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IMSA Re-Imagined: This 1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega Is A Throwback To The World Of Flares And Corners!

It’s amazing how time can heal wounds and edit memories about certain vehicles. Take the Chevrolet Vega. When launched in 1970, the Vega was hailed as the small car that would save Detroit from...

West Coast Cruizin Nationals: 50’s and 60’s Hot Rods Galore!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – For nearly forty years, West Coast Customs Cruizin’ Nationals holds a show at Santa Maria Fairpark on California’s Central Coast. Farming, hot rodding, customizing...

What Would You Do With This Triumph If You Could Buy It For $350 or so?

This 1978 Triumph is just one of the things that popped up on my “Less than $501” Craigslist search. At $500, we’re pretty sure we could get it for $350 or $400, and with the right...

This 1992 Suzuki Alto Works RSR Is Wee Little Bitty And Right Hand Drive!

I’ve only driven a right hand drive car a couple of times, and they weren’t as weird as I kinda thought they would be. I think driving on the correct side of the road, on the wrong side...

This Barn Find 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 4-Speed Has Been Parked Since 1973!!!

Wait what? How does this happen? Who parks a car like this when it was only 3 years old and then lets it just sit there? Was it on purpose? Did they think it would someday be worth a jillion dollars?...

X275 And MX235 Small Tire Action From The Throwdown In T-Town

We were live for the Throwdown in T-Town recently, but if you want to see nothing but small tires passes from the race, then this video from Urban Hillbilly Videos will give you your fix. There are...

When Burnouts Go Bad 4! The Painful Side Of Australian Burnout Competitions On Full Display!

Running an engine to the moon with no load or forward speed to speak of for minutes at a time, in a square box that has walls. A monster of a machine that is being driven by someone who has no...

The “WTF?” Files: It’s A Monte Carlo! It’s A Boat! …wait a minute…

A wide swath of BangShift readership are into older American cars, so I’ll ask the question: ever catch hell from someone because they perceive your car as a boat? Whether you own a big-body...

This Is Our Last Blast Of Sideways NMCA West AutoX Photos!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here’s our third round of photos from the NMCA West AutoX Series at Fontana’s Auto Club Speeway, aka California Speedway. The NMCA West AutoX series, presented...

Power Figures For The Mighty Car Mods’ RB-swapped Fairlady Z! What Does A “Mild” Build Mean?

Yeah, I’m totally enamored with the the whole build of the Mighty Car Mods’ Fairlady Z. The Z-car is a shapely little sports car, and my one experience with a turbocharged RB26 engine in...

Watch This Barn Find 1970 1750 GTV Become A Daily Driver By The End Of June.

Building a car in a month is tough. Any car. But when you are talking about a 1970 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV, it might just be a little more difficult than most. After all, this can’t be a car that...

Look At Troy Ladd’s Amazing Barn Find 1932 Ford Show Car. The Dewar Coupe, Parked Since 1961!

Troy Ladd is the owner of Hollywood Hot Rods and one of the nations best car builders. He is known for traditional hot rods, and has built AMBR winners and all kinds of other bitchin show cars, but...

This Is Our Kind Of Toterhome And Stacker Combination Right Here!

Showing up in this sucker is certainly not going to be without notice. Man, this is one pretty rig we found on RacingJunk and would get you all the attention before you even unloaded your race cars!...

If You Missed The Edelbrock Car Show, Check Out The Highlight Video!

Edelbrock is a company built on traditions and it continues to create new ones with events like the yearly car show that they throw at their place in Torrance, California. This thing draws some...