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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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Historic Gearhead Americana: Packard Car Haulers, Army Trucks, Big Rigs, Turn of The Century Car Shows, and More!

(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Archive) – I know some pretty tough people but I’m not sure even the modern toughies I know would thrive in the harsh realities of the world...

Chrome Pot Metal Step by Step Restoration. Can It Be Done, Or Is Pot Metal Not Able To Be Re-Chromed?

One of the more frustrating parts of restoring a car or truck can be the trim parts. Stainless trim can be difficult to straighten and polish, plastic parts take a whole different set of skills, and...

Check Out Our Long Lost Chicago Auto Show Photos From Earlier This Year! Jim Hrody Got The Goods!

(Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) After going up and down in size a few times in the past few years, the 2024 Chicago Auto Show returned to a single hall at McCormick Place. Corporate support was...

We’ve Got Even More Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos! Seriously, Nobody Shares More Bonneville Coverage Than We Do!

Check out the latest gallery from our time at Bonneville below, and don’t forget that you can click on any photo to make it larger and to scroll through the entire slideshow. And if you...

Ryan’s Squarebody C10 Project: How To Restore Interior Plastics- Saving Money Never Looked So Good

Whether you are building a classic truck as something custom, or are restoring it to factory, there are always going to be some stock parts that are going to be needed. Door handles, knobs, dash...

Bello’s Kustoms Latest Project Is A Cool 1939 Lincoln Zephyr That Is Going To Be Made Into A Fun Driver. The First Step Is To The Teardown.

Bello and the crew are back at it again, with another cool project that will be a bitchin hot rod and great driver. Bello builds cars and trucks that are pretty traditional looking customs, but that...

The Capable Sloth: This Review Of The 1994 Land Rover Discovery Is Heavy On Praise And Glossy Over Shortcomings

Back in the 1994 Land Rover was still a fully British concern and the name had some real cache here in the USA. They had the hardcore Defender which was expensive and designed to be lacking in frills...

Is There A Correct Way To Enjoy Hot Rods? Everyone Seems To Have An Opinion On How We Should Use Them, But Who Is Right?

It’s not a question many people ask, but the truth is that every hot rod owner seems to have an opinion and feels the need to share it whether they were asked or not. I laugh all the time at...

Gearhead Americana: Another Great Load Of Vintage Gas Station Photos From Decades Past – So Cool

Being that this is Labor Day weekend and I’m in a nostalgia mood,  I decided to crank up the way back machine again and show you another load of photos that feature cool old stations from...

Gap Jumper: Watch The Spark From An MSD ProMag 44 Clear 2-inches Of Distance And Even Beat The Wind

Of all the ridiculous parts of a top fuel dragster, the ignition is right there at the top. With massive fuel volumes cursing through the engine, the spark plugs are working in an environment where...

Going BIG: This Profile Of The Komatsu D575A-3 Super Dozer Shows Off The World’s Largest Bulldozer

This thing may have the worst power to weight ratio we have ever featured on BangShift but that’s not a really relevant stat. Why? When a machine makes more than 1,100hp it is impressive. When...

LIVESTREAM REPLAY: Havlik’s Fastest Street Car Shootout LIVE From Tri-State Raceway! All The 1990’s Fast Street Cars Are Here!

We’re live from Tri-State Raceway today for the Havlik’s Fastest Street Car Shootout! The Cars Camaros and Tri-Five Chevy are here along with nearly 20 of the original cars that raced in...

Free Live Streaming Video From Road America’s Porsche Spring Challenge! America’s National Park of Speed!

If you have never been to Road America in Wisconsin, you are missing out. This place is unreal, and when you get there you’ll understand why they call it the National Park of Speed. It is...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 6 At Pacific Raceways – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 6! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...