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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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NHRA Denso Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel Action From The Strip In The Desert

(Photos by Wes Allison) – There is no accurate way to describe the noise that occurs when four top fuel drivers make complete pulls down the drag strip simultaneously. It’s basically...

This Hurst Promotional Film Featuring The 1965 NHRA Season Is Amazing And Long Hidden

There are few things that spin our crank harder than cruising than digging a deep hole in the internet and at the bottom discovering gold. This time our find was an awesome Hurst Promotional film...

Want To Upgrade The Standard Truck Floater Axle in Your Drag Car? Mark Williams Has You Covered!

There are loads and loads of drag race cars across the country that are rolling down the strip with a pretty standard issue truck floater axle under them. This is OK but it is not the best way or the...

Watch This 5-Axis CNC Machine Cut Up 125 lbs Of Billet Aluminum Into A Long Travel Trophy Truck Spindle

Wow, just wow. This is awesome. In this latest video from Kibbetech you’ll see their new Billet Aluminum Trophy Truck Spindle being whittled out of a big 125 lb chunk of billet aluminum to end...

How Light Is It? Building The Lightest Nitrous Pro Mod Ever, Episode 1

Cameron Johnson Race Cars and Jamie Hancock have joined forces to try and build the lightest Pro Mod ever. Why? Because they want to run it in Radial Vs The World where the minimum weight with driver...

Cross Country Road Trip In The World’s Largest Square Body With Finnegan. And Boats. Yep, More Boats.

This is a great video from Mike Finnegan and David Newbern. Why? Well because the first two thirds of this video are everything you expect from classic Finnegan and Newbern as they get the...

2021 Denso Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals: Alcohol Dragster and Funny Cars Four Wide For The First Time Ever

(Photos by Wes Allison) – It is always a treat to see something new for the first time ever and that was the case for fans at Las Vegas in the stands watching the Denso Spark Plugs 4-Wide...

The Big Block K5 Swap Is On! The 187 Customs Crew Is On It. “Is the Drain Plug In It?”

Take one well worn K5 Blazer with an anemic small block and swap in a used Big Block out of something else. What could possibly go wrong? I mean these K series trucks were available with big blocks,...

MAHLE Motorsport’s New Ford 5.2L VooDoo Drop-In Forged PowerPak Piston Kit Is Just What You Blue Oval Fans Ordered!

The number of new parts available for virtually every engine platform would have be unfathomable even 10 years ago. With the technology that has come to design and manufacturing processes, companies...

Gen 5 LT Intake Test: L83, L86 And MSD Intake Manifold Tests On Cammed 5.3, 6.2, And More!

It’s on baby, the intake test you have been wanting and needing! Is the L83 intake the best LT intake made? Or is the L86 better? Or does the bad boy MSD intake blow them both away and take the...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Sounding Internal Combustion Engine?

Today’s a day where sound seem to be a theme and now we’re dragging you into it.  Part of being a dedicated gearhead is an appreciation of the many ways that cars, trucks, and other...

Video: That’s Not Why It’s Called A Wrecker – Someone Call The Colonel!

Let’s say you are not having the best Wednesday. Let’s say that you woke up late, got behind schedule and the boss chewed on you when you walked in. Let’s say that it snowed and you...

NHRA Denso Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals Sportsman Action Photos! More Wheels-Up Fun In Las Vegas!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more photos from the sportsman categories at last weekend’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. This image collection...

Project Phantom, Part IV: Our 1969 Mustang Goes Under The Knife

(Words and Photos: Joe Grippo) It’s been a few months since the last installment of Project Phantom, my wife Stacey’s 1969 Mustang GT. The Mustang, which had been parked near the New Jersey shore...