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Pavement Pounder Events Announces “Motor City to Wheel Hub Live” 2026 Road Trip And We’re Excited To Be Their Official Media Partner!

Pavement Pounder Events is back in 2026 in a HUGE way, with an incredibly exciting road trip event that will be starting in the Motor City and heading to Wheel Hub Live! That’s right, you get...

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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air “Elegant Lady” Wins 2026 Ridler Award with 1,000-HP Supercharged LS7

We shared a video of the Great 8 finalists for the Ridler Award at Detroit Autorama a couple of days ago and now we’ve got a feature video on the one that took the title. If you missed the Great 8...

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I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got The Photos! This Indoor Drag Racing Showcase Is Amazing!

We’ve shared a couple of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too....

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More Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Pics: Tall, Short, Fat, Thin, You Name It, They Had It All At LST 2026

Here’s our second to last gallery from LST 2026! Man all these cool truck make me want to get on my mini truck project so bad! If you missed our previous galleries, don’t worry because...

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NHRA NEWS: HART, GREEN, HARTFORD & GADSON OPEN 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH WINS AT AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORATIONALS

– Hart gets win in JFR debut – Green goes back-to-back at Gators – First PS win for Hartford since ‘23 – Gadson gets first PSM Gators win   GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8,...

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Smart Tool Mod, Or Overkill? Pittsburgh Double-Double Joint Ratchet! Harbor Freight Should Sell Parts!

I’ve customized too many tools to count in my life, but they usually involve wrenches or pliers of some kind that I’ve ground on, made shorter, or welding something else to. The most...

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Outside: Here Comes Another Weird and Awkward Convertible To The Market!

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the outright failure that was the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet and the more recent Range Rover Evoque convertible, it is safe to say convertible SUV’s aren’t...

2020 AACA Fall Meet Photo Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Amazing Automotive Images From This Huge Show

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Diversity. Variety. Mixture. These are the adjectives I have used to describe the previous galleries showcasing the Antique Automobile Club of America’s...

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee: The Fifth Generation Of The Iconic SUV Is On The Way

(By Tom Lohnes) – Coming out in 2010, with a refresh in 2014, a huge lawsuit over a shifter, another refresh in 2018, and a screaming supercharged Trackhawk model, the 4th gen Jeep Grand...

Unhinged: If Chrysler Isn’t Dead By The End Of The Week, I’ll Be Stunned.

Two years ago, I thought we were going to see Chrysler go away. Admittedly, I was surprised it lasted this long. But with all signs pointing to the company disappearing soon, I felt that it was worth...

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Legend In Its Own Time: This Review of The 1991 Acura Legend Is A Reminder Of How The Luxury Sport Sedan Game Changed

Sometimes the game changes slowly and sometimes the game changes suddenly. For German manufacturers in the early 1990s, it changed lightning fast when the major Japanese manufacturers launched their...

Morning Symphony: Snowdrifting At Livigno, Italy

Far as we’re concerned, ski resorts are wasted on the skiers and snowboarders. With fresh snow everywhere in abundance, a good ski resort is simply a few good decisions away from being a wicked...

2020 AACA Fall Meet Photo Coverage: Muscle Cars Came In Droves To Pennsylvania – Awesome Iron!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2020 Antique Automobile Club of America Special Fall Meet held in Gettysburg, Pa was centered in the midst of the historic Civil War battlegrounds the...

Classic YouTube: The 1988 Chicago Auto Show

1988 is the year that I figured out that I was a gearhead, and that it was a permanent fixation. I was learning about classic Mustangs and disco Camaros, was focused on the clean orange El Camino...

Mountain Of A Man: Sonny Leonard Has Passed At Age 77 – Legendary Engine Builder Leaves Amazing Legacy

(Photo by Charles Wickam) – One of the most legendary drag racing engine builders of all time has died at age 77. Sonny Leonard who pioneered massive cubic inch engines, lead the way in...

Why Would You Cut A Perfectly Good Jeep In Half? To Make It Perfectly Gooder!

Off-road guys are like mini-truckers, in that cutting stuff up doesn’t phase them at all. A little beer drinking and figuring and the cutting apparatus comes out and the fun begins. Knowing...

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Widebody Your Whip! Watch This MGB Get A Porsche Wide Body Kit At Home!

Widebody stuff has been all the rage in recent years, because tire size matters more than ever, increasing trends, and more. But whatever the reason for wanting all the body covering all the tire,...

This Chop Saw Metal Cutting Station Is Something We Need In Our Shop And You Might Too!

Regardless of how big your shop is, having dedicated and efficient work space is always a good thing. If your shop space is small, that becomes even more critical, but again it is a good practice...

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The Reign Of Rocks Rock Crawling Competition Starts Here: 8 Trucks, Big Challenges, And One Winner

The Reign of Rocks Rock Crawling Competition is looking to be one for the books, as 8 drivers and their rigs are pitted against each other and the rocks of Tennessee. Located at Chinquipin Off-Road...

Have You Ever Bought One Part That Turned Into A Whole New Project Car?

You are walking down an aisle at the Pomona Swap Meet and the crowd parts so you can see them. They are beautiful, and a perfect matched set. They aren’t cheap, but they are way too good a deal...