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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Gallery: Hot Rods With Heart 2016 At Tulsa Raceway Park – Cool Cars, Great Cause

(Words by Bad Brad Klaassen, shots by Patrick and Jen Williams at Red’s Drag Racing Photos) – What do you at the end of a racing season when the weather is still fantastic and it’s time to...

Holy Overkill: This 1972 Ford Pinto Looks Ready To Take On Everybody!

Go on…mention the “humble” or “lowly” Ford Pinto. Go ahead…make you “ka-boom!” jokes, hide your lighters just in case, and “accidentally”...

Gallery: The Incredible Barn Finds At The 2016 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – If there is one section of the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals that has raised more eyebrows, garnered more hubbub, and caused more swooning among fans of rare and...

More Insanity On The Tracks Of The United Kingdom: Coach Demolition Derby!

You know that stereotype of the proper Englishman, sipping Earl Grey tea, nibbling on a biscuit when they’re hungry, dressed in browns and tans and muted greens? Proper, professional, and a bit...

Good News! RideTech C10 SteetGRIP Now Shipping – Order Yours Today!

Well the day has arrived that classic C10 truck fans have been waiting for. RideTech is now shipping their StreetGRIP package for those trucks out the door so now is the time to get your hot little...

Every Car Has It’s Loyal Fan, And For This Icelander, The C3 Corvette Is His Car!

Ah, impressionable youth. It’s the reason why I dig shovel-nosed second-gen Camaros…I saw a car that I immediately adored and it’s stuck with me ever since. The same goes for...

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SEMA 2016: Here Are 10 Of The Most Interesting, Eye Catching, and Cool Off Road Rigs We Saw

One of the best things about SEMA is the fact that with every year and every show, the vehicles on display get more and more awesome and diverse. For a long time, SEMA was about hot rods and muscle...

Morning Symphony: Shouting The Arrival Of The Dawn With An Ex-SuperStars Mercedes!

At low speeds this monster sounds like a locomotive trying to get going, with the gears whining and the engine thumping out a percussive low bass. At speed these ex-SuperStars Mercedes C63s sound...

Watch Valerie Thompson Become the First Woman to Eclipse 300 MPH on Two Wheels

At Bonneville, motorcycles don’t always look like Harleys and Hondas, but two wheels are two wheels. And when chasing 300 mph on two wheels, you’ll need a lot of aerodynamic help. That’s plenty...

Here’s Your Daily Dose Of Street Car Super Nationals Drag Racing Photos

On Thursday, when Uncle Eddie is talking your ear off about something stupid that has nothing to do with cars, you’ll be wishing for a bullet or a fix. Well we are going to be that fix! Even if...

The Rundown! Here’s All Of The Class Winners From The 2016 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals

As I write this I have returned to home after a long trip out west that culminated with four days at LVMS for the 2016 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals. It was one hell of a drag race that...

2016 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Coverage: Incredible Machines Invade Greater Chicago!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – The 2016 version of the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals blew in to the Windy City over the weekend and wowed all as it does every year. Show director Bob...

Bangshift Project Files Update: If You Hurry, You Can Own This Ford Truck/Crown Vic Combination!

We’ve looked at Nathan Kershaw’s 1969 Ford F-250 frame swap build before. It’s a neat premise: everything that makes a Crown Vic go, stop and in general be a great sedan, stuffed...

Wrecker Perfection! This 1956 International Is A Twin Boom Terror

(By Greg Rourke) – It’s no secret we love big trucks on BangShift. It’s also no secret we’re into old wreckers, as evidenced by the world famous Brutus wrecker owned, steered...