic Car Show Photos From SoCal: More Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, Trucks, And More.

Our third gallery of photos from the Seal Beach Classic Car show are right here, thanks to Wes Allison who went out and shot all kinds of cool cars, trucks, customs, and more. If you missed our first...

PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos: More Nasty Big Tire Drag Racing From The 2022 Season Opener In GALOT.

Here’s our second batch of photos from the PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT. If you missed any of our previous photos, use the link below to check them all out. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

Nitro Time Machine: That Time John Force Saw Elvis At 1,000ft – Never Before Seen Memphis 1992 Wreck Footage

Having the to poke around the extensive NHRA digital film archive is one of the best parts of my job. I get to cruise around in there and pull vintage video, some of which the public has never seen...