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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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Caption This: If You Think This Drag Racing Skateboard Is Impressive, You Oughta See The Ramp He’s Aiming For

We’ve showcased many things over the years that simply shouldn’t belong on a dragstrip…be it golf cart, lawn mower, even a jet-propelled porta-potty. But this one just might be the...

Ebay Find: Factory-Built Dodge SRT-4 SCCA T2 Race Car

Old race cars are cool, I don’t care what they are. If it’s got a history to it and is legitimate, I’m all about it. In the case of this particular Dodge Neon SRT-4 ACR, I’m...

Ride With Tony Bartone On His 271mph Run In Epping – The Listen To Him Issue Vow, “Wait ‘Till Bakersfield”

Tony Bartone, Steve Boggs, and the rest of the crew have been romping and stomping their way through every round of competition they have seen this year. The car has won ever race it has appeared at...

BREAKING NEWS! Hot Rod Releases Proposed Drag Week Rules For 2015 And Beyond!

We all knew it was coming, and it’s now official as Freiburger released the new proposed set of rules for Hot Rod’s Drag Week. While it’s not finalized, this is a heads-up of what...

Throwback Photos: The 1986 NSRA Nationals Through The Lens Of An 18-Year Old Doug Gregory

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – What were you doing in August of 1986…?  I was 18 and one year out of High School trying to figure out what to do with my life.  The one thread that...

Turbine Engine Fitted To Bloodhound SSC – Quest For 1,000 MPH On Land Continues On Schedule

In a project that promises to rewrite the definition of “fast” on land if it is successful, the Bloodhound SSC undertaking made another significant step forward recently with the fitment...

Race Coverage: The 2014 Nitro Nationals At Osage Tulsa Raceway Park – Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, And More

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – I’m sure all you fellow Bangshifter’s are familiar with Tulsa Raceway Park’s bi-annual Throwdown in T-Town eighth mile Pro Mod Races streamed live...

Ride In A Cool Hot Rod For A Few Laps Down The Beach During the 2014 Oilers Car Club Race Of Gentlemen

The Oilers Car Club Race Of Gentleman is officially a automotive cultural phenomenon. Three years after the initial running of the event, it is drawing cars and people from across the country to...

Shakedown At The Summit 2014: Out Last Flaming Blast Of Images From The Doorslammer Battle In Norwalk

(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – Well, we have come to the end of Dom Damato’s fantastic images from the Shakedown At The Summit 2014 which was held under conditions that had racers...

The Coolest Pontiac In America And Trucks We Love – A Last Blast Of Photos From The Hot Rod Riot In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – This last collection of images from the Victoria, Texas Hot Rod Riot car show has some of our favorite stuff in it, including one of the coolest Pontiacs in the...

Toledo, Ohio Isn’t Losing Jeep Production Without A Fight

Jeeps have been produced in Toledo, Ohio since the inception of the original Willys-Overland MB series, and you can bet anything you have that Toledo is extremely proud of that heritage. So when the...

Craigslist Find: Think a Viper Weighs Too Much? We Have A Solution!

Do you remember the Corvette that Hot Rod hacked up a couple of years ago for the sake of proving that any weight removed from a vehicle can improve performance? Did you look at the finished result...

Powermaster Teams Up With A Bunch Of Manufacturers To Celebrate The 75th Anniversary Of The 1940 Ford In Style – Freshen Your Forty

It is always cool when automotive historical milestones come up. The 1940 Ford is set to turn 75 years old soon and a bunch of companies have teamed up to put together a prize pack that any 1940 Ford...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: If You Wanted Easy And Cheap, You Should’ve Found A Different Hobby

You’d honestly be amazed at how many people think that working on cars is first-grade simple. It isn’t, and anyone that is stupid enough to ignore that thought is stupid enough to keep...

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