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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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Used Car Lot Review: 2006 Cadillac STS-V – Meet The CTS-V’s Equally Angry Big Brother

There are really three types of Cadillac: the old-school all-visual, ultra-luxury Caddy that pretty much went away after the early 1970s Eldorado, the big floaty barges that filled in both front and...

Love It Or Hate It? Fred Williams’ Crazed 1973 Mad-Maxxis Off-RoadRunner Looks Tough At SEMA

One of the most buzzed about vehicles at the SEMA show is the wild Mad-Maxis Off-RoadRunner built by Fred Williams on Dirt Every Day. Powered by a new Cummins V8 that would normally be found in a...

BangShift.com LIVE From SEMA 2015 Continues Today! 3:00 Pacific – Street Outlaws Chief, Aaron From Gas Monkey Replay From Yesterday On Now.

That’s right folks, BangShift.com will once again be broadcasting live from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas starting next Tuesday at 3pm Pacific Time! Thanks to our friends at Aeromotive Fuel...

Wham Is The Coolest 1969 Ford LTD Possibly Ever – The Story Behind the Car Is Cooler Still

What is it about big cars that makes me smile? I don’t know why my DNA strands have locked me into loving the huge cars of the late 1970s and early 1970s but I do so you can imagine my glee...

Caption This: “The Midnight Shift”, With Your Hosts Brian And Chad, And The Soothing Bass Voice Of Big Chief At SEMA 2015

When Brian and Chad say they have people lining up to be on the live feed show at SEMA 2015, they aren’t kidding. While someone is in between the dynamic duo, there are at least two or three...

SEMA 2015 Gallery: Our Favorite Imports From The Convention Center!

In the few times I’ve gone to SEMA, this is the first year that I can say without question that I found more imports that I wanted to bring home with me than ever. That is a genuine...

This 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Is 100% Cardboard And Full Scale

(Photos: PD Rearick) I often incorrectly say “Now I’ve seen everything”, because just as soon as those words go flying out of my mouth, something comes along that requires me to...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Cody Mason In Ken Thwaits Wicked Witch Z28 Camaro At Optima Fontana

The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is officially starting this afternoon in Las Vegas when all the competitors fire up their cars and pull them out of the 2015 SEMA Show and onto the streets...

This 1962 Kellison J6 Panther Is Ultra Rare And Definitely A Conversation Starter

Ever since we featured the Zorro’s Charger 1968 Kellison J6 a few years ago, I’ve been waiting to see another. They are rare as can be, and finding one for sale is even more amazing than...

The First Batch Of Chad’s Favorites From The 2015 SEMA Show: Muscle Cars, Lowriders, Trucks, And More!

There are so many bitchin cars at the 2015 SEMA show that it is hard to pick favorites, but there are cars and trucks here that certainly speak to me more than others. This is just a taste of some of...

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Watch A Go Pro Come Off Pat Dakin’s Top Fuel Dragster At 319 MPH. Seriously Awesome!

I’ve had a GoPro come off a car at over 100 mph a couple of times, and sometimes the footage is awesome. But when one comes off the rear wing strut of a Top Fuel Dragster at 319 mph it is epic,...

George Barris Dead At 89 – Career Marked With Notable Vehicles – First Batmobile

George Barris, the creator of the first Batmobile, the Munster Koach, KITT, and hundreds of other custom cars over the course of a career than spanned the back half of the twentieth century and into...

The Admeyer 1933 Chevrolet Roadster Is One Of The Classiest Hot Rods At SEMA 2015

Cars like this normally don’t catch my eye. Cars like this are not the things that stop me in my tracks and draw me in to see more. Cars like this often require an intimate knowledge of what...

SEMA 2015: The Cars (and Trucks) Of The Mopar Display

There are many OEM manufacturers that maintain a solid presence here at SEMA. Obviously people know that Ford and Chevrolet are here each and every year as they maintain huge, sprawling dedicated...