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Vintage NHRA Video: The 1993 Winston Finals At A Revamped Pomona Were A Blast

Auto Club Raceway Pomona which was known in 1993 as Pomona Raceway stands as one of the great pillars of drag racing in the USA. Yes, the track’s usage is severely limited because of how the...

Rough Start: Want A Stock Car For The Street? Start With This Rough And Ready Firebird!

One of my favorite cars that I’ve had the privilege of writing up is “The Bus”, Chris DeWeese’s 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport that has been a stock car since 1973. Why...

The “WTF” Files: You Won’t Need Roads With This DeLorean Hovercraft!

In the second installment of the Back to the Future franchise, the time-traveling DeLorean had undergone a few minor changes. No longer was eighty-eight miles an hour an absolute necessity for time...

2018 SEMA Show Cool Car: This 1934 Ford Truck By Jason Graham Hot Rods Knocked Us Dead

There’s plenty of beauty and downright majestic hot rod building on display every year at the SEMA show and the 2018 version of the event was no let down in that regard. Humans have this weird...

Nitro-Splosion Video: Watch A Blown, Fuel Burning Big Block Explode With Fury At The Top End

There’s no more efficient way to level an engine than using high volumes of nitromethane fuel. Seriously, nothing else will do the job as properly in terms of speed and absolutely destruction...

This 1956 Ford C500 Marmon Herrington Range Tender Fire Truck Is Incredible…And For Sale

Stuff like this is what keeps me excited to pound the keys every day for BangShift. Why? When’s the last time you ever saw anything even close to like this before? You are looking at a 1956...

This Jeep Cherokee Wagoneer Is A Woodgrain-Paneled Q-Ship, And Not The Go-Fast Kind!

At some point in your travels, you’ve probably heard someone call a car a “Q-Ship”. That term dates back about 100 years to World War I, when heavily armed ships disguised as...

Double-Time: A 12-Second HMMWV That Can Shock Like None Other On The Strip

Critical of the AM General HMMWV? Yep, I sure am. I had to deal with these machines for the duration of my time in the Army, and while I’ll sing praises about how this super-size rig can...

SEMA Show 2018 Floor Photos: More Of The Iron You Want To See From Las Vegas

(Photos by the author) – Annnnnd we’re back with more images from the 2018 SEMA show floor. From the incredible Andy Leach built coupe we used in the lead photos to the wild Mexican Ford...

A Road-Going UFO: This 1972 Rectrans Discoverer Class A Motorhome Is A Freakshow!

How could the man who was responsible for the Ford Mustang Boss 302, the 1963 Corvette and 1968 Corvette be responsible for one of the strangest motorhomes ever conceived? Larry Shinoda’s body...

2018 RockFab Car Show Photos: This Even Brought Out KILLER Stuff For A First Year Gathering

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Here’s the thing about SEMA. Most of the people there think that the whole world stops when the show starts. The reality is that they are wrong by a lot. Yes,...

The Barra-Powered Bedford Van Is Alive! Catch Up On The Skid Factory’s Latest Installment Here!

What would make a well-worn Vauxhall-designed van palatable? Power. That’s just about the only answer that works in this regard. When in doubt, you add power and if you can add reliability,...

SEMA Cool Cars 2018: This Manta Mirage In The Borla Booth Was AWESOME – The Builder May Surprise You

There’s no way you can predict what you are going to see at SEMA. It is literally impossible. Sure, we get press releases and invites to things being unveiled and first shown to the public but...