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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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RebelDryver Got A New Project Car! This 1977 Chevy Monza Is Going To Become A Drag And Drive Machine!

Our boy Scott Liggett is back with a new drag and drive project! After buying a 1950 Chevy coupe a year or two ago, and realizing it would be more work than he was really wanting to tackle, he sold...

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Better Than Rain-X?! Is This The Best Windshield Water Repellent Windshield Coating Ever? 10 Brands Tested!

I am a big fan of Rain-X. I own, and have owned, a few vehicles that don’t have windshield wipers at all and have found that if you apply it right and often enough it works wonders. I’ve...

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Our Final Gallery of 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, And So Much More!

Here’s gallery #4, our final gallery of PDRA East Coast Nationals action, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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The Wild 1981-1985 Era Of Formula One Cars Race At Monaco Again! 1980s F1 Gold at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Thrash Is Over! Or Is It? Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Hits The Road For The First Time!

Because I’ve built many cars at the last minute, and thrashed for days and days, just to hit the road at some predetermined time in order to make an event. And when you drive out of the shop,...

Money No Object: This 1973 SS 454 Chevelle Is Restored Greatness. Big Block, Bench Seat, Column Shift!

I used to HATE the look of these weird body style Chevelles, El Caminos, and Lagunas. I couldn’t get behind Johnny Hunkins unnatural love for them and wasn’t afraid to tell him that. But...

Make A Press Form To Emboss Sheet Metal With Only A Grinder, File, And Shop Press.

Wait, I lied. He uses a welder too, in order to weld a brace on the die and to weld together the female side of this press form. But in theory, you could bolt those parts together, it would just take...

Relive The 1975 NHRA US Nationals With The Wide World Of Sports Broadcast

The 1975 NHRA US Nationals were notable for a bunch of reasons as every iteration of the Labor Day weekend classic always is. Wally Booth set a pro stock record in his AMC at 8.75 seconds, Raymond...

Subaru Teases Upcoming Forester Wilderness – More Off-Road Capability, More Power?

(By Tom Lohnes) – After the surprising success of the Outback Wilderness, Subaru wants to recreate it, just in a more mild weight class. The Forester Wilderness is coming, and it looks like it...

Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs

Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...

These Billet Anti-Roll Bar End Links From Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Are Functional Jewelry!

End links are a really important part of the suspension system on your car, especially those of you who are concerned about handling in hard driving situations. Chris Alston’s Chassisworks...

Adding Lights To Your Garage Door Can Make Your Garage So Much Nicer To Work In

The average garage has some fluorescent lights hung on the ceiling if you’re lucky, and while they may provide “okay” lighting while the garage is closed, opening the overhead door...

Custom Console Build: Step By Step Building A Console For A 1971 GMC Jimmy. This Thing Is Trick!

Another awesome project how to from Make It Kustom is right here. And if you are looking for some inspiration and technique to make your next console, then this is the video for you. I’ll be...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Adding Gnarly Ramps, Deck Mounts, And The Flatbed To The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer

This M1083A1 trailer build is pretty impressive. Building a triple axle trailer at home is in itself a pretty impressive project, but to take that on with the goal of adding a flatbed from an M1083A1...

BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Installing A Weiand Stealth Intake On The Ol’ 318!

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...

Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: His Custom Mini May Look Like An Orange, But It Handles Like A Lemon!

I’ve seen photos of his Outspan Orange before but had no idea what was really going on underneath this thing or how it came to be. It turns out these were promotional vehicles used to get people in...

The Time Traveler Comp Coupe Is Nostalgia Drag Racing Greatness And We Want One!

Comp Coupes, essentially a chopped, channeled, and sections coupe body that is put over the rear of a front-engine dragster, have been around forever and they are some of the coolest looking rides...

FREE LIVESTREAM: Door Wars Footbrake Door Car Drag Racing Is On This Weekend.

Door Wars promises to be one hell of a drag race coming out of the famed Maple Grove Raceway. This is a cool event, featuring nothing but door cars and nothing but footbrake racing. No trans brakes...