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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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May 2021 So Cal Quarantine Cruise Photo Coverage: More Cars, More Trucks, More Fun In The Sun!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – This is a perfect collection of photos for the Friday leading into Memorial Day Weekend, right? Hopefully all of you out there in reader-land are planning on doing...

Aussie Devils: Watch These To R32 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs Rip Off Six-Second Quarter Mile Times Like Nothing

This is about as wild as it gets in our book. You are going to watch two Australian R32 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs rip off six second quarter mile times like it ain’t no thing. They are using...

Holy Crap, This Might Be The Baddest Throttle Body Ever Invented! Serious Game Changer. The ICON 102 From Motion Raceworks

Wow, just wow. Throttle bodies aren’t something that is super exciting because of their functionality, but they are usually made out of all kinds of billety goodness and they look awesome so...

Awesome, Weird, Or Hmmmm? This Paint Shaker Attachment For Your Sawzall Could Be Epic Greatness Or An Epic Fail

You ever see a tool and wonder why someone thought of it? It happens to me all the time. Sure, most tools are useful for lots of people, but there are also plenty of them that are so specific as to...

$1,000 Build: So Close To Done! The $1,000 F100 Build Is So Close We Can Taste It, But Is Staying On Budget Even Possible?

The closer this truck gets to done the more I want to blow a few hundred dollars on two piles of steaming poo so I can weld them together and make them into something worth driving! Don’t you...

The NHRA Winternationals Are Actually Happening In California!!! THE WINTERNATIONALS ARE TAKING OVER SUMMER WITH RACING UNDER THE LIGHTS IN POMONA!

Holy crap, it’s happening. NHRA has announced that tickets are now on sale for the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and that it is happening in July. LOL Yep, the Winternationals are the...

OPGI Memorial Day Weekend Sale Is ON: Save Up To 20% On The Restoration Parts You Need – Don’t Delay!

We know that OPGI loves to save their customers money with creative and innovative sales. This is great because they know that everyone’s buying needs are different. Some people are looking for...

SoCal (Out Of) Quarantine Cruise Photo Coverage: The Sun Was Out And So Were All The Awesome Cars and Trucks

(Photos by Wes Allison) – With the world opening up at a pretty rapid pace these days, perhaps the name of the SoCal Quarantine Cruise series will change but we hope the participation and fun...

Red Devil: The Kimera EV038 Is A Modernized Tribute To One Of The Coolest And Baddest Rally Cars Ever!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you desire to be crammed in a small space, only to be given the loudest, most uncomfortable ride of your life? Well, the obvious brand to choose here is Lancia, but...

Wider, Softer, Better? The Upcoming M4 Convertible Tackles All The Design Shortcomings Of Its 430i Little Brother

(By Tom Lohnes) – Now, I am not at all a fan of the new BMW 4-series convertible. I think the absurd front end paired with the awkward proportions of the coupe minus the roof just isn’t a...

Happy 5/27! Today We Celebrate The 527ci American LaFrance V12 Fire Truck Engine!

We’re sure you have all been wondering why we’ve missed this “displacement day” for years but now the wondering is over. Today we finally give the big 527ci American LaFrance...

BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: We Finally Add Some Power With A Full Hooker Exhaust and Headers!

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...

Weapons Grade Sedan: Is Toyota Developing A Twin Turbo V8 Sports Sedan To Take On All Comers?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Remember the Lexus IS-F? The hot sedan introduced in 2007 was direct competition to the likes of the mighty M3, and really solidified Japan as a legitimate manufacturer of...

Hight, Hartford, and Torrence Claim Victory At Rain Soaked 2021 NHRA SpringNationals – Watch All Three Final Rounds Here

It was a battle of a weekend from end to end at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas just a few days back. The event was run between rain storms and ultimately the vast majority of eliminations had...