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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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This 1930 Ford Model A Rural Mail Car Is For Sale, Has Amazing History, And Even Video Of It in Action

Chances are you have seen this car on the internet before. It was “discovered” a few years ago in Montana and the guy selling it has done an incredible job accumulating the entire history...

Hot Rods, Hot Rods, Hot Rods: Our 2015 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage Continues

The 2015 Grand National Roadster Show is, as usual, one hell of a show. I’ve been going since I was a little kit, when it was in Oakland. On our way to the show on Friday I was asking him about...

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2015 Grand National Roadster Show: More Wide Open Photo Coverage From The Huge Show

Normally when we go to cover a car show, we shoot photos of the stuff that we think is cool or that catches our eye. In the case of the 2015 Grand National Roadster Show that was every flipping car....

Unhinged: How Many More Automated Systems Must Be Added Before NHTSA Figures Out The Problem Is The Idiot Behind The Wheel?

I’m gonna start with a press release from NHTSA: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to add two cutting-edge...

Somebody Built A RWD, Drifting Toyota Prius – Here It Is In Action

It actually happened. An enterprising individual converted a Toyota Prius to rear-wheel-drive and got the thing to go sideways, do donuts, and fry the rear tires. And surprisingly, they did it...

BangShift Project Files: Making a 1962 Falcon Into A Hard-Charger On A $5,000 Budget

It takes effort to look at a rough car and convince yourself that you can make the diamond in the rough shine through, but usually most project cars don’t start with having to move a skull out...

More Takata Woes: Executive Indicted By Department Of Justice For Seatbelt Price-Fixing

Takata doesn’t need any more bad press…after a disastrous airbag recall that pretty much affected most major automotive manufacturers, it’s a miracle that the company hasn’t...

Forget Caption This, Someone Explain This Impala/Sierra Trar To Us, Please!

I don’t even know where to start with this thing. Someone in Illinois (and I’ll assume southern Illinois until proven differently) combined a rough-but-complete Chevrolet Impala body with...

The Best Argument For Public Rail: Crosswind Landings At Birmingham Airport In The U.K.

Flying an aircraft is a forced-immersion experience: if you aren’t fully aware, focused, and functioning, you and the machine will become one in a crumpled ball somewhere, with or without fire...

Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Ford Performance’s “50 Years Of Fun” – Extra Footage And Background On The Cars!

We recently showed you Ford Performance’s short film “50 Years Of Fun”, where Ford got Vaughn Gitten, Jr., Ryan Tureck, and Chris Forsberg to take a collection of Mustangs to the...

Mr. Bean’s McLaren F1 Is Up For Sale! Low Miles, Recently Repaired…

Before the words “Bugatti Veyron” existed, the pinnacle four-wheeled tour de force was the McLaren F1. The three-seat rocket put the driver in the center of the 2,300 lb. car, a naturally...

This Video Of A Ford Doing A Huge Burnout With Mattracks Is Kind Of Awesome

Lots of truck content on Ye Olde BangShifte today. Want to know why? Stop asking so many damned questions, that’s why. The man driving the truck in the video is apparently the CEO of the...

2015 Grand National Roadster Show Photo Coverage: America’s Coolest Car Show Lives Up To The Hype

This was my first time visiting the Grand National Roadster Show after years of “missing it by a day”. I am now kicking myself that it took this long to get here because I can say flat...

2015 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contender: Red Hot Attraction Roadster From Sweden

This car is unique among AMBR contenders for several reasons but the biggest is that it was built in Sweden! The owner of the car is a man named Robert Hoffman and it is his vision that you see...