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FREE LIVESTREAM: Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2026 Is On! Check Out All The Awesome Rides Up For Auction This Weekend!

Barrett-Jackson is one of the premier automotive auction companies, and while they have big auctions all over the country there is something truly special about Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale. This event...

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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: Watch Every Day Of King Of The Hammers Right Here! The Baddest Of The Bad Attacking Johnson Valley Starts Now!

It’s time for a couple of weeks of off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026. We’ve got the livestream rocking right here the whole time, so make sure...

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More Of Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and The Best Drag Race Action of 2025!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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American Power And Road Racing Prowess: Here’s 1 hour Of Pure Ford GT40 Heaven From Goodwood.

We love sharing videos from Goodwood, because whether it is action from the Festival of Speed, Member’s Meet, or the Goodwood Revival, you know it is going to be good. There are so many awesome...

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He’s Baaack! Steve Magnante Feature Videos From Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2026!

We’re so thrilled that our pal Steve Magnante is back out there crawling junkyards and sharing his automotive knowledge with the world. After a life threatening case of encephalitis, that...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Now That The Roof Is Back In Place, It’s Time To Tackle the Hardest, Most Crucial Welds — The A-Pillars!

The real critical stuff has happened. We’re talking about fitting and welding this original roof back in place, just a few inches lower. But now is the time for the most delicate welding and...

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Cadillac Teardown Time: Watch This Vintage 1957 Cadillac 365 V8 Get Torn Down To The Block

There’s nothing more fun than tearing an engine down, right? No matter if it is your lawn mower or your race car, there’s stuff to be seen, stuff to be learned, and stuff to potentially...

Future Swap Rod: Little Did Nissan Know In The 1990s But Their 240SX Was Destined For Modern Greatness

Little did the engineers in Japan know back in the 1990s, but they were creating a modern rockstar of a machine with the Nissan 240SX. Sure, at the time it was a 155hp sports car that was designed to...

Barn Find 1932 Ford: A Hot Rod Build From The 1950’s That Was Never Finished But Ultimately Pulled From The Barn For A New Lease On Life

Eastwood’s Parked series is kinda cool, and this is one of the stories from it. The idea behind the series, titled Parked – Automotive Adventures, is to have you hot rodders out there...

Ron Covell’s Rollation Lessons Part 2: Yes, You Can Use The Rollation Method To Make Complicated Rectangular Patters Too!

Yesterday we shared the first in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method he calls Rollation. The process is simple, absolutely makes sense once...

Building Twin Turbo LS Headers From Scratch For The Extreme Blazer Project!

The Motion Raceworks Extreme Blazer build is on! In this video you’ll see how they design and fabricate the custom turbo headers for this thing, from scratch! And while that does sound like a...

Texas Motor Speedway Becomes 2nd Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Site In The Country. Every Single Racing And Sports Venue Should Be Doing This!

(Photo by Vernon Bryant, Dallas Morning News) For the past few weeks I’ve been saying that the problem with administering COVID vaccines, besides getting enough vaccine itself, is that they are...

Ron Covell Teaches Rollation, It’s A Word! And A Technique To Learn So You Can Make Better Sheet Metal Patterns.

If the name Ron Covell doesn’t mean anything to you, then you haven’t done much research or study on the topic of sheet metal fabrication. Ron is a legend in the metal working world, and...

Junkyard Stock Bottom End LS T4 VS T6 S480 Turbo Test. Which Makes More Power And Where?

Bigger, bigger, biggest, biggestest, and biggerestest. That’s been the mentality on turbos the past few years, especially in the drag racing world where twin turbo setups often feature turbos...

The B&M Pro Gate Shifter Is Precision Shifting Goodness For GM 3 and 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions

There is nothing worse than driving something with a janky shifter. It is annoying as hell, and makes the entire driving experience a pain the butt. Throw in time at the track and not only can it be...

More Rust Repair How To: Wheel Arches From Scratch! Here’s How To Repair Rusted Panels When There Are No Reproductions.

We’ve been sharing some of Fitzee’s great rust repair how to videos the past couple of weeks, because he’s building a new project! In this video you’ll see him making patch...

Finnegan And Newbern Spray Nitrous Through A LUV Truck For MINUTES, Melting The Exhaust, And The Tires!

Oh it’s on! I’m a huge fan of nitrous, and have been using it for years, but you usually spray it for 10 seconds or less. Sure, you might spray it for over a minute on the long course at...

Edelbrock Isn’t Dead!!! WTF People?! Their Move From Torrance Headquarters Is No Surprise. Their Foundries Are Staying In California!

I’m sorry, but the rampant misinformation, ignorance, and flagrant absurdities that have been flying since Edelbrock informed the Employment Development Department of their plans to layoff 270...

Video: This Compilation Of Awesome Grudge Racing Runs Shows What’s Driving Its Explosion In Popularity

(Video credit: TheRacingVids YouTube Channel) – Sometimes in drag racing it IS all about the money. That’s what the grudge game is all about. Getting paid more than you have to pay...

Murder Nova’s F1X ProCharged 1955 Chevrolet Is Hitting The Dyno! E85 And No Intercooler. What Will It Make?

We shared the first drive of Shawn’s 1955 Chevy, after it had sat for 11 years, and couldn’t be happier with the giant grin on his face. I know what that’s like, and am stoked that...