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BangShift Project Files: A 351 Cleveland-Powered Toyota Land Cruiser From Australia!

We are pretty open about our fascination with the gearhead world in Australia, mainly because there are a lot of parallels with what goes on here in the States. We share the same taste for vehicles,...

The Monday Shift: Watch And Ride In Ray Bulach’s 8-second T-56 Equipped Camaro

If you are trying figure out the quickest conventionally shifted GM car currently running down a drag strip, stop. We’ve got video of Ray Bulach right here at last year’s Holley LS Fest...

The Intruder 2.0 Mega Truck Is The Most Crazed 1936 Chevy Truck Ever Built

With a red paint job and a 1936 Chevy truck body, Barry Thompson’s Intruder 2.0 mega truck is one of the neatest of the breed. The behemoth is powered by an alcohol burning, supercharged 540ci...

Vans and Busses On The Nurburgring – Who Says Running A Coach Around A Track Can’t Happen?

The Nurburgring Nordschliefe is far and away still the track for people who love to race with corners. Since 1927, the track has operated days where the public can go onto the track and have some...

This Recap of The 1987 NHRA Winternationals With Dave McClelland and Steve Evans Is Great – 30 Years Ago!

We’re about a month away from the start of the NHRA season with the Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona. We’re going to take you on a trip back through time to the 1987 NHRA...

Assassin Bug: This Volkswagen Beetle Is A Wild Handful Down The Track At Route 66 Raceway!

When you look at a Volkswagen Beetle…the real one, with a flat four out back, rear drive, and absolutely nothing in common with that Jetta-in-drag late model version…is the first thing...

Mickey Thompson ET Front Sizes – Lighter, More Fitments

The drag racing front runner has gone through more evolution than you may think over the years and that evolution continues to day as Mickey Thompson has announced four new sizes for drag racers to...

FCA North America Investing $1 Billion Into Two Plants In The U.S. For Truck And SUV Production

One billion dollars into two manufacturing plants and confirmation of three upcoming vehicles…that’s the very short gist of the announcement made by FCA. The company has had some issues...

Somebody Needs This GMC Typhoon In Their Lives! Who Wouldn’t Like A Screaming Little SUV?

During the early 1990s, General Motors got real bi-polar for a minute. Sure, they were cranking out V6-powered W-body sedans and pickup trucks by the millions, but for every yawn-worthy general car...

The Tale Of The Datsun 280Z ZAP: The First Car/Video Game Cross Promotion!

Picture this: It’s the mid-1970’s, and you work for an up-and-coming Japanese car company making serious inroads in the market. You have a successful sports car that you’ve been selling for a...

NHRA Winternationals History: Watch The Crazy, Tire-Smoking 1997 Final – Scelzi’s First Win, Alan Johnson’s Return

When Alan Jonhnson hired talented alcohol racer Gary Scelzi to be the driver of the Winston Top Fuel car for the 1997 season, it was a momentous and difficult job to be stepping into. Alan’s...

This 1974 Nova Is Injected Big Block Greatness! Super Comp Greatness

With a steel roof and quarters, and glass everything else, this wrong year Nova is injected wickedness that we can’t stop staring at! It runs 8.80’s with this mellow 454, and has an 8.50...

This 1954 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Has A Cummins 4BT Swap!

The Cummins 6BT is one of the most legendary diesel engines to ever grace the engine compartment of a pickup truck. Whether you are a Dodge, Chevy, or Ford diesel guy, you have to be honest and say...

This Tube Laser Cutting Equipment Makes Products Like Choppin Block Suspension Possible

The products that are coming out of the aftermarket right now are blowing my mind, and it’s not just the companies themselves, but rather the manufacturing technologies that are making these...