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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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2014 COPO Camaros Spotted Testing At zMax Dragway

(Photo credit: TheBlock.com) – Here’s the first look the world has had of the 2014 COPO Camaro attacking a drag strip in anger. Recently, GM snuck a couple of the factory drag machines...

Mickey Rooney — star of a lot of crap and two great car movies — died at the age of 93 yesterday

Most of Mickey Rooney’s career was one version of an “aww shucks” kid or another, but for car nerds, two of Rooney’s movies stand out in a big, big way as some of the most...

Bed Wood and Parts Joins The BangShift Family Of Sponsors – American Made Beauty!

We’re proud to announce that Bed Wood and Parts has joined the BangShift family of sponsors. You may have seen their vibrant banners on the site for a few days already and that’s a good...

Someone Modified A 1977 Dodge Ambulance Into A Trailer Hauler And It Pretty Much Rules

BangShifter Tom Loreto send us an email with the Craigslist link to this pretty awesome 1977 Dodge trailer hauler that actually started life as an ambulance. Clean as a whistle, unique looking, and...

Caswell And Crew Win Class At Nurburgring – What The Hell Happens Next?

Early last weekend I received a breathless (OK they’s all breathless) call from Bill Caswell informing me that he was at the Nurburgring in Germany getting ready to make practice laps so he...

The 59th Annual Omaha Autorama – Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Oh My!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – The Omaha, Nebraska Autorama does not have the prestige the Grand National Roadster Show and the Detroit Autorama have, but to our man on the scene Scott...

We Saw This Awesome 1959 Buick Invicta In Front Of A Junkyard And Want To Know How You Would Build It

There I was, minding my own business driving down the road like the honest, upstanding citizen that I am when this evil son of a you know what started staring me down. I was forced to pull over and...

Lonestar Round Up 2014: Photos From Inside The Show – Unreal Cars And Trucks

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Since late last week we have been showing you the photographic handy work of Charles Wickam at the Lonestar Round Up 2014. Even with all we have showed you so far,...

Goodguys Del Mar 2014: The Hit Parade Of Awesome Iron Keeps On Rolling

Yeah, we were busy last weekend and the car scene in SoCal was hoppin’! We’ve been showing you photos from the Goodguys Del Mar show all weekend and today we have another fresh batch for...

2014 Chrysler Performance West Spring Fling: The Biggest Mopar Show In The West

Chryslers, Chryslers everywhere! That was how it looked just the other day when we were cruising the rows and rows of cool cars and trucks on display at the 2014 Chrysler Performance West Spring...

Funny Video: Proof That There Really Are a Million Ways to Lose a Drag Race

Of all the ways we have lost races ourselves and seen other people lose races, this is a new one on us. The driver of this well worn looking Buick appears to be competing at some sort of grudge type...

More Great Photos From Goodguys Del Mar, California – Customs, Classics, and Hot Rods

Our hit parade of photos from the 2014 Goodguys De Mar, California show continues. This gallery has lots of cool customs, classics, and hot rods in it. We have something like 1,000 photos to post...

Special Edition 2014 Mopar Challenger Sells Out In One Day – People Love Appearance Packages

Each year, Mopar chooses a Chrysler model to make a limited edition of and this year is was the Challenger and only 100 of them were offered up for sale. Proving that the Mopar crowd is still as...

If You Could Replace One Racing Sanctioning Body Head TODAY, Who Would It Be?

It is Sunday and that means to most people they sleep in a little, wander through the day without much of a plan, and enjoy the fact that they don’t have to work, and maybe have an adult...