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Tony Found His Dream Muscle Car Abandoned in a Barn for FORTY YEARS! And Then BOUGHT IT CHEAP!

I love Tony Angelo now more than ever. We get along great and he’s super fun to be around, but now that I know what his favorite muscle car is I think I love him even more! After dreaming about...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Big Progress, Big Video, Engine & Transmission Mounted + Roll Cage Bracing Complete!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Alex Hernandez’s 1971 Caprice Is Called Rose Gold, And While Pretty It’s Also Absolutely Brutal And Bad Ass!

Alex Hernandez and I have been friends for several years, and the night we met was pretty funny. We were both invited to dinner with a group of people that lets just say were a little mismatched, at...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! 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...

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The TRUTH About Oil Additives Revealed, With Real Test Results From The Motor Oil Geek

There are too many Oil Treatments and Additives to count nowadays, and many of them make claims that are hard to believe. Over the years there have been so many of them and while some have good...

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Liquidation Find: A 1967 Kaiser Jeep M715 Fire Truck That Would Completely Hose My Marriage

In the annals of cool army trucks, the Kaiser Jeep M715 rides atop my personal favorites. A military grade version of the very cool Gladiator pickup trucks of the era, these were mule like beasts...

This Flathead Powered Rear Engine 1952 Ford Drag Truck Isn’t Fast….But It Sure Is Cool

In our jaded world of sic second street cars, classic muscle cars that can out handle most modern iron, and 1,000hp engines that you can build using lots of factory parts, is there still love for...

Ride Along In A 427 Corvette Vintage Road Racing Car As It Swallows Camaros And Mustangs Alive!

We have to thank Kevin Tully of Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle for the tip on this video. We were going back and forth with YouTube links the other day and he dropped this baby on us. We’re not...

Historic, Retro, and Just Plain Cool Drag Cars At The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show

One of the neatest groups of cars at the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show was this group of historic, retro, and just plan cool drag race cars. Some of these cars are new builds done in the old...

This BangShifter Is Building A 1962 Chevy II Altered Wheelbase A/FX Car In His Home Shop The Old Fashioned Way – Check It Out!

Jim Forbes is hardcore. The dude has an awesome blown big block 1955 Chevy that has run on multiple Drag Weeks, traveled tens of thousands of miles in normal driving, made more drag trip passes than...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Giant Coupe Detroit Ever Built?

(Photo credit: ClunkBucket.com) – Last week I happened to be in the greater Los Angeles area for a media conference. Chad had family stuff going on so I spent a couple days with my pals Elana...

Crash And Burn Video: Jeep Carnage For Your Monday Viewing Pleasure

With the exception of a quick blast down a dirt road or two in one of my Subarus the majority of my hooning around has been on asphalt, but that’s not to say that I don’t envy the 4×4 guys...

This 1966 Factory Hemi Charger Is Smashed, Burned, And Bringing Big Money On eBay Right Now

It has long been known that whenever the word “hemi” is attached to a car, the price goes up. It goes up even more when the words, “factory hemi” are used. This 1966 factory...

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Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Unveils Reaper Truck – A Chevy To Run With (Over?) The Raptors!

A couple days ago at the National Automobile Dealers Association national convention, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering unveiled their new truck called The Reaper. This truck is a kind of joint...

Would You Pay $2.5-Million Dollars For The Last Grumpy’s Toy Pro Stocker?

That’s a question we have to confront you with in light of being tipped off to this Craigslist ad by BangShifter Scott Brown. The car you see in the lead photo and in the photos below is a 1983...

This Teaser Footage For The Upcoming Film, The Last Great Road Race – About La Carrera Panamericana Is Excellent!

While events like Drag Week, One Lap of America, and other feats of speed and endurance are hardcore, we don’t think that they hold a candle to the still going wildness that happens during...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014 Is Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton! The AMBR Trophy, or America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2014, goes to Wes Rydell who’s Foose...

Watch Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli Suffer One Of The Worst Crashes In Daytona Rolex 24 Hours History (Both Men Stable)

This absolutely titanic crash involving Memo Gidley and Metteo Malucelli at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona will stand as one of gnarliest in the history of the race. It is important to note that both...

This Quick Video Of A Red Bull Dakar Support Truck Making An Insane Jump Is Awesome

We’ve showed you lots of great videos featuring the amazing Dakar support trucks that teams use to help them through the race. The crazy thing is that said support trucks are actually racing in...