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This Buick Has Been Sitting In A Barn Since The 1930’s!

Everyone loves a good barn find, probably because it’s as much about how the car got there in the first place as it the car itself. In fact, something that has been sitting for decades in dark...

LSX Concepts New A/C Relocation Bracket, And LS Swap Accessory Drives, Help With Your LS Swaps!

During research for our soon to be announced LS S10 Blazer project, we found that using the factory accessory drive handles most of what we need, but keeping our air conditioning compressor happy...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: NASCAR’s Frightening New Rules, The Chevy You Can’t See And More!

Well, the big news this week seems to be that winter weather is cold. Hmm, big shock. But for anybody that actually has to be out in that mess, it is certainly worth the “ZOMG PANIC THERE IS...

COPO Camaro, Cobra Jet & Drag Pak Return For NHRA Factory Stock Showdown!

Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications   The extreme racing of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown is returning for the 2016 season with four stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...

This 1969 Olds Cutlass Wagon Is The Picture Of Perfection – Even Hot Rodded In A Sneaky Way

I have to credit Craig Fitzgerald for sharing this wagon on social media because without that we never would have seen this hunk of Nassau blue Olds perfection. Other than the fact that it is rare in...

This 1975 Dodge 700 Is a Rare Beast, An Ugly Beast, And A Cheap Beast

I have to thank McTaggart for the tip on this one as he found it and shared it to my Facebook page. Seconds later I engaged my wife in a discussion about how fun it would be to fly to Oregon, buy...

Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: Our Final Flurry Of Fresh Photos

Well for those of you that have been enjoying the awesome Pomona Swap Meet coverage that has been rolling for the better part of a week here, we’re sorry. This is the last installment from this...

Tony Stewart Publicly Calls Out NASCAR Chief Brian France For Lack Of Knowledge, Leadership

Love him or hate him, Tony Stewart has never once held back when wanting to voice an issue, level criticism, or simply call NASCAR out. This time his words were not directed to the monolithic...

The RideTech Report! Talking Street Grip, Bushings, Customer Rides, Video, and More!

The RideTech crew is on it! While the weather in Indiana may be crummy at this time of the year the attitude and working environment at RideTech certainly is not. Hot off the heels of the release of...

Jason Line and Greg Anderson Talk Pro Stock Testing, Challenges, And 2016

If there’s one team that everyone in the world of NHRA pro stock drag racing is paying attention to during winter testing it is the Summit Racing Equipment tandem of Greg Anderson and Jason...

This Close Encounter Between A Bicyclist And A Snow Plow Results In Swearing – You Make The Call!

  Imagine if you gave decided to go on a mountain bike ride after a light snow has fallen in the countryside area in which you live. You are tooling down a narrow little farm road, approaching a...

What In The…?! This Snowmobile/Travel Trailer Hybrid Is The Most Canadian Thing We’ve Ever Seen!

As I type this, I’m warming up…here at BangShift Mid-West, we have been hit with Winter Storm Jonas. You know what? Jonas sucks. I just chiseled half an inch of ice off of both the Angry...

History Lesson With Lewis Bloom: Del Worsham Talks About Running Funny Car AND Top Fuel At Indy

Del Worsham’s career had established him as a half of fame drag racer BEFORE he captured the NHRA funny car title in 2015. From the scrappy match racing kid who survived hairy race tracks,...

Roadkill! Here’s The Video From The Roadkill Takes America Tour, Complete With Carnage, Jokes, And More!

After the conclusion of the great Gas Monkey/Roadkill clusterf**k showdown at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, Freiburger and Finnegan’s next step was to set off on their Roadkill Takes...