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Ringbrothers’ 650-HP ’65 GTO Is Almost Ready to Face the SEMA Deadline

Ringbrothers’ 650-HP ’65 GTO Is Almost Ready to Face the SEMA Deadline

This 925-Horsepower Mustang Dark Horse SC Is Just Getting Started

This 925-Horsepower Mustang Dark Horse SC Is Just Getting Started

KJ Jones | Oct 26, 2026

World’s Fastest DeLorean? This 2,000-HP Street-Legal Build Is Almost Ready

World’s Fastest DeLorean? This 2,000-HP Street-Legal Build Is Almost Ready

Steven Rupp | Oct 26, 2026

Rare 1963 1/2 Galaxie Lightweight Was Built to Race and Stored Since 1970

Rare 1963 1/2 Galaxie Lightweight Was Built to Race and Stored Since 1970

Steven Rupp | Oct 21, 2026

More Top Stories

62 Years at Bonneville: Lou Bingham’s ’29 Roadster Refuses to Slow Down

62 Years at Bonneville: Lou Bingham’s ’29 Roadster Refuses to Slow Down

Melissa Grimaldo | Oct 30, 2026

The Baddest F-150? This 3,000-HP AWD Truck Has 30,000 Reasons Why It’s True

The Baddest F-150? This 3,000-HP AWD Truck Has 30,000 Reasons Why It’s True

Andrew Wolf | Oct 23, 2026

The First Fox Still Knows How to Hunt

The First Fox Still Knows How to Hunt

KJ Jones | Oct 20, 2026

Cadillac's 668-HP Blackwing Is the Performance Sedan We Didn't Want to Give Back

Cadillac's 668-HP Blackwing Is the Performance Sedan We Didn't Want to Give Back

Mike Galimi | Oct 15, 2026

001 Drag Week Sweden

The Performance Parts That Racing Gave to Hot Rodders

KJ Jones | Oct 14, 2026

Record Breaking! The Quickest HOT ROD Drag Week Performances of All Time

Record Breaking! The Quickest HOT ROD Drag Week Performances of All Time

Mike Galimi | Oct 13, 2026

This Twin-Turbo Godzilla-Powered Mustang II Is Everything Its Critics Said It Couldn’t Be

This Twin-Turbo Godzilla-Powered Mustang II Is Everything Its Critics Said It Couldn’t Be

KJ Jones | Oct 12, 2026

FuelTech Launches FT470 ECU, Bringing Race-Proven Engine Management to Street Cars

FuelTech Launches FT470 ECU, Bringing Race-Proven Engine Management to Street Cars

Mike Galimi | Oct 8, 2026

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Event Coverage

Five Cars, Five Paths to 200 MPH, One Elite Drag Week Club

Five Cars, Five Paths to 200 MPH, One Elite Drag Week Club

I Went to Reimagined at Willow Springs, and the Old Track Has a New Energy

I Went to Reimagined at Willow Springs, and the Old Track Has a New Energy

John McGann | Oct 29, 2026

The 2026 OUSCI Title Fight Heads to the Historic Indy Brickyard

The 2026 OUSCI Title Fight Heads to the Historic Indy Brickyard

Jim McIlvaine | Oct 27, 2026

El Mirage Dirt Drags: Vintage Hot Rods Bring 1940s Racing Back to Life

El Mirage Dirt Drags: Vintage Hot Rods Bring 1940s Racing Back to Life

Marc Gewertz | Oct 21, 2026

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More Events

The 2026 OUSCI Title Fight Heads to Historic Laguna Seca

The 2026 OUSCI Title Fight Heads to Historic Laguna Seca

Jim McIlvaine | Oct 19, 2026

001 HRDW 200 MPH Club

The Official HOT ROD Drag Week 200 MPH Club

Mike Galimi | Oct 18, 2026

Step Back to Drag Racing's Golden Age at the 10th RPM Nationals

Step Back to Drag Racing's Golden Age at the 10th RPM Nationals

Marc Gewertz | Oct 16, 2026

Corvettes, Mustangs, Teslas, and Vintage Iron Collided in One Wild OUSCI Weekend

Corvettes, Mustangs, Teslas, and Vintage Iron Collided in One Wild OUSCI Weekend

Jim McIlvaine | Oct 8, 2026

America's Coolest Trucks Filled Pomona—See What Rolled Into the Grand National Truck Show

America's Coolest Trucks Filled Pomona—See What Rolled Into the Grand National Truck Show

John McGann | Sep 28, 2026

This Supercharged '64 Nova Had Everyone Watching the A/Gas Class

This Supercharged '64 Nova Had Everyone Watching the A/Gas Class

Mike Galimi | Sep 24, 2026

1972 Chevy Chevelle Crushes Drag Week Record With Historic 7.76-Second N/A Pass

1972 Chevy Chevelle Crushes Drag Week Record With Historic 7.76-Second N/A Pass

Mike Galimi | Sep 24, 2026

From 5-Second Vipers to 10-Second Vans: Drag Week's Wild Final Day in Photos

From 5-Second Vipers to 10-Second Vans: Drag Week's Wild Final Day in Photos

Steven Rupp | Sep 22, 2026

Ned Dunphy Defends HOT ROD Drag Week Title, Sets New Overall Record in 4,000-HP Dodge Viper

Ned Dunphy Defends HOT ROD Drag Week Title, Sets New Overall Record in 4,000-HP Dodge Viper

Mike Galimi | Sep 18, 2026

Drag Week’s Survivors Face One Last 256-Mile Test Before the Finish

Drag Week’s Survivors Face One Last 256-Mile Test Before the Finish

Steven Rupp | Sep 18, 2026

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How-To

Your Classic Car Has Been Sitting for Years. Here’s What It Needs Before You Drive It

Your Classic Car Has Been Sitting for Years. Here’s What It Needs Before You Drive It

Steven Rupp | Oct 28, 2026

8 LT4 Camshafts and Power Mods Tested: How We Made 1,006 HP

8 LT4 Camshafts and Power Mods Tested: How We Made 1,006 HP

Steven Rupp | Oct 22, 2026

We Bought Temu’s Cheapest Carburetor So You Don’t Have To

We Bought Temu’s Cheapest Carburetor So You Don’t Have To

John McGann | Oct 15, 2026

Old-School Looks, Modern Results: This Stromberg Tri-Power 383 Delivered

Old-School Looks, Modern Results: This Stromberg Tri-Power 383 Delivered

Tony Thacker | Oct 15, 2026

Why Gas Pedals Don't Control the Throttle Like They Used To

Why Gas Pedals Don't Control the Throttle Like They Used To

KJ Jones | Oct 14, 2026

One Short-Block Change Unlocked 45 More Lb-Ft From the Same Top End

One Short-Block Change Unlocked 45 More Lb-Ft From the Same Top End

Jeff Smith | Oct 9, 2026

This Simple Lifter Upgrade Changed Everything We Thought About Cam Break-In

This Simple Lifter Upgrade Changed Everything We Thought About Cam Break-In

Jeff Smith | Oct 2, 2026

VIDEO: How a Tremec TKX Five-Speed Completely Transforms a GM OBS Pickup

VIDEO: How a Tremec TKX Five-Speed Completely Transforms a GM OBS Pickup

John McGann | Sep 7, 2026

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Barn Finds

A Late-Night Marketplace Search Uncovered This Rare 1969 Z/28 Camaro

A Late-Night Marketplace Search Uncovered This Rare 1969 Z/28 Camaro

Steven Rupp | Sep 28, 2026

This Barn-Find '69 Camaro Became a 10-Second Time Capsule

This Barn-Find '69 Camaro Became a 10-Second Time Capsule

John McGann | Sep 24, 2026

Barn-Find Hemi Cuda Wakes Up After 50 Years With Just 10,000 Original Miles

Barn-Find Hemi Cuda Wakes Up After 50 Years With Just 10,000 Original Miles

Steven Rupp | Jun 23, 2026

1973 Plymouth Roadrunner Found Hiding in a Field for over 40 Years

1973 Plymouth Roadrunner Found Hiding in a Field for over 40 Years

Steven Rupp | Feb 13, 2026

After 50 Years Parked, This 1970 Hemi ’Cuda Comes Back to Life

After 50 Years Parked, This 1970 Hemi ’Cuda Comes Back to Life

Steven Rupp | Feb 4, 2026

01 2025 MCACN barn finds

Inside MCACN 2025: The Best Barn Finds and Hidden Muscle Car Gems

John Machaquiero | Dec 5, 2025

001 1974 Chevy Nova SS Sleeper

We Brought a 1974 Nova SS Barn Find Back to Life as a Rowdy Patina Street Machine

Mike Galimi | Oct 28, 2025

001 1974 Nova SS Rebuild

Barn Find Revival: Our 1974 Chevy Nova Gets a 571-HP Summit 427 Small-Block Chevy Swap

Mike Galimi | Oct 9, 2025

001 1974 Chevy Nova SS Barn Find

1974 Nova SS Barn Find: An Affordable Muscle Car Worth Saving?

Mike Galimi | Sep 26, 2025

001 1979 dodge macho power wagon burnt orange garage rescue

Rescuing a Rare 1979 Dodge Macho Power Wagon From the Scrap Yard

Ryan Brutt | Sep 16, 2025

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