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Grind Hard Rebuilt the Most Extreme ATV From 1970! They Would Never Let These Pay Cats Be Sold New Today!

Growing up in the 1970’s and 1980’s means I’ve seen some products offered for sale that would never be allowed as a new product sold today. Lawn Darts are the ones that everyone...

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One Of The Most Powerful Corvettes Ever Produced Getting Tested! The New 2026 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is a Track Weapon!

1,000 horsepower Corvettes, from the factory. Man it is good to be an automotive enthusiast in 2026. With more than one offering above 1,000 horsepower, and multiple others not far below that four...

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Evil Little Road Car Feature: This Hand Built SUPERCHARGED RENAULT Is Called “La Brute”, And It’s A Bad Ass!

I’m a fan of the weird body styles and models of cars, especially when they come from somewhere else in the world. When talking about cars from the 1940s through the 1970s, many cars from...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Is Visiting The Snowy Backyard Auto In New Hampshire, Where He’s Found Barracudas!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. This is a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, or a pair to be exact, and while they didn’t...

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Save Up To 40% Off During The Holley Winter Overstock Sale! Parts You Want And Need At The Best Prices Of The Year!

Man are there some deals right here! Holley has tons of parts on sale now to make room for new inventory! If you have been waiting for a deal on the right parts, then this just might be the time....

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FREE Bathurst Livestream: The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour Endurance Race IS ON NOW! All The Weekend’s Action LIVE Right Here!

It’s time for the Bathurst 12 hour, LIVE! If you dig endurance road racing, at one of the most famous race tracks in road racing history to boot, then you are going to want to watch all the...

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Mason Mingus Misses The Pit Road – Launches A NASCAR Truck Into Flight

NASCAR truck series driver Mason Mingus learned a hard lesson last weekend in Chicago when he came in too hot for the pit road, ended up missing it and actually launching his truck airborne before...

BangShift Project Profile: A Former CHP Mustang Becomes A Drag Race And Land Speed Racing Terror

There’s just something about an old cop car, right? Turning old police cruisers and pursuit vehicles into hot rods has been a familiar process for hot rodder over the decades but we’re...

Drag Action Gallery: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod At Piedmont Dragway

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – My first step at an EOPM event is to find out who is there or coming. It’s a great time to take a few pits shots and get with the news. Unfortunately, I...

This Twin Turbo, EFI Equipped Drag Boat Is The First One In Drag Boat History – Mean Piece!

With 555ci, twin 80mm turbos, fuel injection, and whatever else is happening inside, this is a drag boat that either dreams or nightmares are made of. The performance when it is totally sorted will...

Two Of The Most Unlikely Rally Cars We’ve Ever Seen In Action: An Early C3 Corvette And A Ferrari 308!

A Ferrari 308 and an early C3-era Chevrolet Corvette racing isn’t that big of a deal, even against each other in the same race. Both nameplates are pretty much synonymous with multiple forms...

Action Gallery: Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Series – The World’s Most Valuable Demo Derby

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – While the focus of the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Speedway was centered on the Tudor United Sports Car Series the action sure wasn’t...

Just How Big Is Volkswagen’s Diesel Faux Pas? Here’s Why Wolfsburg Is Sweating

Volkswagen’s little “defeat device” issue that cropped up is already huge news, with talks about recalls, sales stops, massive fines and the lot. To say that Volkswagen is under the...

Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: More Of The Most BangShifty Iron At The Show

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – We’re back with more McTaggart snaps from the great Goodguys car show at Beech Bend Raceway Park last weekend. While Chad and I beat feet right after LS...

Crash And Burn: Pedro Piquet’s Barrel-Rolling Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Wreck

Seventeen-year-old Pedro Piquet is a bit bruised and battered, but isn’t much worse for the wear after this extremely violent airborne crash during the first lap of the second race of the...

LS Fest 2015 Gallery: More Insane Sideways Action From The Middle Of The Drift Pit

No matter where you turned at LS Fest 2015, you couldn’t escape the sound of late-model GM V8 getting worked to it’s limit. The drag racing was competitive, the road course and autocross...

This 1988 Bentley Turbo R Is Packing A Surprise Under The Hood That Makes It BangShift Approved

For starters we need to thank BangShifter Damond Farney for tipping us off to this awesome 1988 Bentley Turbo R that is for sale in the Detroit area. This was a pretty serious car for its day when...

Watch This Toyota Hilux Make The Run-Up Of The Decade Before Tackling A Huge Dune!

Saying a Toyota Hilux is a decently capable truck is a perfectly acceptable statement. They are made well, can take a beating like few other vehicles can, and are world-renowned for their toughness....

eBay Find: This Restored 1970s California Dune Buggy Would Be A Nostalgic Hoot To Cruise

While dune buggies were built all over the country during the 1970s, the idea of ripping around southern California in one certainly appeals to the basic hot rodding soul that we all possess. While...

Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: The Most BangShifty Cars and Trucks We Could Find!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – One of the reasons that we spend so much time at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is that the place is constantly hosting big and cool events. From...