The Beater – Plymouth Barracuda 1973
When Joe Rice of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, was a teenager, he was probably the coolest kid in his class. You see, back then, Joe was the proud owner of a ’Cuda. Now, this ’Cuda wasn’t his first car, but...
View Article1968 Dodge Dart – Pro Dart
“As one door closes, another opens.” That’s true when it comes to project cars, especially when a builder stops for one reason or another and someone else completes the project. That’s what happened to...
View Article1974 Plymouth Duster – Time Machine
You’ve seen them at shows, and in the pages of magazines like Mopar Muscle: cars built by a high-performance/restoration shop to show off their skills. Using the skills of their welders, fabricators,...
View Article1970 Chevy Chevelle – Won Car
In the late ’70s, in a remote corner of Illinois, the Du Quoin Street Machine Nationals became the unlikely cradle for the Pro Street movement. Through a haze of campfire smoke and Pabst foam, your...
View Article1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Inspired
The 1990s was a transition period for domestic automobile manufacturers. They began to embrace more modern, aerodynamic designs that were arguably better looking than the relatively stuffy designs of...
View ArticlePro Street 1967 Camaro Runs 8.90s with an 876hp Naturally Aspirated Small-Block
“A naturally aspirated car that runs 8.90s at 152 mph has no business on the street,” Steve Dembinski, 2014. Or does it? In actuality, the New Jersey resident and Pro Street Camaro owner further...
View Article1,000hp Outlaw Street 2002 Drag Racing Camaro
Desire simmers 24/7. Can you smell it? Maybe we should have called this story “Hot Rod Confidential.” It’s about more than a piece of inanimate metal. It’s about cold, stark realization. Randy...
View Article620-Horsepower Pro Street 1970 Chevrolet Nova is a Slice of American Pie
When Don McLean recorded and released the song “American Pie” in 1971, almost immediately people began trying to decipher the meanings behind each ambiguous verse. McLean himself acknowledged that...
View ArticleBig Red Camaro Fire Caused by Fuel System Failure, Rebuild Planned
After completing a 14-day investigation, the Big Red Camaro crew has determined that the fire that ended the team’s run at the 100th Anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb began when...
View ArticleRegister Early for the Car Craft Summer Nationals! Special Advanced Ticket...
Register early and save $20 off the price of admission for the Car Craft Summer Nationals, held July 15 – 17 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. Early bird pricing is just $50, and that gets you and your...
View ArticleDirk Stratton to Drift His C6 Corvette at the 2016 Car Craft Summer Nationals
The 2016 Car Craft Summer Nationals will be hosting a drift demonstration for the first time ever. The Midwest Drift Union will be on site all weekend with a display and drifting demonstrations on...
View ArticleHOT ROD Drag Week 2016 Thursday Route – Lucas Oil Raceway to National Trail
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Lucas Oil Raceway to National Trail Raceway 2650 National Rd SW, Hebron, OH 43025 (740) 928-5706 DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE DRIVING DIRECTIONS BY CLICKING HERE PLEASE REMEMBER...
View ArticleLive the Drag Week Dream With Mike Wenzler’s Nitrous Camaro up For Sale
Mike Wenzler’s ex-Pro-Stock 1987 Chevrolet Camaro is an old school-lover’s dream Drag Week car, and it’s for sale on Racing Junk after taking 2nd in Unlimited during HOT ROD Drag Week 2016, presented...
View ArticleSlow-Motion Sunday: HOT ROD Drag Week Edition
1320Video joined us during HOT ROD Drag Week 2016, presented by Gear Vendors, and shot a whole bunch of gnarly video during the week. For this lazy, slow-motion Sunday, we bring you slo-mo Drag Week!...
View ArticleWheels Up in a Pure Stock Muscle Car? Check Out the Hot Launch of This 1969...
Well, it happened again. After I got back from the Pure Stock Drags and went through my photos on my office computer with the big monitor, one pic caught my eye. It kind of looked like . . . Huh? Could...
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