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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Celebrating The “Other” 428 On 4/28 – A Video Bonanza Of Pontiac 428 Power Shredding Tires And Spinning Dynos

Since today is 4/28 you probably saw this coming, well maybe not THIS coming, but at least some kind of tribute to the 428ci engine, right? Because everyone and their brother will be talking Ford...

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The Ford 428 Needs To Be Recognized On 4/28 – It’s The Right Thing To Do

The mighty Ford 428! This has been one of the most hot rodded engines in the Ford world since it hit the streets in a few different forms in the late 1960s. While only one ci larger than the 427 FE...

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All American Fuel Dragsters Association To Vote On Boycott Of Hot Rod Reunion

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • With a record number of Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragsters slated to appear at NHRA’s Holley Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY, the Assoc. will vote this week on a...

Big Baller , Shot Caller: The 2023 BMW 7-Series Is A Complete Revamp Of The Brand’s Flagship

(By Tom Lohnes)- A new BMW 7-series is always a big deal. As the flagship sedan in the lineup, it’s job is to pioneer new technology and look for the company. If you recall, Chris Bangle...

Project Phantom Part 5: Floors And Rockers, And Rust Oh My On The 1969 Mustang Project

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I’ll admit it, I have been slacking. It has been like a year since I have done a BS installment on the rehabilitation venture we call Project Phantom, my wife...

Spring Carlisle Swap Meet And Show 2022: Photos From One Of The Most Famous Swap Meets In The World

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo)  April in Pennsylvania is a wonderful time, racetracks are opening, car shows, and cruises are starting to happen and of course swap meets! The swap meet highlight...

LSFest West Photo Coverage! Our First Batch Of High Flying Off-Road Photos From Holley’s LSFest West 2022 Are Right Here!

Here’s our first batch of high flying off-road photos from LSFest West in Vegas. With a bunch of cool long travel race trucks, pre-runners and more, there was plenty of fun to be had and to...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Fitting The Cab To This Bagged, Shortened, And Bad Ass Dually Chassis

In this episode of the COE build, the cab is being fitted up after shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the front of the bed will come together right where they are supposed to....

Is Buying A Couple Chevy Vans To Flip A Good Idea? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Every one of us car folks knows someone who buys the occasional project to flip, and some who flip cars on a fairly regular basis in order to make money for their real projects. I have a couple of...

900 Horsepower Big-Block Chevy Power Combos: HOW TO BUILD A 900-HP, ALL MOTOR, 6-71 BLOWER OR CHEAP TWIN TURBO BBC! WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Which 900 Horsepower Big Block Chevy engine combo do you like most?  There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given...

Teardown Time: This Relaxed Video Shows A 283 That’s Been Out Of Commission Since 1997 Coming Apart

The 283 Chevy has a special place in the hearts of many hot rodders. They were small engines that carried the small block banner proudly after Chevy decided that 265ci was just not enough. They were...

Raise Wallet, Drop Top: These Land Rover Convertibles Will Not Be Common, Nor Will They Be Cheap

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Land Rover Defender has a long history. Starting in the early 1950’s, the Defender was essentially an overseas knockoff of the Willys Jeep that carried millions of...

It Happened: Chevrolet Announces New Hybrid And Fully Electrified Corvette Models Are On The Way – Video

(By Tom Lohnes) – The day has come. Yesterday morning, General Motors posted a video of a prototype Chevrolet Corvette launching itself and drifting on snow pretty much silently. Yes, that’s...

Watch This Big Block, Doug Nash 5-Speed Equipped, 1955 Chevy Run 9s And Carry The Left Front Down The Strip In Alaska

When one builds a 1955 Chevy drag car, powers it with a high strung 489ci BBC, backs the motor with a Doug Nash five speed manual transmission, Bangshifts his way to nine second elapsed times,...