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Newbern And The Gang Visit Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield For Hot Rod Garage Day, And Race Against Fans!
This past weekend was a crazy one. While most of the people I know in the automotive aftermarket were in Las Vegas for the 2024 SEMA Show last week, there were a bunch of us that had to leave the...
Newbern and Friends Do Three Engine Swaps In Two Days… But Not Because They Wanted To! Did They Get Them All Running For Cruising The Coast?
I’ve done several crazy builds that most people think are not possible. Engine swaps in hours, full car builds in just two days, etc, etc, etc. But doing three engine swaps in two days is...
David Newbern Helps Make Bert’s Junkyard 1957 Chevy A Driver With A Blown Small Block! First Drive Before Cruisin’ The Coast.
When Newbern and the gang got a bunch of Tri-Five Chevrolet’s out of Texas a couple years ago, they ended up in the hands of several folks who were intent on building cool rides. Some are going...
First Truck, First LS Swap, And More: Newbern’s Kid Got A C10 And It Is Getting A New Engine AND Some Aces Fuel Injection
A kid’s first truck is a pretty special thing, and it’s awesome that Newbern’s son has got himself a project. This one is a 1969 C10 and it needs some love for sure, but they are...
Newbern And The Boys Get All Of His Cars Ready For A Proper Goodbye To His Dad. God Speed Ronald Newbern, You Did Good.
None of us gets out of this life alive, but we sure hope to leave it better than when we got here. That’s not the case for everyone, but I hope it is for the majority. A special few make an...
Why Would Someone Do This To ANY Truck Cab, Let Alone A C10? Newbern Is Going To Try And Save It… But How? Butchered Doesn’t Begin To Describe It.
Sometimes you come across potential projects that just look too weird and messed up to be saved. This C10 is one of them. With a top that has been “chopped” in all the wrong ways, and all...
Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!
Newbern and Cotten are always up to something fun and that includes getting to work on some pretty cool rides. If you are a fan of Roadkill then you may remember this truck from an episode from...
Newbern Is Taking His First Car On Power Tour, But Not Before Some Suspension Upgrades And A New Pair Of Shoes
In case you missed it, David Newbern got his first car back last year. He originally bought this 1964 Impala when he was 13. It still has the original 283 and Powerglide, and it’s still...
Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block
There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...
It Hasn’t Been On The Road In 50 Years, But Newbern Is Finishing Up This Ford F1 Hot Rod Pickup First Ride.
This one here has been in Newbern’s shop for a long time. Not the full 50 years that it has been off the road, but 10 years for sure. In his defense, it’s not his fault alone that this...
Better Than Ever: Newbern Is Trading Cars Again, Which Means He’s Got Another Tri-Five Coming, But He’s Already Owned It Once.
You ever sell a car to someone and tell them that if they ever decide to get rid of it they should call you first? Or just get a call one day from someone who owns one of your old cars and is wanting...