More Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

Here’s gallery #2 from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed gallery #1, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by Mike...

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Tony Found His Dream Muscle Car Abandoned in a Barn for FORTY YEARS! And Then BOUGHT IT CHEAP!

I love Tony Angelo now more than ever. We get along great and he’s super fun to be around, but now that I know what his favorite muscle car is I think I love him even more! After dreaming about...

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Alex Hernandez’s 1971 Caprice Is Called Rose Gold, And While Pretty It’s Also Absolutely Brutal And Bad Ass!

Alex Hernandez and I have been friends for several years, and the night we met was pretty funny. We were both invited to dinner with a group of people that lets just say were a little mismatched, at...

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The TRUTH About Oil Additives Revealed, With Real Test Results From The Motor Oil Geek

There are too many Oil Treatments and Additives to count nowadays, and many of them make claims that are hard to believe. Over the years there have been so many of them and while some have good...

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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Bob Glidden Has Died At 73 – One Of The Most Singularly Dominant Drag Racers In History Is Gone

Bob Glidden, the 10-time NHRA pro stock champion, an IHRA pro stock champion, a native of Whiteland, Indiana, and one of the greatest drag racers of all time has died at age 73, surrounded by his...

Goodguys Announces 2018 Schedule And New Goodguys Autocross Rules

The 2018 Goodguys event schedule is out and it is time for you to start planning for the events you are coming to. And if you are planning to come out and AutoCross at a Goodguys event, we’ve...

This Restored 1980 Pinto Station Wagon Is Mind-Blowingly Good! The Stallion That Never Was

This is one of those “really” cars. As in, this thing exists…really?! You are looking at a restored 1980 Pinto Station wagon that is on its third owner. The car is immaculate and...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals: A Gallery Of Pre-1949 Iron! Hot Rods, Customs, and More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back to where it all started and still seems to showing up in the highest numbers.  Pre’49.  When NSRA determined that they needed to open the events...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals: Swap Meet Photos – Parts, Cars, Trucks, and Coolness For Sale

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We spent a large part of all three days in the swap meet area.  We were looking for specific treasures and only found a few of the things we needed.  We...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Holley’s Show Of Force Was On Full Display!

Consider this partially a shameless plug for Holley’s “Happy Holley Days” sale that’s going on through the end of the year, and a visual walk-through of the good stuff that...

PRI 2017: RideTech Is All About Freedom Of Movement With Their R-Joint and Adjustability With Their Modular Spindles

When it comes to things of importance, freedom of movement is at the top of our list. No, not just in the ability to hop in the car and drive anywhere we want but other types as well. RideTech is all...

2017 NSRA 2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage – Station Wagons, Working Vehicles, Panel Trucks, and Pickups!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Workin’ vehicles or at least they worked at some point in their existence.  Trucks, pickups, vans, wagons and more are in this gallery and one to...

Ain’t Nothin’ Stinkin’ About This 1969 Lincoln Continental – Blown Mod Motor Under The Hood!

Automotive design evolution is a pretty interesting thing. Normally the way it works is that by the time a generation of a car is at its end, the original versions of it look kind of dowdy and clumsy...

Performance Racing Industry 2017: Moroso Brought A Whole String Of New Products!

Moroso is one of those legendary names in the automotive aftermarket. Even if you have no idea what they make or what they do, there is no doubt that you’ve seen the “moroso”...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals – A Load Of Photos Featuring (Mostly) Cars of The Fabulous 1950s!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Saturday was our longest day at the Nationals.  We went nearly everywhere outside and even made it in the building for the first time that week.  We...

Wow! Former Senior VW Executives Oliver Schmidt Gets 7-Years In The Slammer For Diesel Scandal

After pleading guilty to charges that he was instrumental in the VW “dieselgate” scandal, Oliver Schmidt the man who  ran VW’s environmental and engineering office has been handed...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Powermaster Can Bring Your Machine To Life And Keep The Energy Going!

Two things that will annoy any gearhead: having to change either a starter or alternator out because it’s dead on arrival. Want one more thing no gearhead wants to do? To replace the starter or...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Best Looking Year For The Pontiac Firebird?

I don’t think it is controversial or weird to say that that for as long as the Pontiac Firebird was in production it was either the stylistic equal or superior of its sister, the Chevrolet...