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The Martin Lundqvist Racing Street Week Sweden Drag and Drive 1969 Camaro Project Continues! The 8HP and LS Get Custom Mounts!

I can’t wait to see Project 508 in person in Sweden in a few weeks! This project is in full swing and we are super excited about what is going on with this machine. We’ve got another couple...

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Our Final Gallery of Lost Buckeye Skips Day One Drag and Drive Photos! We’ve Got On Track Action and Checkpoints, and More From Day 2 Coming!

Here’s our third gallery of lost photos from Day 1 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos...

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All The Racing Action From This Weekend’s SCTA El Mirage Flying Mile. 200 MPH Plus On Dirt! Watch Right Here.

While Bonneville gets most of the attention in Land Speed Racing, because it clearly is home to the biggest and baddest land speed racing events of the year, most land speed racers will tell you that...

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Dirt Daily with Fred Williams. His Barn Find 1989 Land Cruiser FJ-62 gets a Dissent Off Road Rear Bumper!

Years and years ago I built a 1987 Toyota FJ-62 for my buddy Sean and I loved it. We painted it, lifted it, improved a bunch of suspension and drivetrain, and then he drove the hell out of it. It was...

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Larry Chen AWD K24 Turbo EG & Drift S13 Feature Video: Indonesia’s Top Tuner Show Produced These Two Amazing Builds!

These things are siiiccckkkkk. Yes, I love the EG hatch a bit more than the S13, but that’s because I have one at home. This one here looks absolutely insane and I love it. But so does the S13...

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Have They Successfully Turned This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 4!

In Part 3 of the series, this beast went for its first test drive. Now it’s actually being put through its paces! Here’s the Part 4 video in the series, and that means actual testing!...

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Unhinged: Let’s Pick Apart The All-New Fourth-Gen Miata

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the best-selling roadster of all time. It’s a light, nimble little two-seater that puts emphasis on handling rather than power. It has a devoted following with clubs,...

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The Classic American Muscle Invitational At The SCCA Finals Was A Big Success – Additional Event, More Stuff Coming?

A while back we told you that there was going to be a Classic American Muscle autocross invitational held at the SCCA national SOLO Championships this year. Well, the event took place and everyone...

Crash And Burn: Watch As “Skinny Mike” Schwartz Goes For A Wild Ride At The 2014 Time Machine Nationals

“Skinny Mike” Schwartz went for one hell of a ride at the 2014 Time Machine Nationals at Great Lakes Dragway in Wisconsin. Don Besch filmed the accident, and according to him, during...

Drag Racing Hall Of Famer John Farkonas Dies – Team Owner Of And Creative Engineer On The Chi-Town Hustler

It is hard, if not impossible to find photos of John Farkonas on the internet. He was not a glory hound or a guy who wanted anything more than to put his considerable mental talents to work making...

Okay, Somebody BASE-Jumped With Their ‘Chute PIERCED To His Body. Watch If You Dare.

It’s not like BASE jumping isn’t cringe inducing in it’s own right: You’re cutting the safe zone of parachuting down to the slimmest margin, you’re very close to an...

Watch Two French Rally Drivers Nearly Roast During The Ypres Rally!

Rally drivers have the same type of determination that a demolition derby driver has: so long as there is a useable gear that is allowing the car to move, come hell or high water they will press on....

This 1972 Chevy Beauville Van Exudes Cool, Has Enough Power Tow Be Fun, And Is As Clean As A Whistle

I’m not really a “van guy” per se. I like vans good enough but I rarely ever see one that drives me totally bananas enough to make sure it gets into the blog queue. This is one of...

Ferrari Air Jordans Actually Exist For People Who Collect Shoes.

I will never, ever comprehend “sneaker-heads”. These are people who obsessively collect shoes, usually athletic-type shoes, especially limited editions. A couple of years ago we had the...

Here’s What Tom Bailey’s Bringing For Drag Week 2014 – Can The Defending Champ Double Up?

When Tom Bailey and right hand man Steve Morris took the top honors at Hot Rod Drag Week last year, they did so in a pretty non dramatic fashion. After trading blows with Dave Ahokas on day one in...

Flippin’ RV’s Premieres Tonight At 8 On GAC. If You Dig Vintage Trailers, You Won’t Want To Miss It!

We told you about the new Flippin’ RV’s TV Show a few months ago when they had a pilot on GAC, and because all you BangShifters watched and loved it, the network picked it up and are...

VOTE NOW! Our Buddies At Hammerhead Are In The Running For SEMA’s LaunchPad Competition

While everyone in the country is constantly bitching about manufacturing and innovation being dead in the United States, our buddy Jeff Lee and his dad have thrown caution to the wind and are proving...

Watch This Brazilian Chevrolet Opala Wagon Run 8.18 At 165 With A Naturally Aspirated Chevy 250 Inline Six!

We have showed you some video from the drag racing scene in Brazil before but this is the coolest one we have shown yet. Why? Because the car that is featured in the video is a nasty little station...

Trucks! Here’s A Collection Of Sweet Rigs From The 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise

Yesterday we ran a gallery of hot rods and cool cars from the 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise. We have hundreds and hundreds of photos from the event and we’re busting them out with...

Georgia Auto Dealers Association Wants Tesla’s One Store In The State To Lose Their License

Tesla’s “sell directly to the consumer” approach has been grating nerves ever since they started operations. The newest case comes from the state of Georgia, where the one Tesla...