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Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: This 1932 Ford Roadster Is Starting For The First Time Since 1953!!

This week’s video has Matt and the gang working toward the first start of the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. It’s not run since 1953! How...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Installing Seats And A Front Bumper!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the cooling system, then making sure everything is buttoned up under the hood. At that point, this thing is a runner and Brent...

Hot Rod Hoarder Marketplace Find: SUPER RARE Halibrand Magnesium Wheels

Video Description: Sometimes you get lucky on Marketplace…this time, my score is a pair of magnesium Halibrand wheels, which were only offered for a short time in 1964. This was part of...

Race Coverage: Drag Race Photos From The ATCO Dragway Halloween Bash!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) This post is coming in around Christmas and New Year’s Day, but the subject matter happened earlier this year at Halloween. This was the last race of the 2022...

Making Six Out Of Four: Watch England’s Allen Millyard Create A Set Of Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Jugs!

We have been showing you some cool videos recently shot by a guy named Allen Millyard in England. This dude creates wild, factory-looking custom motorcycles in his little garage and shed and he does...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Innovation Created By An American Car Company?

So yesterday you all got the pitchforks and torches out as your railed against the biggest automotive rip offs of all time. Today we’re taking things in a more positive direction and asking you...

Southern Fried Drag Racing Video: Check Out The Action From 1977 At Roxboro Dragway – Glidden, Fulton, More!

A couple years back Roxboro Dragway, now Roxboro Motorsports Park was in the news as the facility was auctioned off to the highest bidder. Having sat dormant for a little while, we were nervous that...

Watch This Austin Healey 3000 Mk1 Jam Wheel To Wheel With Ferraris, Jags, and More – The Big Six Sings!

Donald Healey was a brilliant guy who built some awesome cars in his day. In many ways, his masterwork was the Austin Healey 3000 Mk1. Powered by a “Big Six” 3.0L inliner, it was a...

PRI Show Photos: Take A Look At All The Race Parts And Race Cars We Saw In Indy

We were in Indianapolis for the 2022 PRI Show and man there was cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Polishing Turds: Part 13, Finally Dyno Testing The Polishing Turds Traditional Small Block Build!

In this new episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the assembled engine getting tested! Can you guess how much power it is going to make on the dyno? Pete covered...

Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Funny Car Champ ‘Fast Jack’ Beckman, Plus Wally Trophy Misconceptions

If you haven’t been watching the Car Guy Confessions podcast with Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty then you are missing out. These guys are great and they have a good time doing the...

Who Makes The Best Car Jump Starter In 2022? Jump Start a 5.9L Diesel & 7.4L Big Block? NOCO, Autogen, Yesper, Gooloo

I remember when little jump packs started to become a thing a few years ago after previously having to carry around a jump pack that was the size of a car battery with jumper cables hanging from it....

Twin Turbo Hellcat Swapping A Foxbody – Part 1

Is it weird that the LS engine has become so commonplace in a Foxbody Ford that it seems weird to swap in anything else? I mean the GM LS is already outside the family, so why does a Gen3 HEMI seem...

Fastest: An Oral History of The 1992 Hot Rod Magazine Fastest Street Car Shootout As Told By The People Who Were There!

In 1992 Hot Rod Magazine gathered a collection of the fastest street cars in America for a showdown in Memphis, Tennessee. The reverberations of this event are still being felt today as it helped to...