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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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USA Does Good, Aussie Does Better, But Did This Norwegian Do The Best Burnout?

Forget the usual “us versus them” deal that gear heads get into when it comes to burnout contests. Americans do standstill burnouts and Aussies have their tire-punishment pit where they...

Rough Start: A Rollcage-Equipped 1995 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 EVOC Trainer

What better way to celebrate 4/20 here at BangShift than with a Rough Start cop car? We love a good squad car deal around here, and out of all of the cop cars that have been made, it’s really...

This Weiand-blown Mexican Monte Carlo On Ebay Is Calling Nutting’s Name

We love a good sleeper around here, and at least Nutting and myself are seriously into GM G-bodies. So when this all-brown 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo popped up in my eBay suggestion feed, I took a...

Aussie National Burnout Championship 2015 Video! Tire Smoke Rules!

We know that Australian Burnout contests are an event unlike any other on earth, and we dig them. We might go so far as to say that if you DON’T enjoy watching them, you might be a candidate...

Ford Factory Dyno Video Of The 1967 Lemans 427 Being Tested And More!

Our pal Barry Rabotnick is one of 4 or 5 guys in the country who you can refer to as FE Ford gurus. He also happens to be a freak for Ford historical race and engine data. So when someone in the know...

Would You Rather: The $500 Disposable Car Edition. Carnage Required.

If we gave you $500 and told you that you were only allowed to spend it on a car or truck on Craigslist. that you would then be expected to “abuse” for a weekend, what would you choose?...

Australian Hot Rods Invade Leepoofest 2015, And Backwards Or Not, We Dig Them!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) Australians may drive on the wrong side of the car, but around here we think they are definitely on the right side of hot rodding. The Australian hot rod scene is alive and...

Video Hilarity: Tiny Tractor Owns Mitsubishi Truck On The Dragstrip! Real Diggers!

Apparently in Thailand they use tractors that look to be a walk behind unit similar to some kind of Roto-Tiller. Of course you can’t expect farmers or their equipment to work EVERY hour of the...

This Father And Son Team Stick Their Twin-Engined Go-Kart On The Chassis Dyno In The Backyard!

A twin-engined go kart that has snap oversteer, a chassis dyno in the backyard and a dad who has a good eye for mechanical work…how lucky is this kid? Kevin Carter is the father and the builder...

Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Common Automotive Cockroach Where You Live?

After they have been on the road for about twenty years, most cars tend to wind up in that great big used car lot in the sky. It’s a sad truth, but it’s a truth nonetheless. Yet, it...

Unhinged: The Advertisements For The Jeep Renegade Are Out, And They Suck As Much As We Hoped They Wouldn’t

I have been actively forcing myself to find something, anything, about the Jeep Renegade to like. No, seriously, I have…it’s a challenge for me. Very few cars are on my list of vehicles...

Duck And Cover! This Sprint Car Wreck Results In A New World Height Record For Chucking A Wing!

(By Jason Mazzotta) – Everyone involved in racing knows that is can be very dangerous for the drivers and crew but a lot of the time people sitting in the stands forget that they are part of...

Check Out Some Of The More Unconventional Vehicles To Fly Around The Nurburgring!

The beauty of the Nurburgring Nordschliefe is that anybody can pay to drive on the track during certain days of the year. This means that as long as you’re a legal driver and your car...

The Coolest Travel Trailer On Craigslist? This 1963 Shasta Vintage Trailer Is Bitchin Personified

With the increasing popularity of vintage RVs and Trailers, along with TV Shows like Flipping RVs on GAC, more and more awesome vintage examples are showing up on eBay and Craigslist. The cool thing...