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Hot Rod’s Thom Taylor Designed Mean Green Machine 1955 Chevy Is For Sale Again!

Remember in the early 1990’s when some of the magazines were trying to put catalytic converters on old hot rods to make them pass the sniffer test here in California and calling them...

FAST EZ-EFI Takes On The Water And XFI Takes On More Boost Than Anyone Else!

The major battle in the fuel injection realm over the last several years has been eliminating the inherent fear that many hot rodder had of switching from their familiar carbs to the more precise and...

You Want Weird But Are On A Budget? How About This 1964 Plymouth Valiant For $3500?

I have to say I’m impressed…after a vacation with the family, for Brian to come back and think of me when he is writing about a car he found online for nearly $70,000…well, I have...

2015 BangShift Photo Highlight Reel: Benoit Pigeon’s Favorite Shots From The Year That Was

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It is hard to believe that we’re already at that point in the calendar to start running our contributor 2015 photo highlight reels but the simple fact is that...

Come At Me, Bro: If McTaggart Wants To Throw Down I’ll Bring The House – Here’s Your Dart, Kid!

Things escalate quickly around here. If you saw the item earlier today with the freakish S10 truck, I happened to mention McTaggart’s name in that one. Well he apparently was offended at such a...

Just In Time For Christmas: This….Ahhhh $69,500 Creation!

Brady Basner of XS Power Batteries sent us the link to this absolutely nutty looking S10 truck and because we not cannot forget that we saw it, we’re going to publicly blame him for this blog...

This 1973 Camaro May Look Like It Stepped Out Of The Late 1970s But It Sure Doesn’t Sound Like It!

With the side pipes, raised white letter tires, cowl hood, and chin spoiler, this clean 1973 Camaro has the look of a car that stepped right off the pages of a later 1970s Hot Rod Magazine but...

Mystery: Help Us Find The History Of This Incredible Homebuilt Sports Car/Hot Rod At Gates Salvage (Video)

When BestRide.com’s Craig Fitzgerald and I were romping through Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont looking for cool stuff we found lots but nothing prepared us for what you see above and in the...

Question of the Day: Would You Care If The Automakers United Their Engine Building Divisions Into One Shared Unit?

For quite a large portion of 2015, FCA’s Sergio Marchionne had spent his time trying to court several automotive manufacturers – namely General Motors, who he fawned about a union with so...

The Maine Snow Fighters Is A 1950s Film Full Of Great Cars, Trucks, And Man VS The Elements Footage

So I am on a snow kick, forgive me. This video from the 1950s was made by the state of Maine to promote their highway department and the hard work they put in every winter to keep the roads open and...

The Car-Eating Corner: This One Section Must Has A Magnetic Pull!

You remember Charlie Brown’s Kite-Eating Tree? Apparently there’s a similar phenomena on certain rally stages the world over: the Car-Eating Corner. Only the best of the best can sneak by...

Last Minute Christmas Stocking Stuffer! Moroso Pro Series Tire Pressure Gauges

Are you still frantically searching for that perfect holiday gift for yourself or that performance fiend in your neighborhood?  Moroso Performance Products has an answer! When you’re drag racing,...

In-Truck Video: What It Is Like To Race A 900hp Pro-4 Truck On A Mountain In A Blizzard!

We covered the heck out of Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015. From action photos on the mountain at Sunday River, Maine to an awesome tire testing trail ride with the people at BFG, that was one heck of a...

Need To Redecorate The House? How About Decor Made From Repurposed Car Parts!

Picture this: your significant other has been begging you to spruce up the house with some new décor. You’ve gone to countless furniture stores and boutiques, but you can’t come to a mutual...