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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Crushing Video: Watch A Varied Pile Of Old Cars Meet Their End With Hydraulic Pressure – Ouch

Ya know, a part of me really struggled with this. Should I share a video from a channel that has a load of them that depict the workings of a wrecking yard car crusher? Does this run against every...

Don’t Mess With A Good Thing: Regular Car Reviews Looks Over A K5 Blazer

Behold, the true basis for every sport-utility vehicle that is on the road today. Look, nit-pick all you want about Jeeps and Jeep variants like the Willys Jeep station wagon, or even the...

What Does A 200,000-Mile Truck Engine Like About Big Boost? NOTHING! Cleetus KILLS The Auction C6 Corvette!

Following the story of the “Auction C6” Corvette that Cleetus bought at the end of last year has been kind of fun, actually. What started out as a knee-jerk impulse buy that left a strong...

Photo Highlight Reel: Mike Brooks Picks His Favorite Photos From The Year That Was

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Mike Brooks is one of BangShit’s most stalwart contributors. He and his Cadillac 500 powered C10 really get around during the season and when it is snowing and...

Best of 2019: Watch The Awesome ‘Ole Tater Hauler 1951 GMC Wheelstander Make A Wheels Up Rip At The Dragstrip

There are some things that are better left unchanged. Your grandmother’s recipe for mashed potatoes that requires three pounds of butter, and original hemi engine inside a 1960s muscle car, and...

Worst of ’18: England’s Shakespeare County Raceway To Be Razed For Housing Development

(Photos by Osmond Maguire) – For more than four decades, Shakespeare County Raceway has provided a facility and a racing surface for drag racers looking to have some fun and test their mettle....

Best of 2018: James Brolin Racing An AMC Spirit AMX At The 24 Hours of Nurburgring In 1979

Two AMC Spirit AMXs on the starting grid of the 1979 24 Hours of Nurburgring in the Group One class. Six drivers would run the two AMXs: Gary Witzenburg, a journalist; James Brolin, an...

Best of ’18: Watch Conway Witten’s Incredible Comp Eliminator Crash From Topeka 1993

While we have been telling you about some of the crazy things that happened at Topeka in 1993 because of the fact that the NHRA tour is racing there this weekend, there’s one story that’s...

Concentrated Formula: This Motorcycle-Engined Power Wheels Mustang Will Kill You Twice As Fast!

Let’s talk for a second about the reputation that Ford Mustangs, especially 2005-newer ones, have built up thanks to morons behind the wheel. We now have “INSERT CROWD HERE”...

Best of 2018: “Jesus Built My Hotrod” by Burn The Priest (2018)

Let’s start off right: no, this isn’t Ministry. The original 1991 song that is a staple of many, many playlists was Ministry’s biggest and probably most well-known song, but it was...

Remembering 2018 – Francois Gissy, The Frenchman Known For His Incredible Homebuilt Rockets Has Died

It was a note from BangShift contributor Benoit Pigeon and the comments on a video I posted yesterday that floored me. Francois Gissy, the Frenchman who built a series of incredible rocket powered...

Best of 2018: 2018 Kia Stinger GT AWD – The Jokes Stop Here

Got any good Kia jokes? Yeah, I bet you do. You probably have a good horror story or two, or maybe you just have the acronyms lined up and waiting (“Keep it, asshole”). Or maybe you just...

Best of 2018: This Drift-Build Dodge Charger Is A Mutt Of American And German Engineering!

Stereotypes are rooted in truths. The stereotype of a Mopar fan is rooted in tradition, perfection, and an absolute abhorrence for any deviation from “as it was”, whether that was...

Best of 2018: This 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Car Hauler Is Ready To Carry Your Race Car!

The one positive thing we can think of about a front-wheel-drive automobile is that the powertrain is one complete and neat package. Engine, gearbox, and drive axles all combine into one...