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Caught Snoozing: This 1987 Dodge Charger Is One Of The Best Sleepers We’ve Seen In A While!

In the world of performance cars, the “Sleeper” is a rare treat. For those not in the know (and I’m assuming most of you ARE in the know!), the Sleeper, or Q-Ship as some call them,...

Raven Imperial: Cleanup And Early Wiring Work, Because Masochism Is Easy

With the 360 sitting at a machine shop waiting in line to get it’s camshaft bearings installed, there was absolutely no reason to not get to work on the other sections of the 1983 Imperial...

This 1955 Chevy Could Be The Wagon Of Your Dreams – Or It Could Remind You Of A Bad Decision…Or Both

(By Greg Rourke) – Let me share a story with you about how dumb I am. Or at the very least, the lack of foresight I once had. Back in high school I had the opportunity I had to buy a 55 Chevy....

This 2015 TESMEC M5 Chainsaw Trencher Is The Slowest Thing We Have Ever Wanted To Own – So Cool!

2.4 miles per hour. That’s the actual top speed of this 2015 TESMEC M5 chainsaw trencher that we found for sale on eBay. The machine looks like something out of a future war movie but is in...

IHRA Announces Summit Sportsman Spectacular Race Schedule – Big Bucks, Double Race Weekends, More

While the IHRA may be out of the professional drag racing business, they are very much still in the sportsman drag racing business and the release of the finalized Summit Sportsman Spectacular...

Five Minutes Of Mayhem: Here’s a Lights Out 9 Footage Reel That’s Non-Stop Action, Carnage, and Craziness

Nope, no one flew. I mean, the cars flew in the figurative sense at Lights Out 9 but not in the literal sense as they have in years past. That being said, it isn’t to discount the fact that...

Update: Major Progress Being Made At Santa Pod – Entire Surface Being Replaced With Concrete – Many Tracks Upgrading

There’s a simple theory of economics that depends on the crane business. See, when people are building or renting cranes it means that there’s investment being made. That could be in high...

Radial Tires To The Front: Lights Out 9 Photo Coverage From The Staging Lanes And The Pits

(Photos by the Author) – It is the most arduous, weird, wild, awesome, and out of control drag race that I attend every year. There are so many people and so many cars wedged into South...

Work Truck With Flair: This 1963 Ford F600 Wrecker Is Cool, But About That Paint Job…

(By Greg Rourke) – I confess I’m envious of Brian’s wrecker Brutus. It’s a cool old working truck from the days when trucks were built to do one thing: work. Here’s one...

This 1970 Dodge Super Bee Is The Mopar Anthesis – No Bright Colors? No Hemi? What Gives?

Chrysler Corporation in 1970 must have just been one gigantic party. The commercials were racy, the colors were so vivid that a few shades glowed in the dark, the power fountain was at full kill...

Hell Charger: See The Story On The Live-Action Ghost Rider Build Here!

The 1969 Dodge Charger, once again. Do you think that anybody in Auburn Hills could have even come close to grasping just how much of a legend this car would become? They had no clue, I’m sure...

The Classiest Viper: How A 1948 Chrysler Town And Country Can Be BangShift-Worthy

One of a precious few pre-1950 vehicles that always seems to grab my attention by the short bits every time I see one, the Chrysler Town and Country woody convertible is a genuinely stunning vehicle,...

BangShift Project Files: A 1966 Ford F-250 That Is Being Blown Apart For A Fresh Build!

Working to the point where you can retire is the ultimate goal, isn’t it? You’ve squirreled away your hard-earned money, put in your dues and now you’ve got plenty of time to sit...

Money No Object: You Know You Need An AMC Javelin Highway Patrol Car In Your Life!

Everybody remembers the Mustang SSP. A few might have seen a Camaro B4C, with a lightbar and everything. If you lived in California, you might have seen one of the Camaro Z28s that the CHP was...