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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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ARP Introduces “Reduced Wrenching” Bolts To Their Extensive Lineup Of Precision Fasteners

Given the space constraints that many builders face — especially in today’s compact and high-performance engine bays — industry-leading fastener manufacturer ARP has responded with an...

Road Racing Livestream From Croft In The UK: The British Automobile Racing Club At Croft Circuit LIVE June 14 – 15

It’s time for more road racing in Croft! This weekend has the British Automobile Racing Club back at it again with fun racing action at Croft Circuit just outside of Darlington in the Northern UK....

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The North’s Biggest Purse! The TB Promotions Laris Motorsports Insurance $250,000 Shootout From U.S. 131 In Michigan, LIVE. Sunday

Are you ready for the biggest purse in the North? We’re talking big money bracket racing like none other, where the TB Promotions $250K takes over U.S. 131 in Michigan for the richest bracket race...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 7 THE RETURN! Building a V12 F40 From The Ground Up With Stanceworks

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about how all these parts and pieces are going together and what the overall...

Finnegan’s Jet Boat, Side Chick, is Back From the Dead. And She Hauls Ass Now! Finally

A couple years ago, Finnegan bought a new to him drag boat that he named Side Chick. And this boat was set to stay in California so that Mike could fly in and race it and have fun. But it just gave...

Derek Got Himself A New Shop Truck, And We’re Jealous! Take A Look At This Grandpa Special And The Mods He’s Doing To It.

I’m on the hunt for a new family tow rig right now, and while I want a 3/4 ton Suburban, I sure do dig a Duramax crew cab as well. That’s why I’m jealous of the Grandpa special that...

24 Hours of Le Mans Coverage: It’s The 93rd Running Of The 24 Hours of Le Mans! Qualifying, Practice, and In Car 24 Hour Race Coverage!

There are hundreds of endurance races that go on each year, and several of those are 24 hours long, but there is only one 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the race that created rivalries, the race that...

Speed Promotions Racing Presents: THE OUTLAWS – LIVE at National Trail Raceway in Ohio. DAY 2!

Street Outlaws is back! Well they are back but not calling themselves Street Outlaws. Instead they are going as Outlaws but with the folks at Speed Promotions they are putting on live events with the...

FREE Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: The Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals LIVE From Beech Bend Raceway Park – Friday

The Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, formerly the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, is live all weekend thanks to the fine folks at NHRA. You can watch right here if you want to see killer...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 11th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Friday

This is one of several live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like big money...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel

The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along and in this latest video it is getting some custom touches in the form of a tucked rear bumper, custom tail lights, and a clean filler panel. This is the...

Hot Rod Boat Video From The Lake Havasu CLASSIC BOAT REGATTA 2025 – OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS FROM OLD SCHOOL BOATS

Lake Havasu, and the Colorado River just south of the lake, are prime hot rod boat territory. Located in the middle of the dessert, on the border of California and Arizona, Lake Havasu and the...

Discovering ABANDONED JUNKYARDS and GHOST TOWNS! New Mexico Road Trip Adventure

I’ve been down many of the stretches of highways and biways that Freiburger is covering in this video, but like him had never been down some of these backroads. I’m jealous, because there...

Big Money Drag Racing Video: The $75,000 King of the South Race was INSANE! Check Out The Action Here!

The King of the South race at Shadyside is always a big one, but this year all the heavy hitters came out to try and grab hold of that $75,000 winner’s check. The final featured two of the...