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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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They Went, They Saw, They Conquered – RideTech’s Big Weekend At The Goodguys North Carolina Nationals!

East, west, north, and south, racing has begun in all corners of the country and it seems like the RideTech crew is working to make sure they participate in as many regions as they can. Recently,...

A Hyundai Rally Car Struck Fans During Race In Argentina – Six Hurt In Accident

One of the most repeated criticisms of rally racing is the ability of fans to get up-close and extremely personal with the action taking place. As far as we know, there isn’t another form of...

This 427 Powered 1968 Baldwin-Motion Camaro Tribute Is The Perfect Gift To Yourself – Buy It Now!

While it may seem like we are going too hard on the Ford 427ci displacement engines on this date, we’re going to balance the universe out with this amazingly cool Camaro that is currently for...

What Garden Tiller? This Angry UTV Will Do It All…Till Your Garden, Haul Tons, And Burst Eardrums!

We know nothing about this thing. We’re not kidding, it’s not for a lack of trying, but we know absolutely jack-all about whatever this sociopathic little beast is besides what the video...

Check Out This Old Footage Of A 427-Powered Galaxie Hanging It Out At Ascot Park

Today is 4/27, a number which resonates with the Ford and Chevy camps nicely. Ford’s 427 engines, a member of the FE family, is a bit of a misnomer…the displacement is actually...

Video: Watch A Twin Turbo, 427ci Windsor Ford Engine Crank Out 1600hp On An Aussie Dyno!

This awesome blue oval mill had us yelling, “LS What?!” after we saw video of it wrenching out 1600hp on an Australian dyno. With CHI heads, Precision turbos, and 20lbs of boost heading...

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Unhinged: A Parting Shot Regarding Car Show Behavior, Or “Hit Me With The Bumper And See What Happens”

I’m the kind of person who has a temper best described as “long fuse, high-yield”. I can tolerate incredible amounts of stupidity, ignorance and general BS before I finally switch...

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Mopar Find! These Five Cars Were Found In A Garage, Are Original, And Need New Homes – Super Bee, ‘Cuda, More!

It is cool when someone finds a car hiding in the corner of a garage and gets their mitts on it, it is beyond cool when a couple cars are found, and when five cool Mopars are located and put up for...

WATCH DRAG RACING: SPRING FLING LAS VEGAS LIVE AT 7:45 AM PACIFIC!! — The Big Finish!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2015 SPRING FLING!   REMINDER: The Spring Fling Las Vegas Starts Wednesday folks, right here at BangShift.com! And Wednesday’s race is worth $50,000! Yeah, fifty...

Follow Along With Subaru’s Rally Team On The Oregon Trail Rally – Flat Tires And Flying Imprezas

The Oregon Trail Rally is an absolute sweetheart of a rally. Taking place at Portland International Raceway and the fire roads around The Dalles and Dufur, Oregon, the rally is a fast gravel setup...

Classic Footage: Testing The 1969 Dodge Charger 500 Hemi

With the Aero Wars kicking off, Dodge was quick to get their Charger up to chasing after Ford’s Torino Talladega and Mercury’s Cyclone Spoiler on the NASCAR banks. First up was the...

Project Angry Grandpa: We Put Grandpa On The Lie Detector (For A Baseline Run)

When the opportunity to take cheap dyno runs presents itself, you take it, and that’s exactly what landed in our lap as we were in Somerset, Kentucky covering the first of this year’s...

It’s True! YOU Can Win One Million Dollars By Winning The K&N Spring Fling Drag Race In 2016!

We are so F’ing excited about this that we can hardly stand it! You thought $100k was a lot of money to win at one bracket race, and it is, but you can win One Million Dollars by winning the...

This Japanese Maglev Train Broke Its Own Speed Record This Week With An Incredible 374mph Charge

For 11 seconds, this Japanese Maglev train powered through a tunnel at over 370mph with a peak speed of 374 mph. That’s not to say the thing shot up to that speed and was done. Nope. This train...