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2020 Lone Star Throwdown Photo Coverage: More Awesome Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes In Texas!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – The Lone Star Throwdown is billed as “The World’s Greatest Truck Show” and after looking at some of Mike Brooks’ photos from the event we...

This 1970 Olds 442 W30/W27 Car Is A Restored Example Of Peak Olds Muscle Car Era Performance

To us, it is not that hard to find the most awesome muscle car any company made. There are a few exceptions but basically you go to 1970, check out all the available options, and select all the good...

Watch Rob Dahm’s Insane Billet 4-Rotor RX-7 Make Repeated 1,000hp AWD Dyno Pulls! This Is Mental

Rob Dahm’s RX-7 build is one of the most wildly awesome things on the internet. Not content to just do it like so many others have, Dahm is building what is basically the fastest, hardest core,...

Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Build: More Machine Shop Action, Some Carnage, and The Repairs That Save The Day

When last we checked in on the Hagerty Redline Rebuild Buick straight eight engine project, a few of the bores had been condemned to be hogged out for sleeves and a couple of them had been given the...

Street Tough: This 1977 Monza Is Pretty Clean, 400hp Worth Of Mean, And There’s A Muncie 4-Speed Between The Seats!

Now this? This is fun. Before the era when everyone had a 2,000hp street race car, guys had stuff like this! The 1977 Monza you see here is a really cool little car that while not perfect is pretty...

Mark Williams Modular Rear Ends Are The Toughest, Most Efficient, Most Reliable Axles In The Industry!

There are products that transcend their names and their jobs. Parts and pieces that seem to have their own dedicated following. Names that are as solid as granite and tougher than a heavyweight...

Blunt-Force Luxury: Imagine This Lincoln Mark VIII As An SVT Prototype For A Moment

The Lincoln Mark series has been about a two-door with style, power, luxury and an element of…I don’t quite know how to word that last part. For the original Lincoln Continental Mark I,...

The Barra/Granada Project, Part 2: Of Course There Will Be A Monster Turbocharger!

Okay, they’re building a Granada. I can hate the car all I want, but the platform is actually not a bad one to work with. Essentially a Ford Falcon wearing a leisure suit, the Granada was the...

The Nightmare Neon: A Rundown On The History Of The Chrysler PT Cruiser

I have an Army friend who bought one of these things to daily drive. She absolutely and utterly adored the car, painted blue, named “Scooter”. Yeah, it was named. I once semi-jokingly...

Rough Start: 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Welcome To The Wayback Machine

Full disclosure: it’s been a long day of driving today, so I’m not about to even guess what time period this 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo’s build dates to. My money says that...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Billy Never Idles!

We’re certainly feeling the “meh” around here. We’re trying to not get sick, trying to get work done, and trying to avoid the rainfall that just won’t freaking stop. At...

WTF!!!! Why Can’t Anyone Just List The Correct Price On A Marketplace Ad?

You know what makes me mad? You know what makes me want to list someone’s FB Profile on BANGshift and tell everyone to blast them into oblivion? You know what makes me want to contact people...

Morning Symphony: Jim Hall’s Chaparral-Powered 1970 Chevrolet Camaro

If this car doesn’t put a big-ass smile on your face, you are on the wrong site. Drag racing has a strong place here, but I’m more of a road course guy and SCCA Trans-Am racing is my jam....