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Morning Symphony: Gassers Abroad! The Gasser Circus At Santa Pod!

Straight axles, a nose-high stance and a propensity for yanking the wheels on the launch while most of the weight shifts to over the rear axle. Fenderwell-exit headers, classic paint licks, and...

Too Close: FCA Wins Legal Battle Against Mahindra’s Roxor

When Mahindra decided that the Roxor, a descendant of the Jeep CJ that Mahindra got license to produce in 1947 and had renewed through 2009, would make a great fit in the U.S. market as an...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Paying The Cost To Be The Boss – An Exclusive Conversation With NHRA President Glenn Cromwell

NHRA President Glen Cromwell joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider to talk leadership in tumultuous times, decision making, the people who helped him form his love and dedication to...

Acura Is Back: The Upcoming 2021 Acura TLX Looks Ready To Take On It’s American and German Competition!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Acura TLX and Infiniti Q50 have been the dorky little brothers of German compact sports sedans for a while now. The Genesis G70 proved to the world that Asian automakers...

Rampside: Jay Leno Goes Over His 1961 Corvair 95 Rampside Pickup

Okay, you have to admire Jay Leno for heading to the garage with a camera in hand, ready to go. One, the dude is up there in age where he should probably be a bit careful. Two, he’s in...

How Sketchy Can A Cadillac Trar From Florida Be? Diving Into The Best Worst Decision Ever!

When Jacob first showed off a lifted 1967 Cadillac that had been swapped onto a Chevy K10 frame and was riding on big-ass tires, the first impression…well, let’s be fair. Whenever you...

Money No Object: 1999 Shelby Series 1 Prototype – Shelby And Oldsmobile, Who Would’ve Thought?

There was such hope for this car when it started bubbling the rumor mill. It was Shelby’s first fully in-house vehicle, the whole way through, front to back. It was the engine from the...

Air Pump? Water Pump? Whatever! A Dentside Ford Brought Back To Life!

It’s a cycle, ain’t it? You get all excited for your new project. Sure, it’s rough…it’s got it’s issues…but you’re excited and nothing is going to get...

Gear Jammin’ Video Fun: A Stroked Mope Bangin’ Gears in ‘Bama

This footage from Huntsville Dragway, featuring a slammed Dodge Challenger equipped with an A-833 4-speed, is good stuff. The car has got the good looks of an early pro stocker and with 451ci of...

Happy 6/15! Let’s Celebrate By Watching A 615ci Big Block Make 962hp To The Tires On A Hub Dyno!

Today is a big block kind of day for sure. The 615ci big block may not be as common as the 632ci combos that exist all over drag racing, pulling, and mud racing, but as we’ll see here, they can...

Rough Start: 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic – Fresh From A Peel

So back in the day…wow, a decade ago now, odd to think about!…I was in a love-hate relationship with my 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle. The car itself was awesome to drive…the engine was a...

This Video Of A 540ci Blown Big Block Chevy Toyota Hilux Destroying Tires In An Aussie Burnout Contest Is Spectacular

We have run dozens, maybe hundreds of Aussie burnout contest videos over the years here on BangShift, but this one featuring a highly modified Toyota Hilux truck is top 10 minimum and maybe even top...

Grunt Video: Watch Two Tugs Free A 1,000ft Ship From Water More Shallow Than A Backyard Pool

(Greg Rourke) – Didja ever have one of those days? We all have, and on September 20, 2014 the captain of the M/V Paul R Tregurtha really had one of those days. The Tregurtha is the longest...

Ultimate Kit Bash Potential: This 1991 Lamborghini Diablo Is Basically A Bare Chassis Waiting To Be Made Into Something Awesome

This era of hot rodding we live in is legitimately boundless. People create things from scratch that are mind boggling and the access that talented builders have to the technology and materials to...