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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Door-ectomy: Making A Two-Door 1957 Chevy Out Of A Four-Door

The Aussies don’t care, the South Africans don’t care, and the Japanese don’t care, but in America the majority still believes that there is no place for a four-door vehicle except...

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Dino’s Git Down 2019: The Floodgates Of Killer GM Trucks Was Wide Open In Arizona!

Are you a fan of Chevy trucks, and do you want to go someplace warm and sunny in late Fall? Your answer is very simple: it’s called Dino’s Git Down and it’s an Arizona deal. What...

Morning Symphony: Staring Down The Throats Of A Wicked Mini Cooper!

Individual throttle bodies…very few things look better and work better than a tube with an injector for each and every cylinder. Seeing four trumpet tubes with a butterfly valve at the bottom...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Rough Start: 1986 Pontiac Firebird – The Toys Get Bigger Over The Years!

I’m pretty sure that if I ever jump ship from my current Chrysler situation, I’d move towards an F-body. I’m just not sure which one I’d own. I’d like a 1974-77 Camaro...

NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Coverage From Pomona’s World Finals Continues!

(Photography: Wes Allison) The last blast of the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing season is done for the year, with the final event at Pomona sealing the deal for 2019. It’s always cool to see the...

Open Up: Uncle Tony Explains How To Hog Out A Slant Six Head!

So, among the other projects that are ongoing in his work space, Uncle Tony is busy building up a new Slant Six for his super-lightweight Dodge Dart. He’s intent on making a buzzin’...

Here’s How You Do A One-Of-One: The 1961 Chevrolet “Corphibian” – Ralph Nader’s Guaranteed Heart Attack!

Recently, the book Unsafe At Any Speed, Ralph Nader’s ode to automotive safety, pedestrian safety, environmental damage and his seemingly bona-fide hatred of the Chevrolet Corvair, reached the...

She Screams: Caca Daud’s [email protected] Blast At Haltech World Cup Finals!

So, a couple of days ago I decided to see if there would be any chance that you readers would be able to justify the reasoning behind a V8 engine selection. I’m not shocked in the least that...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Boss Car Audio System From The Good Old Days?

Today’s Question of the Day is a little bit more interactive than normal. Here’s the deal…the other night I was chatting with Kevin (Junkyard Digs on YouTube) about his project 1968...

Hilarity: Once Upon A Time in Monterey – The Car Bros Actually Enter Monterey Car Week Events – This Rules

We have long loved the Car Bros YouTube channel around here. These guys come up with weird ideas and concepts, riff on the more annoying parts of automotive culture, and love to do stuff that gets...

Redline Rebuild! Watch These Guys Perform The Rebuild Of An Iconic VW Flat Four

Hagerty has really been killing it with their series of time lapse engine rebuild videos. They have done a bunch of classic engines so far but this time they are doing something a little different...

Watch This Wild Video Of A Train Cruising The Streets Of Chicago

(By Greg Rourke) – Chicago has always been a railroad town. Lots of railroads congregated here, and many still do. Railroads often had branch lines and industrial spurs to service businesses...

Strange Flex, But Ok: 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe 2-Door, With Manual Transmission, Duals, And LS Swap

I swear, readers, I was not trying to find the weird stuff when I found this thing. I promise. What I was looking for, honestly, was a 1992-1998 Chevrolet Blazer or Tahoe that had two doors and three...

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Buy It: The 1965 Koch Special Is An Incredible Window Into The Era Of Homebuilt American Sports Race Cars

When most people bemoan the loss of the “good ol’ days” of racing they are talking about drag racing and how much stuff has changed over the years in terms of technology, rules, and...