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Freak Show Friday: Long Limo Van
Limousines are expensive. If you’re starting your own limo service, or like the dignified ride of limo luxury, but are short on cash and long on minivans, then this novel approach to satisfying your...
View ArticleTop Gas Dragsters at Pomona in 1958
Pomona Fairgrounds Dragstrip, May 1958 This is an impressive assemblage of Top Gas dragster competitors at the almost unrecognizable Pomona dragstrip at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. We can’t...
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Freak Show Friday: Gremmie Messes
Wow! We’ve got a two-for-one double Freak Show Friday to close out the month of June. Many out there love the Gremlin rear end. Well, at least a couple of people do—enough so that they constructed...
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Yeah! Gallery of Pro Mods vs Fuel Altereds in Denton, Texas!
We love a good combo, and this is magic! We’re in the great state of Texas for some home-brewed nitro and nitrous with Pro Mods pitted against Fuel Altereds. It doesn’t get any more drag race real than...
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Southwest Heritage Racing Association Revives 1960s Super Stocks
Southwest Heritage Racing Association Brings Back the Best Nostalgia drag racing associations are continuing to organize as racers and enthusiasts look to recreate the golden age of drag racing,...
View ArticleThe Funny Car Corvette Curse
Did you know there was a Funny Car curse? Known as the “Corvette Curse,” superstition runs through every form of racing, including drag racing. In the late-1960s through early 1970s, numerous...
View ArticleWhat If Aero Ugly Never Stopped?
The most prized, rare, and crazy designs of the muscle-car era are the Fords, Mercurys, Dodges, and Plymouths made for the NASCAR aero wars in 1969 and 1970. Starting with flush grilles and aero...
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Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II That Got Its Owner Into the 150mph Club At Bonneville
Michael Callahan from Cincinnati, Ohio, always dreamed about going to Bonneville with a street car and getting into the 150MPH Club. Or should we say, drive a car to Bonneville, make his passes, and...
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150 Image Gallery: More Manic Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds From North Star Strip
Dave Kommel captures all of the unhinged action of the mental matchup of Pro Mods vs. Fuel Altereds from North Star Dragstrip in Denton, Texas. Tons of action and enthusiastic crowds made for a...
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A Hot Rodding Hero: The Legacy of Vic Edelbrock Jr.
When 26-year-old Vic Edelbrock Jr. took over aftermarket manufacturer Edelbrock Equipment in 1962 after the untimely death of his father, Vic Sr., many in the performance industry were skeptical Vic...
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Hot Rodders Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun Create Their Own Scratch-Built...
Mutant Monster: The Aardema Developments V-12 Making a 20 litre-1200ci V-12 completely from scratch seems beyond most all of our reach, so here’s a couple of hot rodders in San Diego that have done...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: Skittles Engine
Not all freaks are freaks from the outside. Behold this Skittles engine compartment with all of the colors of the rainbow. You could say this is detailed, and you could also say it looks like someone...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: Tractor Mashup
Freaks can be found anywhere, even on a farm. Yes, this John Deer/Citroen tractor mashup looks to be a running, plowing, read deal. The questions of why and how are probably beyond anything that would...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: C-series Mercedes coupe Merc
“Designed” around a C-series Mercedes coupe, this is quite a departure from any Merc we’ve ever seen, and ever hope to see. We don’t know what the chassis and running gear are, nor do we care, other...
View ArticleThree Killed at Great Lakes Dragstrip In Wisconsin
Three men were shot dead at point blank range at Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin Sunday night around 7:00 PM. As of now the suspect has not been found, nor has a cause been determined....
View ArticleAmazing Ed “Big Daddy” Roth Collection Hiding in the Roth Family Vault
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth was the king of crazy showcars in the 1960s, and the father of monster shirts and one of hot rodding’s favorite mascots; Rat Fink. He created wild hot rods that fueled our hot rod...
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2017 Power Tour: Top 5 Freaks
Power Tour has always brought out a few freaks, and we applaud that. You might get locked up anywhere else, but on Power Tour you’re just considered a little freaky. We had so many this year we decided...
View ArticleThe First Manufacturers Funny Car Championship at OCIR
Just a hazy 1967 Thanksgiving holiday evening of Funny Cars at the packed, million-dollar Orange County International Raceway (OCIR) in Irvine, California, for the first- ever Manufacturers Funny Car...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: Batmobile
Yes, this is a Batmobile, a well done Batmobile. It mimics all of the iconic design features of The Batmobile, but in a more economical package. If you’re on a budget, or are looking for a good project...
View ArticleHot Rods, Punk Rock, and Toy Robots At the Henry Ford Museum
Hot rods, punk rock, and toy robots are just some of the things that inspire the internationally acclaimed House Industries in their pursuit of design, fashion, and type fonts. Yes, from Jimmy Kimmel...
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