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Is DIESEL Oil Actually WORSE for Gas Engines? Here’s The Truth About What You Shouldn’t Be Running In Your Engine

If diesel oil is bad for gasoline engines, I’m guilty of that one. I haven’t done it in years, but back when engine oil dropped the high zinc load, everyone was scrambling for oil that...

New Junkyard Inventory! Check Out This Mobil Fuel Bulk Delivery Truck! Farm Fresh Find! 1955 Ford F-600 Truck!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it, with more awesome finds that put great parts in his classic car and truck wrecking yard. It’s nuts, because sometimes he ends up with something like this fuel...

Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2025 – Kenny Duttweiler – Turbo Buicks, Drag Racing Records, Speed Demon, Land Speed Racing, And More.

I am fortunate to have gotten to know Kenny Duttweiler over the past 18 years or so. Of course I grew up knowing his accolades, but racing at Bonneville has given me the chance to spend some good...

Gasser Racing Video: B/Gas Eliminations Recap – Southeast Gassers Association 2025 Season Opener At South Georgia Motorsports Park

We’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. Period. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers...

Can This GTO “Judge” Clone Return To Life? And Does Junkyard Digs Know What “Scope Creep” Means?

It’s the dream we all hope to have: we learn of a barn that hasn’t been opened in decades, and if we want whatever is inside, come get it. As you open the interior to fresh air for the...

The Charger, Part 11: Preparing The Nest For The New Arrival

It has been eight months since I last wrote about the ’76 Charger, and last time, the news wasn’t that great. After two stops on Power Tour 2024, the 360 in the car, the original block to...

More Hotrods ‘N Helos Classic Car Show Coverage In Surf City: Muscle Cars, Trucks, 4X4, Wagons And Helicopters! Yes, HELICOPTERS!

Here’s our second gallery of photos from the Hotrods N Helos show in Huntington Beach. This is a show like nothing you’ll see anywhere else. Check it out below, and if you missed the...

More Syracuse Cavalcade of Cars Photos: We’ve Got More Hot Rods, Customs, Race Cars, And Street Machines Galore!

(Photos by Mike Brooks/Gasoline Images) – BANGshift photo contributor extraordinaire Mike Brooks has traveled several hundred miles in the last few weeks to hit cool shows, and was at it again last...

MotorTrend Couldn’t Stop Tony from Buying What Some Might Say Is The Best Car From Hot Rod Garage’s Illustrious History

Is Bonemaro the baddest car the Hot Rod Garage ever built? Some folks say so, especially since it has only gotten better since it’s initial 10’s for $10,000 build. This was one of...

TIJUANA TO TACOMA PART 2: Will The Suburban SURVIVE THE MOUNTAINS? Gem Mining, Worlds Largest Tree and MORE! Part 2/3

Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s exactly what...

FREE LIVESTREAM REPLAY: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races START TO FINISH RIGHT HERE!

It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring Fling Million. We love this event...

$500 Sequential Shifter: Does this Poor Man’s Hot Rod and Racing Upgrade Compete With A $22,000 Sequential Trans?

The ultimate race car transmission upgrade is to go with a full sequential transmission. If you aren’t familiar with a sequential transmission, they offer full throttle up and downshift without...