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The Final Big Money Bracket Race Before Christmas! The SFG Christmas Bracket Bash In Bradenton!

As a kid all you wanted was for Christmas to get here, but as an adult you realize that Christmas means the end of the year is near and that means no more racing for a while, depending on where you...

That Mythical Find: Extracting A Garage-Bound 1968 Mustang Convertible

If you grew up around anybody with their heads into cars, you have heard the stories. Back on the other side of so-and-so’s property is a Super Sport Chevelle that got wrecked and was put into...

Extracto Peugeotnium: Furze And The Trebuchet, Round Two

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when the permits were requested for this one. “Alright, Mister Furze, everything seems to be in order here. You are…” (adjusts reading...

Whine And Scream: The Blower-Motor Barina Hits The Dyno For Tuning!

A four-door, V6 sedan from about 1990 usually is as exciting as the weekend plans of an ascetic hermit and are much less inspired. If you had your choice between the Chevy Corsica, the Ford Tempo or...

The Want Is Real! The Patina On This Bitchin 1975 Chevrolet Vega Wagon Is Awesome. Man What A Fun Ride This Could Be.

So if Santa left this little bad boy under the tree for me, I’d make one hell of a fun cruiser hot rod out of it. With a mini triangulated 4-Link under the rear, I would be calling on my...

Tim Cameron’s “Menace” Is One Of The Most Bad Ass Rock Bouncers Ever. Watch This 2020 Compilation Of Bad Assery Right Here.

Tim Cameron is no stranger to smacking the rock bouncing world right upside the head, but in 2020 I’m sure that most of his competitors were wishing that his new machine, Menace, would catch...

Trick Flow Power: Check Out This Stock Stroke Chrysler 360 Making 530hp and 486 lb-ft On The Dyno – Neat Build

The 360ci Chrysler V8 is one of those platforms that doesn’t get the love and attention that it likely deserves across the hot rodding world. Yes, we have seen guys do stuff with them but it is...

Turbonique Video: A Five Minute Turbonique Promotional Video From the 1960s!

The story of Gene Middlebrooks’ Turbonique company has been told a zillion times on the internet. The company that made rocket propulsion available to the common hot rodder disappeared in a...

Pat Musi Racing Engines Unveils Smashing New Nitrous Combo – Still 959ci But Now With 12.6″ Deck Height – Monster!

Unbeknownst to most of us at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park a couple of weeks back, there was a new monster in the midst of the pro mod competition. This engine which...

Ford Performance Talks About Its Raft Of Support For The 7.3L Godzilla Engine – Announces Creation Of Megazilla Crate Engine

This video from PRI is great on a couple of levels but for starters the biggest one is the fact that Ford Performance is going to fully support the 7.3L Godzilla platform engine. For whatever reason,...

Hyundai Buys Boston Dynamics: The Robotics Company Will Now Have Automotive Input

(By Tom Lohnes) – If you had to pick what to spend $100 million on to benefit the Hyundai Corporation, you would probably develop a new SUV or fast-track production of the new Santa Cruz...

The Black Ghost: The Story Behind An Infamous Hemi Challenger And Its Street Racer Reputation

The 1973 Mercury Comet GT that I first learned how to drive like an unhinged maniac in would never fully be my car. For reasons that are still a mystery to this day, the little Comet had a history...

Never Grow Up: Watching Big Trucks and Old Shovels Doing Pretend Work Is A BangShift Spectator Sport

Oh, you may love the NFL, NBA, or NHL but as far as Banghifty spectator sports? If we are going down that road, nothing is better than watching big trucks and old shovels doing pretend work....

Rough Start: 1979 Pontiac Firebird In Need Of Sticker Removal

A couple of days ago we showed you a video of Jay Leno driving an absolute creampuff of a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am, to the letter how we’d want it: WS6 suspension, black, T-top, four-speed, bird...