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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments 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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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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More Photos From The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! We’ve Still Got Carlisle All Ford Nationals Photos To Share!

Here’s our fiftfh gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. Joe Grippo was on hand like every year, capturing amazing finds...

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RAT RODS CAR SHOW!!! The Rusty Eyeball Car Show 2026! Insane Rat Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More!

2026 marked the 19th year for the Rusty Eyeball Car Show and it was bigger and better than ever. This show features tons of variety, and unlike many other shows they also encourage you to bring your...

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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Day 6 and they are back at Yellowstone Dragstrip in Montana!

This is it, the final video from Bangshift Billy’s Big Sky Race Week 2026 coverage. This is Day 6 video from Yellowstone Dragstrip.  Can Bill hang on and win the Stick Shift class even though...

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More Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos! Here’s Our First Day 3 Racing Gallery from Kuhnle!

We’ve got more racing action from Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive! This is Day 3, the final day, and features plenty of shot from the checkpoint at Summit and racing at Kuhnle. (Photos by Neal Sabo)...

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Back On The Buick: Here’s A Lost Episode Of The Hagerty Straight Eight Redline Rebuild Series

We’ve been jonesing for an update on the Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Redline Rebuild project from Hagerty of late. With the whole social distancing and other junk it’s stopped a lot of...

Are Volvo and Koenigsegg Teaming Up On A Car? It Actually Looks That Way!

(By Tom Lohnes) – What do you get when you take polestar, the most mundane of tuning companies, and combine it with Koenigsegg, who’s lowest horsepower currently on sale has 1,500...

Gear Up: American Powertrain Announces Pfitzner Gear Upgrades for TREMEC® Magnum 6-Speed

In an effort to make themselves the most comprehensive one-stop manual transmission shop on the planet, American Powertrain has announced that they are now offering Pfitzner Gear upgrades for TREMEC...

2020 Kyana Swap Meet Part 2: More Great Photos Of Parts, Cars, and Potential Projects!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We return to the Spring 2020 KYANA swap meet and the first photo is of another tripod bumper jack, but this one is displayed in its working position. ...

2020 PDRA Carolina Showdown Action Photos: Extreme Pro Stock and More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more great David Whealon photos from the 2020 PDRA Carolina Showdown presented by ProCharger. Yesterday we showed you a load of awesome photos...

Most Bizarrely Awesome Swap Ever? 6.0L Powerstroke R32 Skyline Drift Car Engine Burning Tires!

When we saw this video posted by the guys at Clipping Point Video our eyes bugged out a little. Why? How could they not. An R32 Skyline, the car that lots of people in the USA crave to get their...

More Sand Drag Bike Action! Would You Take A Hayabusa Onto The Sand And Go Wide Open?

The Suzuki Hayabusa is above and beyond the “crotch rocket” slur. It is wickedly fast yet tame to ride. A competent rider could use it as daily transportation, yet it’s top speed...

Classic YouTube: Great Lakes Dragaway in 1977

It’s the oldest continually operating dragstrip in the country (did they stop racing at Pomona? – ed.) , giving drivers a place to run their hot rods and racing machines since 1955. Great...

Speedy Delivery: Turning A Chevrolet Van Into An Inappropriate Tire Slayer

I’m pretty sure that the statute of limitations is long since past, so let’s talk about one night in December over ten years ago, when I took a van owned by the military, with at least...

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The Fiero Revival: Suffering Through The Joys Of Painting

There’s two different kinds of paintwork: rattle-canning something and properly spraying it. I’ve done enough rattlecan paint jobs to last a lifetime. Everything from the blackout...

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Unhinged: That Unloved Car In The Corner Will Be Somebody’s Dream Car

I remember two things about the time my friend Hunter wanted me to come check out a derelict Chevrolet LUV pickup truck with him on a sunny afternoon: one involved riding down a grass hill and nearly...

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Truckin’ History: This 1965 British Pathe Film About Proper Truck Driving Techniques Is The Most British Thing Ever

When is comes to videos, we’re guessing more of them have been made about driving properly than any other topic in history. We’re also sure that nothing has been less effective than video...

Reviving A Hover Mower: Check Out The Repair and Restoration Of This 1965 Toro Flymo 19 Mower!

While many of you may have never seen one or perhaps have completely forgotten about their existence, hovering lawnmowers are a thing and they have been for about 50 years! Using the aerodynamic...

Those Grilles Tho: The 2021 BMW 4-Series Has A Face That Some People Love To Hate

(By Tom Lohnes) –  BMW has done it again. They plastered a huge grille onto the front of an all-new vehicle and made it ever-polarizing. This time around though, it doesn’t look terrible....