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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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E-What? Aston Martin Stuffs Big Ol’ V12 Back In The Vantage – Instantly Becomes Awesome

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Aston Martin Vantage is a rather underrated vehicle in today’s vast sports car market. With bespoke underpinnings, AMG power, and an absolutely gorgeous body, the...

Tri-State Auto Exhibition Photos: Bitchin Rides Invade This Cool Show In Colorado

Here is the third gallery of photos from Charles’ coverage at the Tri-State Auto Exhibition. If you missed the first one, use the link below and you can see them all. (Words and Photos by Charles...

Watch An 1100hp (at the wheels!) Peterbilt Dump Truck Drift and Rip Donuts! Sideways Action!

We love seeing large thing spin around. Big car swinging donuts, guys in dually trucks burning four tires at once, the bigger the better.  See, this truck is even bigger then the aforementioned...

The WILD Side of NO PREP Drag Racing – Wheelstands, Crashes and Saves

Let’s face it, No Prep Drag Racing has become so popular with viewers because of the near misses, spins, and carnage. I mean that’s what put No Prep racing on the map, and people love to...

How to Select Spark Plugs for Your Engine: Your Guide To The Right Spark

Spark plugs create one of the three things needed for an engine to run. Air, fuel, and spark are all three needed in order to create the fire that powers the engines we know and love so much. In some...

March Meet Photos: More Wheels Up Door Cars From The March Meet At Famoso!

Our second gallery of photos from the March Meet is right here and full of killer door cars of all kinds. We’re talking A, B, C, and D Gas plus hot rod and more. This is cool stuff. If you missed...

Tri-State Auto Exhibition Photos: Check Out These Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, And More!

Here is the second gallery of photos from Charles’ coverage at the Tri-State Auto Exhibition. If you missed the first one, use the link below and you can see them all. (Words and Photos by...

Investigation Video: Watch Uncle Tony and Mopar Al Tear Open A Mystery 440ci Chrysler Big Block

It has been said that curiosity killed the cat and while that may be true, it never killed anyone to go the extra mile and inspect an engine they just bought. On this episode of the continuing...

Listen Up: This NHRA Insider Podcast Features Blake Alexander, Jamie Miller, and Dickie Venebles!

Funny car racer Blake Alexander as well as crew chiefs Jamie Miller and Dickie Venables join host Brian Lohnes on this post-Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Off the...

It’s The Van, Man: The New I.D. Buzz Is The Hip, Modern Takes On The Classic VW Bus and It Is Headed For Production

(By Tom Lohnes)- The Volkswagen Bus is a cultural icon. Beginning in 1950, the Bus has been a staple of practicality and utility all around the planet for 70 years now. As of recently, it has gotten...

If You Own A 1955 or 1956 Chevy Classic Instruments Bel Era Clusters Are The Coolest Way To Get Your Gauges Right!

There’s so many iconic elements in the 1955 and 1956 Chevy, right? From the egg crate grille to the tail lights and all the stuff in-between, these cars really are ageless wonders. The...

Morning Symphony: The Best Of Swedish V8 Rally Racing

You want to know what the inspiration is for this video? A project car (that you will be seeing soon, once I finish getting the photos together) drove around for the first time this evening. It...

BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Let’s Go Engine Shopping At The Local Junkyard!

Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...

Money No Object: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD-455 In White And Blue

How is it that two cars, on the same platform, built in the same year from the same company, could be so alarmingly different? GM’s F-body might have kept the musclecar flame burning through...