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Money No Object: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD-455 In White And Blue

How is it that two cars, on the same platform, built in the same year from the same company, could be so alarmingly different? GM’s F-body might have kept the musclecar flame burning through...

No Fool, Get The Tool: Ridetech Has The Perfect Bushing Removal And Installation Tool To Make Your Suspension Project Easier

Upgrading the suspension of your GM car equipped with a triangulated four link from the factory is pretty straight ahead, right? Fresh control arms top and bottom, some sweet new springs, and yes,...

Goodbye Old Friend: Subaru Has Announced The Discontinuation Of The WRX STI…For Now

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Subaru WRX STI is a legend of a car. With a cult following, multiple WRC championships, and thousands of happy owners around the world, the hopped-up WRX was always a...

1,000hp With A Warranty: The Dodge Power Brokers Program Just Turned Your Local Dealership Into Horsepower Heaven

(By Tom Lohnes) – Dodge has been making some absolutely nuts vehicles for the past half a decade. With superchargers and power numbers north of 700 available on all three Dodge models right...

The Winners: Final Round Videos From The 53rd Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals – Four Great Winners

It was looking grim to say the least. From the time I arrived in Florida last Wednesday until the time the rain stopped on Saturday, nearly a foot of water had fallen on Gainesville Raceway. We did...

Tri-State Auto Exhibition Photos: The 43rd Annual Tri-State Auto Show Did Not Disappoint And We’ve Got Tons Of Pics

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) For those of you that know me, you’re accustomed to me covering all kinds of events throughout the great state of Texas. With a recent move to Colorado I...

An Airplane Car: Yeah, This Sucker Might Not Fly, But It Sure Will Make People Wonder!

You’ll find a lot of weird stuff for sale on Marketplace, Craigslist, and eBay and that includes all kinds of vehicles that we like to check out, but this one here is special. I mean you...

Video: The Beautiful Sounds Of Big Blocks, All In Some Pretty Sexy Muscle Cars

(Words by Scott Liggett) This is our kind of video here at Bangshift. Just big blocks making big block horsepower sound and tires squealing from the assault of big block torque. No unnecessary...

March Meet Photos: More Dragsters, Altereds, And Comp Coupes From Famoso Raceway!

Our fifth gallery of photos from Wes is full of nothing but open wheel cars from the March Meet. That means altereds, dragsters, and comp coupes tearing it up at Famoso. If you missed our previous...

Video: Resurrecting Evel Knievel’s Big Red Truck. This Mack Is Truly Something Special

Everyone knows Evel Knievel for his crazy jumps and stunts that he did on his famed motorcycles, but he was also known for a lot of other extravagancies, like this killer Mack truck that hauled him,...

Keith Haney to Unveil ‘America – Lady Liberty’ Blown Pro Mod Camaro

TULSA, Okla. (March 14, 2022) – Doorslammer racing veteran Keith Haney has added yet another eye-catching hot rod to the list of Keith Haney Racing entries over the years, as he plans to unveil...

Supercharger Or Air Raid Siren? Listen To The Noise This Latham Axial Flow Supercharger Makes!

While not Turbonique levels of 1960s cool, a Latham Axial Flow Supercharger is still exceptionally neat and pretty damned rare. These blowers are basically like little belt driven turbines that have...

Rare Footage Of A High Speed Swamp Buggy Crash

Now THIS is a pretty interesting video. You are going to see a pretty rare hunk of footage here. Normally when we see wreckages involving swamp buggies the are kind of driving up and over each other...

Video: This 1956 Ford C500 Truck Was A Custom Built 4×4 Fire Truck Used On A Bombing Range!

The OCD Resto YouTube channel is filled with the kinds of things that some of us freaks dream about. Big four wheel drive trucks from the 1940s and 1950s, many of them used for fire fighting and all...