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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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TED PETERS WINS 2014 NOSTALGIA PRO STOCK “BLACK ARROW CUP” AT SIKESTON – Photo Coverage And Results HERE!

(Words: Bret Kepner – Photos: James Sisk) –  Chrysler fans gained a bit of revenge when Ted Peters wheeled his 1974 Plymouth Duster to a stunning holeshot victory over Chuck Weck at the...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: 30 Of The Coolest Engines We Found At Beech Bend

Photos by Charles Wickam and Bryan McTaggart – Know what happens when you get several hundred of the oldest school, hardest core hot rodders together and turn them loose on the drag strip with...

Top 11: Things Learned My First Day On The Job At The 2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion

The 2014 Holley Hot Rod Reunion is over and I’m sitting at my normal job, fully aware that this weekend was awesome…and that a retail job bites the big one. For three days I was bouncing around...

Andy Green Is Getting Ready To Drive 1,000 MPH And The Cockpit Of The Car Looks Like A Movie Spaceship

Andy Green is the guy who will drive the Bloodhound SSC land speed car in 2015 and 2016 with the goal of running 1,000-mph on land. Green has gone 763 mph previously as he was the driver of the famed...

2014 HOLLEY NHRA NATIONAL HOT ROD REUNION COVERAGE: CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF OUR PHOTOS

(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM AND BRYAN MCTAGGART) – This is the spot where you can find all of our 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion photo coverage. Bryan and Charles have been roaming the...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Trucks On The Strip And In The Show Field

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart and Charles Wickam) – I always talk about my reasons for loving trucks and the major one is that trucks can be “done” in so many different ways. From...

City Of Topeka To Buy Heartland Park Racing, Seek New Operator For Sprawling Facility

I recently had the chance to work at Heartland Park Topeka for the weekend when the NHRA tour rolled through town. I was struck by several things at the track. The first was the sheer size of the...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Today! CACKLEFEST TONIGHT!

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SERIOUS CONNECTIVITY ISSUES AT THE TRACK – THE ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE VIRTUALLY NO SIGNAL TO WORK WITH AND WE’RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FIX THAT. WE’RE...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Friday Car Show Photos

As we have been telling you since the middle of the week, the car show here at the 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is immense, packed with talent, and legitimately one of the more amazing...

Awesome Baja 500 Videos From Robby Gordon’s Trophy Truck. 100MPH Plus Blasts Across The Desert!

This Sunday’s CBS Sports Network broadcast of the SCORE Imperial Valley 250 has got us all excited to watch crazy Trophy Truck and Desert Racing action, but we just can’t wait! And...

Atomic EFI Throttle Body Users Check This Out. Racepak Has A New V-Net Module That Connects Atomic To Everything!

Okay, maybe not everything, but to everything Racepak makes! This small harness works with the sensors that you already installed for the Atomic Throttle Body EFI installation, and feeds all those...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Fisheye Friday Fotos!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – In an effort to bring you the coolest and most interesting 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage possible, BangShift photo contributor Charles Wickam...

Watch The 24 Hours Of Le Mans LIVE Right Here! FREE Live Streaming Video Starts At 9AM Eastern!

When we found out that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to be streamed live and free, we couldn’t keep from getting excited. Le Mans is one of the most influential race tracks in road racing...

Free Shirts And Shipping On Smooth Body Shocks This Weekend At RideTech – Make Your Dad Happy!

Freaking out because you don’t know what to get your pop for Father’s Day? Tearing your hair out because he’s impossible to buy for? We’ve got a deal for you! The crew at...