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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Minivan Makeover: Giving A Chevrolet Astro A Bit Of Purpose In Life!

The big three of minivans: The Dodge Caravan and it’s offshoots, the Ford Aerostar, and the Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari. Which one did you get stuck riding around in? By sheer mercy, I...

Have A 2009-2019 Ram Truck? The New Flowmaster FlowFX Exhaust System Will Delivery You Power And Sound!

When the engineers at Ram decided to spruce up the trucks with the dual cutouts and a dual outlet exhaust from the factory, we approved. After all, who does not like the symmetrical look of those...

How It Should Be: This Twin-Turbo Hellcat-Swapped Chrysler 300 Storms Atco!

You want to know what is more annoying to a Mopar owner than a very rednecky, “HEY – that thing gotta Hemi in it?” It’s being the owner of a Chrysler 300C and hearing the...

Drag Racing Gallery: Straight Axle Mafia And Bracket Racing Fun At Thornhill Dragway In Kentucky

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – As we’ve stated before, Thornhill Dragway is the oldest continuously-operated drag strip…period.  Some can dispute that (like me or people that raced...

A Year In Photos: David Whealon’s Photographic Highlights of 2018 (Part 3)

(Photos by David Whealon) – In this third installment of David Whealon’s photographic year in review we get a look at everything from top fuel championship dragsters, monsters trucks on...

Wow! There Is A Legit 1969 ZL-1 Aluminum Big Block 427 Chevy For Sale On Ebay Right Now

There are certain things that still have an aura about them from the muscle car era, more than a half century after they first appeared. In terms of righteous Chevrolet performance engines, the...

RideTech Comparo Video: Bone Stock, StreetGrip, and Coil Over A-Bodies On The Test Track

Over the years we have watched RideTech grow and evolve into one of the premier suspension companies in the automotive aftermarket. From their days as an air-specific company to their development of...

A Year In Photos: David Whealon’s Favorite 2018 Images (Part 2)

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more images from the lens of David Whealon. This guy stalked the Southeast like a photographic jungle cat last year blasting images of NHRA...

Kentuckiana Truck Pullers Association Action! Hookin’ and Pullin’ With Trucks and Tractors

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Do you want to hear one definition for ‘idiot’?  Go to a truck and tractor pull at a county fair to take photos just one week after having bladder...

The “WTF?” Files: This Might Be The First Time We’ve Seen A Dodge Truck Powered By A Ford 302

Over my time off during the holidays, I managed to get some stuff cleaned out of my garage that hasn’t really been messed with since I moved to Kentucky a few years ago. Nothing of any real...

Cruise Photos From The 2019 Tour D’ Orange Continue Right Here! Hot Rods, Exotics, Muscle Cars, Classics, Imports And More.

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here are more photos from the Tour D’ Orange! The 2019 event was awesome and was a great way to start our new year off by getting on the road in some hot rods....

Function Before Beauty: Get An In-Depth Look At The “Hoodrat Hot Rod” Malibu!

We know this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu well. Nevermind that the primered A/G body Malibu with one red fender and a Northwest Territories “Polar bear” license plate up front can be spotted...

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Snow? Ice? HA! Nails, Wheels And A Welder Can Combat Anything Winter Has To Offer!

How is winter going for you so far? Have you had any kind of measurable snow or ice yet? Luckily, around BangShift Mid-West, we haven’t…nothing more than a dusting that was melted by noon...

Over, Under, Sideways, Down: A Year Of Launches, Close Calls, Tire Smoke, and Wheelies!

Our pal Tommy Lee Byrd is an awesome writer and photographer. During the 2018 drag racing season he decided to up the ante and shoot video and many of the events he attended. As Tommy gets around his...