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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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BangShift Approved? Check Out This Ratty Chevelle We Saw In Bowling Green And Let Us Know!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Alright there, residents of readerville we need your opinion. See McTaggart snapped the below photos of a pretty ratty looking 1967 Chevelle in the swap meet at...

This Small Block Ford Powered, Sort Of Pro Touring 1971 Mail Jeep Is The Coolest Hot Roddy Mail Jeep We’ve Seen

It isn’t like this is the first old mail Jeep to be screwed around with and made into a hot rod but we’d submit that this is probably the BEST one. Why? Sure, the pro street ones look all...

2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Feature Car: The “Two Timer” 1964 Rambler American

The mark of a great car at a show such as the 2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion is the ability to catch your attention when there are so many other rolling beauties vying to grab your eye as well....

Monday Shopper: 1971 Ford Ranger XLT

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s Tuesday. Pipe down. And yes, we know that Mecum sold a Hemi ‘Cuda Convertible at this very auction for an absurd $3.5 million. The whole point of this feature,...

More Recall Woes, This Time It’s Honda And Toyota’s Turn. And You Won’t Believe What This One Is For!

Yesterday we reported on GM’s latest woes as they called back every 5th gen Camaro made for a key that could stall the car out…if your knee hit the key hard enough, the car would stall. Well,...

AFCO Releases New Brake Pedal Assemblies – Strong Enough For Stock Cars And Cool Enough For Your Hardcore Pro Touring Ride

As the lines between “race car” and street car” continue to move closer together and in come cases blur completely, we can’t help but get excited when we see new products...

Airport Invasion: Hot Rodders Show Their Stuff At Nebraska’s Grand Island Airport – Great Car Show Setting

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – That’s almost a headline you would hear on a cable news network. In this case, it isn’t ominous at all. In fact, it’s a annual tradition...

NHRA Bristol Pro Mod Coverage: Peter Farber Goes The Distance For First Time In NHRA Competition

(Photos/words by Benoit Pigeon) – For the first time in his career, pal-o-BangShift Peter Farber left an NHRA Pro Mod race with a Wally. Farber took on all comers at the recently completed...

Roadkill: How The Hemi 1955 Chevy Was Built – In All Of Its Sleep Deprived, Stop And Go Glory

Unless you live under a rock, surely you have heard of the 1955 Chevy build that Finnegan dreamed up decades ago and had begun to actually construct on Roadkill about a year and a half ago. The guy...

The Hot Heads Car Club Charity Car Show – Lots Of Cool Pre-1972 Iron On Display From Rats To Resto Muscle

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – Being that it is smack-dab in the middle of June, car season is in full swing and schools are getting ready to lock down for the summer, sending throngs of kids...

Road Trip Recap: A Soggy, Traffic Filled Slog To The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion…On Slicks

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Last week, we posted a tech article regarding the cooling system and charging system for a hot rodded ’64 Corvette. The goal was to finish the car in...

2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Bowling Green

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of our favorite drag strips on Earth but the crappy part is that the place is like a literal black hole for...

2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: How Cool Is This Show? Even The Flipping T-Buckets Are Awesome

Yesterday we dropped some awesome photos from the 2014 LA Roadsters Show and today we are back with more. This time the gallery of photos is basically proof positive that this show is one of the...

Craigslist Find: 1969 Plymouth …trailer?

Ever see the remains of a truck bed converted to a trailer? Not the rusty, well-used bed that’s serving it’s purpose long after the whole truck stopped functioning, but the clean pickup...