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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Trick Flow Brought Out New Stuff For Small-Block Mopar And Ford FE At SEMA 2018!

We first heard about it at last year’s SEMA show, but Trick Flow’s PowerPort 190 cylinder head for small-block Chrysler engines is just about ready for the big-time show! The PowerPort...

Wild Drag Racing Video: This Pass From The Fall Coffeyville Street Drags Event Is Nuts

We love the Coffeyville Street Drags. The events in the small town happen with the blessing and support of the local government and they have started to draw out some of the wildest cars in the...

Ever Want To See A Food Truck On A Road Course? Well, Here You Go!

Ah, the food truck. A set of headlights, a set of taillights, and in between the kind of delicious bites that my doctors would have fits over. Name it, you can find a food truck of it. Mexican food,...

This Video Celebrates The Greatest F1 Privateer of All Time – Rob Walker Was A Man Among Men!

He was a man who listed the occupation on his passport as “Gentleman”. He was also a man who fielded an incredible array of racing cars over his life, not only in Formula One but in...

Over 1,200 Horsepower In A Car Most People Threw Away! This AWD 4G63 Colt Is Violent!

Some cars earned their “throwaway car” status by being a crappy car. Others simply had that stigma attached from the word “go”. In the case of the car that originated as the...

Vintage NHRA Video: The 1993 Winston Finals At A Revamped Pomona Were A Blast

Auto Club Raceway Pomona which was known in 1993 as Pomona Raceway stands as one of the great pillars of drag racing in the USA. Yes, the track’s usage is severely limited because of how the...

Rough Start: Want A Stock Car For The Street? Start With This Rough And Ready Firebird!

One of my favorite cars that I’ve had the privilege of writing up is “The Bus”, Chris DeWeese’s 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport that has been a stock car since 1973. Why...

2018 SEMA Show Gallery: Things To Love And Things To Sneer On The Floor At SEMA

(Photos by the author) – The fun thing about SEMA is that you never know what lurks around each particular corner. Because companies sometimes move spots and that there’s no 100% cut and...

The “WTF” Files: You Won’t Need Roads With This DeLorean Hovercraft!

In the second installment of the Back to the Future franchise, the time-traveling DeLorean had undergone a few minor changes. No longer was eighty-eight miles an hour an absolute necessity for time...

2018 SEMA Show Cool Car: This 1934 Ford Truck By Jason Graham Hot Rods Knocked Us Dead

There’s plenty of beauty and downright majestic hot rod building on display every year at the SEMA show and the 2018 version of the event was no let down in that regard. Humans have this weird...

Nitro-Splosion Video: Watch A Blown, Fuel Burning Big Block Explode With Fury At The Top End

There’s no more efficient way to level an engine than using high volumes of nitromethane fuel. Seriously, nothing else will do the job as properly in terms of speed and absolutely destruction...

This 1956 Ford C500 Marmon Herrington Range Tender Fire Truck Is Incredible…And For Sale

Stuff like this is what keeps me excited to pound the keys every day for BangShift. Why? When’s the last time you ever saw anything even close to like this before? You are looking at a 1956...

This Jeep Cherokee Wagoneer Is A Woodgrain-Paneled Q-Ship, And Not The Go-Fast Kind!

At some point in your travels, you’ve probably heard someone call a car a “Q-Ship”. That term dates back about 100 years to World War I, when heavily armed ships disguised as...

Double-Time: A 12-Second HMMWV That Can Shock Like None Other On The Strip

Critical of the AM General HMMWV? Yep, I sure am. I had to deal with these machines for the duration of my time in the Army, and while I’ll sing praises about how this super-size rig can...