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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Bless You, Craigslist: This 1980 Ford Pinto Is Beautiful And Filled With Promise!

You just have to laugh, even a little bit. Nose-high stance, big-and-little slot mags, bronze paint, Ford Pinto. This isn’t a car, it’s a seventh-grade sketch. It’s the Rat Fink...

Roadkill! The Guys Celebrate The 50th Episode With Another Comparison: Every (running) Roadkill Car Against A Kia!

It’s amazing how far these two have come. From the first episode, where they road-tripped a Pontiac land yacht to picking up one of my favorite online finds of all time and confusing it with an...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video From The Spring Fling Bracket Races Right Here!

Just over a month ago we celebrated the sport of Bracket Racing with what will undoubtedly become one of the biggest drag races in history. With a total purse worth hundreds of thousands of dollars,...

Question of the Day: Are You Going to Watch the Indy 500 Next Weekend?

Next Sunday at noon, the 100th running of the 500 mile race in Indianapolis will be held at what can be considered America’s most historically significant race track, the Indianapolis Motor...

Video: Check Out “The Alligator”, A 1930s Amphibious Tank That The Army Learned About From A Magazine Article And Bought!

Before the NSA started documenting what we ate for breakfast and what time we went to the restroom in the morning, you could still get away with building things and dreaming big around here. Such was...

Historical Footage: Check Out This Compilation Of Wrecks From The International Race Of Champions!

All things being equal, IROC racing seemed to be a coming together of the best: invite top-tier drivers, stick them in identical cars that were only different in color, cut them loose on a track, and...

Fun Video: Enduro Destruction, Amateur Two Wheeled Car Skiing, Roll Over Contest, More!

Well I think most of us roll our eyes when we see cars getting destroyed for nothing but the owner’s entertainment, I’m of the mindset that regular cars, jalopies, junkers, and high...

Top 11: Our Picks From The 2016 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals! See What Caught Our Eye In Bowling Green!

It takes something special to stand out at a race packed with hundreds of cars, any of which we’d gladly take on in a heartbeat. After days of shooting photos at the 2016 Bluegrass Nationals,...

The Mighty Car Mods’ $3,000 Turbo Car Challenge! Which Wins, The Overboosted Saab Or The Fast and Furious Lancer?

First things first: do not take Marty, Moog or the cars seriously. Nobody is going to take a Saab 9000 or the car we know better in the States as a Mitsubishi Mirage seriously, and nobody is going to...

Not Every Aussie Hot Rod Has A Blower! Check Out This Sleepy Holden Commodore Ute!

Well, there goes the Outback. The 1320Video gang have taken the long plane ride around the back of the planet to Australia and have been checking out the offerings that we here in the states tend to...

eBay Find: This 1975 Buick Regal “Free Spirit” Indy Pace Car Isn’t For The Introvert!

Bright colors and gaudy graphics weren’t exactly Buick’s thing in the mid-1970s…or, for that matter, any time. The 1970 Buick GSX came close, but Saturn Yellow and Apollo White were...

And They’re Coming To The U.S. Soon: Check Out This Formula Offroad Footage From Norway!

Big engines, unpredictable hills that could stay together or straight-up crumble beneath your tires, enough roll cage surrounding you that you’re comfortable saying “to hell with the...

“R” Is For “Race”, Right? Watch As This Mustang Tries To Launch In Reverse On The Street!

It’s fine to be nervous just before the launch of a race. In fact, that’s probably a good sign…you should be making sure that everything is in order before you drill the loud pedal...

Wow! We Found A 1966 Plymouth Satellite With A 426 Hemi In It At A Salvage Auction!

One of our BangShifty pals told us that we should scan the Insurance Auto Auctions Inc website because they have all kinds of stuff for sale and he was right, they do. From high end exotics that have...