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Nightmare For Sale: This 350ci Chevy Powered Kia Could Be Yours For Less Than $3,000

If you are itching to dive into someone else’s personal hell of a unique but 84% finished project, boy do we have a deal for you! This 1999 Kia Sportage has lost whatever sad sack engine...

Morning Symphony: A Big-Block Stroker Plymouth Barracuda Shouting In Italy!

A bright green Plymouth Barracuda isn’t out of the ordinary at the strip. In fact, it should be right at home, tearing tires to bits while running down the quarter mile at full song. We...

The WTF? Files: Check Out This Flame-Throwing 1984 Mercury Hearse!

I like strange and different…I’ve kind of built up my automotive background based on those principles, for better or for worse. I like seeing original builds, things you’d never...

Hop In The Hot Rod Time Machine For Some Sweet 1980s Car Show Coverage! Ponca City, Oklahoma

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Drag week 2014 visited Ponca City briefly.  This community has a rich pioneer and oil-industry history.  The Pioneer Woman museum is there and the famous...

Think The Jeeptor Was Cool? How About the Bustor?

(By Greg Rourke) – Okay Lohnes, I’ll see your Jeeptor and raise you a freakin’ school bus tractor that I am hereby dubbing the Bustor. I’d like some details on this beast....

Storm Brewing: This FPV F6 Typhoon Is A Stick-Shifted Family Screamer!

There is a good reason why we have been lamenting the loss of the Australian automobile manufacturing arena: they cranked out some useful, yet badass rides that work in a wide range of applications....

FACEPALM: These Letters To The Editor Complaining About Car Commercials Are Hilarious

When I first saw the comments and concerns rattled off by the various people who’s words are featured at the link below, I thought it was a joke. I was actually surprised to learn that there...

Introducing Project De La Vega: A Chevy Performance LTG Powered Vega Rocket!

(Words by Kaleb Kelley, Photos by Tony Huntimer) We all know that Chad and Brian at BANGshift are not only purveyors of racing nostalgia, but also the lovers of all things weird. When David Carroll...

Hurry! You Can Save 17% On Many Items At OPGI.com – New Year, New Savings

You are back to work this week after the holidays and while you may have been dragging a little earlier in the week, we know that you are back up to speed now. That means you are cruising the...

AutoMeter Dash Control Expansion For C7 Vette And Late Model GM Trucks

If you have not already heard of AutoMeter Dash Control you are behind the eight ball and missing one of the coolest plug and play devices ever created for a modern car or truck. We’re not...

Jonnie Lindberg Named The Driver Of Head Racing NHRA Nitro Funny Car For 2017!

Well here’s a big chunk of news few people in the drag racing world saw coming! Jonnie Lindberg the two time and defending NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car World Champion has been named as the driver...

Engine Masters: Freiburger and Dulcich Test Cheap and Expensive Mufflers and Two Pipe Sizes On A Mild 350hp Small Block

This latest episode of Engine Masters is cool mostly for its real world nature. The guys are not beating on some monster big block or applying there wizardry to an engine using parts that only the...

Baller Block: This 901/01 Porsche Block Is Priced At $49,000

As a guy who isn’t the world’s foremost fan or expert on Porsche cars, I have to admit to seeing this ad and nearly skipping over it because I thought it was a typo. I figured someone got...

2016 Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: From Cab and Chassis to Classics, We’ve Got ‘Em!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  Everyone should be able to find something in this gallery that they like.  So much to like and for nearly any taste.  The mid-60s Ford cab&chassis...