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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Is There Really A Shot America Gets A BMW M-Series Wagon? It Won’t Be From A Lack Of Trying!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Ever since last year when BMW teased the M3 touring, us Americans just kind of accepted that the closest thing to a long-roofed M car with a 3 in the name would be the X3M....

2021 NHRA Gatornationals Action Photo Awesomeness: Check Out These Images of Top Fuel and Funny Car Competitors At War!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The 2021 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals were last weekend and the event was a massive success for fans, racers, and those lovers of straight line action alike. For...

Engine Build Update: The Hagerty Cadillac 365 Gets The Block Painted, Bearings and Crank Installed!

The Hagerty Cadillac 365 build is coming along nicely. In fact, the whole thing is kind of glided along like the Cadillac it’s going to be installed in will, once the job is done. The block...

The Mazda MX-6 Was A Ford Probe By Any Other Name – A Moderately Odd 1990s “Sporty Car”

Back in the late 1990s I worked as a camp counselor for a summer. A girl who lived in my town also worked there so we’d car pool out with a few other kids. At the time I had a 3rd Gen Camaro...

This Gallery Of Trucks From Lone Star Throwdown 2021 Makes Me Feel Nostalgic

Why is it that half the time you are at a show you are looking at a truck thinking you’d love to have something like that someday and the other half you are wishing you had something like you...

This 1969 Dodge A108 Ambulance Van Is Original And Ultra Rad.

Original old city, county, and state vehicles have always been cool finds as are utility trucks, railroad vehicles, etc. Hell, anything with a logo on the side of it makes everyone drool....

What Have You Done?! Richard Holdener Tries To Fix The Miss In His Slant 6 And It Ended Up Like This.

Richard is always testing LS, Small Blocks, Big Blocks, Mod Motors, Hemis, and more, but he also digs testing what he calls “The Other Guys”. And in pursuit of awesome testing and fun, he...

OG Murder Nova Update! The New Paint Is Done And The Car Is Going Back Together

A couple weeks ago we posted up an update on the New, aka NPK, Murder Nova and it’s new paint job. Some people were not happy about it, so when we posted up that the OG Murder Nova was getting...

Tips And Tricks For MIG Welding A Roll Bar, Roll Cage, Or Other Tubing Projects

We’ve watched Matt from Urchfab build all kinds of fun stuff, and I can tell you that he has some pretty smart methods. I’ve watched him long enough to realize that his little habits,...

Introducing: Project Beachcomber, our 1979 Dodge Ramcharger

It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It’s also been said that everything is better topless. For both of these reasons, you’re now reading about the latest addition...

Watch a Massive Russian Kamaz Dakar Rally Truck Haul Ass Through the Streets of Moscow

The Russian Kamaz truck has long been a staple at the infamous Dakar rally. The huge, beastly machines are known for being virtually indestructible and for packing more than 1,000 turbo-diesel...

Cool Historic Video: A US Navy Promotional Film About PT Boats, True 3000HP Hot Rods From Hell

They were 3,000hp wooden-hulled harbingers of doom for the enemies of the Allies during WWII. True hot rods of the sea, the PT (Patrol Torpedo) boats were capable of attacking and sinking ships far...

EPIC BUILD: Off-Roading College Student Converts School Bus Into Camper And Toy Hauler Combo For His Jeep

I’m a fan of schoolies, and really like the ones that guys are making into schoolie toy haulers. If you don’t know what a schoolie is, it is a converted school bus rv. Take one cheap and...

Which One Is Gooder?! 6.0L LY6 vs 6.2L LS3-LOW BUCK LS vs MO BUCK! (THEN BOOST)

6 liter, 6 liter, 6 liter, if I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it a thousand times that there is nothing finer for junkyard boost than a 6.0 LS. On the other side is every Camaro or Corvette...