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Five-Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Built a Unique Race Car for No Prep Kings

Is your 4x4 destined to be a family heirloom?

Keepsake or Jeepsake? Sometimes it’s the same thing

MOUNTAIN CADDY

Matt Swithenbank’s Ford is good for snow, tow, and go (-ing fast)

RAPTOR 101

What are the differences between the first- and second-generation trucks?

Plastic gas tanks, sportops, and military Gladiators: What was new in 4x4s in 1966

It was the July 1966 issue of Four Wheeler and much was new and exciting.

ROAMING THE LAST BASTION OF THE OLD WEST

How a winning Baja 1000 chase team spends its off time

STARTING FRESH

James Mallios’ ’15 Ram 3500 can go farther down the trails than your average tow rig

MINOR UPGRADE

Adrian Holmes’ ’12 Wrangler Unlimited has slick sleeping quarters and a hearty backcountry appetite

DIY SPARE TIRE CARRIER FABRICATION

We rebuild our tire carrier

ARCTIC TORTURE TEST

Driving the 2020 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally in a ’20 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4

2020 NISSAN TITAN XD

A simplified lineup refocuses the Titan XD’s positioning

ONE OF THREE

“THE ENGINE USED IN THE SD-1 WAS BUILT AROUND A 3 X 4-INCH BORE AND STROKE. THE AIR-COOLED UNIT IN THE SD-1 WAS INDIRECT INJECTED AND RATED AT 5.4 GROSS HORSEPOWER AT 2000 RPM.”

THE COVID '660'

WHILE THE COUNTRY WAS SHUT DOWN, WE WENT RACING!

WIRELESS NITROUS

WE TAKE SNEAKY TO LEVEL 5000 WITH A 130-HP SELF-CONTAINED AIRBOX NITROUS SYSTEM!

SCOUTING THE ROAD TO DIESEL POWER

TWO SURVIVING PROTOTYPE SCOUT DIESELS

PRIVILEGED

A 1,000 HP, 2.6 SMOOTH BORE DURAMAX

PROJECT OBSESSED

PART NINE: TRACTION AND STEPS

DYNOMITE DODGE

A 1,500-HP MONSTER OF A DRAG TRUCK

MORE INSIGHT

EDGE PRODUCTS NEW AND IMPROVED INSIGHT CTS3

WHY TAKE A 101 COURSE FOR OFF-ROAD DRIVING?

WE wondered who these courses were for, and figured the easiest way to find out was to see who was taking them.

SPIDER TRAX

From Suzuki Samurai’s to Spider 9’s; Spidertrax has come along way in just over twenty years. The best companies always do. Founded in 1999 while still students at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Thomas Kingston and Eddie Casanueva were studying mechanical engineering and having fun in their Samurai’s on the weekends. Often Monday mornings included an inventory of broken parts.

WHEN UNEVENTS HAPPEN

Trail Ride in Johnson Valley

WE STAND FOR THE SAND

Save Oceano Dunes SVRA

OH HAIL NO!

With all the craziness that has been going on over the last few months, getting out into the great outdoors has never been more critical. With this in mind, a group of friends from across the state of Colorado met up just outside of the mountain town of Alma to celebrate Independence Day the best way they know-how, enjoying the beauty and challenge of our local mountain trails.

RTV COLORS

AND WHEN TO USE THEM

EXTRA-TECH: HOLLEY CONVERSION

IF you’ve spent any time off-road with a carbureted vehicle, it probably didn’t take long to find the limits of a bowl of fuel sitting on top of the intake. Angles are not friendly to this dated, but effective, technology. You can solve this problem using an electronic fuel injection system that replaces your carburetor with a more efficient throttle body injection. The Sniper EFI, provided by our friends at Holley Performance Products, is a complete solution containing everything needed to complete the job.

A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE: FLYING DRONES

We’re always interested in the latest toys; if we’re not spending money on our rigs, we may need something to photograph them on the trail. Enter the Drone Zone. Let’s explore all the fun we can have with drones.

FORWARD INTO THE PAST

THE NEW BRONCO IS MORE THAN NOSTALGIA. IT DELIVERS THE GOODS. ANYWHERE.

Starter Kit

WHY THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A ''BASE'' 911

THE REAL-LIFE CRAZY CARS THAT INSPIRED THE ORIGINAL HOT WHEELS

If you’re a subscriber to the MotorTrend app, over the past few weeks you may have seen our new original series, Hot Wheels Life Size, in which NASCAR and NHRA racer Nicole Lyons gets behind the wheel of—er—life-size versions of some of Hot Wheels’ wackiest toy cars, including Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, and the Darth Vader car.