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Road Trip! It’s Only 80 Miles, But The Donut Trail Is Real And Sweet!

Kentucky has the bourbon trail, which is awesome, but if you don’t have a driver then it can be a bit disappointing. The Donut Trail, in Ohio, on the other hand is one that you can drive and...

Quick Clip: Grandpa’s Mercury Has Got A Brand New Bag!

If we had cash that we could burn like there was no tomorrow, believe me, the BangShift garages would be even more wild than they are now. For every car we have going, there’s a hundred...

Lunatics By Nature: This Monster Energy Video Is A Must Watch In Bad Assery

Drifting is fun to watch, but I can only take it in small doses at an event. The talent level is awesome, but I get bored watching cars on the exact same course lap after lap. But when videos like...

Rough Start: This 1979 Chevrolet Impala NEEDS NOTHING! Best Rough Start Find Yet?

You like 1977-90 GM B-bodies. So do we. You like them with some grunt under the hood that the factory was too scared to put in. So do we. You like them clean and presentable, comfortable without...

Morning Symphony: Putting The “Muscle” Back Into Muscle Car With This AMC Javelin Puller!

Muscle car. The name lends itself nicely to the ear and invokes images that many look back on in wistful nostalgia. Cars that were so hairy, so loaded with power that you had to have bravado by the...

Ouch! This Big Rig Misses The Mark BAD! Watch This Mistake End In A Huge Slide Down A Hill

Everyday, in every city, some driver will cut a corner too sharp and run over a curb, or will misjudge a tight situation and end up scraping up a corner of their vehicle. When the vehicle in question...

This Ford 100E Is Going To Be A Bad Ass On This Miata Chassis: Mongrel Parts 1-5

Matt Urch, the owner of Urchfab is known for building some pretty cool and weird things. He’s a welder, fabricator, and gearhead that sees things just a little askew from the norm and that makes us...

Optimistic Seller: Would You Pay $6,500 For A Volkswagen Thing?

Every time I voice an opinion about a used car being too expensive or well above what the market value should be, I get hate mail by the truck load. I’m jealous of those with money and should...

We Found Something We WOULD NOT LS SWAP!!! We Have Much Better Plans For This One!

When our boy Rocco sent us this Craigslist Find, we were immediately in love. Maybe it is because we love little GM cars. Maybe it’s because this one has a cool Pontiac beak out front. Maybe...

Ridetech’s Ten Questions With: Jack Chisenhall – Vintage Air

(Words by Steve Chryssos) In this edition of our “Ten Questions With…” series, we sit with Jack Chisenhall — one of the best known, highly respected hot-rodders and entrepreneurs in our...

Torrence, Capps, Enders, And Krawiec On Top At NHRA’s Carolina Nationals At ZMax

It’s been a wet few weeks in the Carolina’s, but this weekend the rain gods have left and that mean’s NHRA Mello Yello drag racing is going hot and heavy at Charlotte’s ZMax...

Jet Power! The British Maniac Is Back With A Turbo Jet-Powered Scooter!

I often imagine that a trip into the mind of Colin Furze starts out with your own customized hard hat and a waiver that states that you will not sue the moment you catch fire. The man is a creative...

Morning Symphony: Light A Fire Under Your Butt And Get Going!

I am the world’s worst about getting out of bed when it’s time to wake up. Doesn’t matter what time the alarm is set, doesn’t matter what I’ve got planned to get done...

Trail Braking: The Guys From Team O’Neil Rally School Show Us How, And It’s Fun!

I like trail braking. It is my natural tendency, and has been since I first started running fast on mountain roads growing up. I never knew what trail braking was until I went to Bob...