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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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Watch Sebastien Bourdais Make The Most Boss-Like Pit Entrance You’ve Ever Seen

Sebastien Bourdais is one of the great drivers of our generation. In fact, me and Sabastien are just about the same age, so he’s one of the guys I tend to follow a little in the racing world,...

We’ve Got Great Action Photos Right Here From The 2014 U.S. Street Nationals In Bradenton

(Text and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) We haven’t even gotten out of the month of January and yet we’ve already crowned the Champions at the first race for Pro Modified in 2014. This past...

Show Gallery: The 53rd Pittsburgh World of Wheels Car Show – Tons of Great and Interesting Iron To See

(Words and Photos by Michael Brooks) — Last weekend I had the chance to escape the extreme cold here is western New York and seek refuge in the extreme cold of Pittsburgh, Pa. I guess the 3...

Barnstormin’: ……Annnnnndddd We’re Off

It has been far too long since I’ve accosted your eyes and insulted your intelligence with a Barnstormin’ column. It isn’t that we’ve been quiet at the BangShift executive...

eBay Find: You Can Buy The 1970 Nova From Quentin Tarantino`s Movie “DEATH PROOF”!

When Jesus “Chuy” Nava from MSD Performance sends me stuff it’s usually pretty kick ass. Well this one is most certainly kick ass, because in this eBay listing you can by the 1970...

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Watch “Dandy” Dick Landy In This 1971 Dodge Scat Pack Club “Age of Drag Racing” Video

(Text by Darr Hawthorne) In the late 1960’s high horsepower Muscle Cars were available on every new car lot and on the streets of America and Chrysler had some of the most powerful engines and...

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This Top Sportsman Corvette Violently Pile Drives Itself Into The Wall At Orlando Speed World Drag Strip

In the realm of drag racing crashes, this is one of the more violent ones that we have ever seen. Filmed at Orlando Speed World drag strip, it features a 1953 (or thereabouts) bodied Top Sportsman...

Show Gallery: The 29th Motorsports 2014 Racecar and Trade Show – Awesome Stuff Everywhere!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – While Pennsylvania is in the grips of a polar vortex of whatever the hell this latest blast of frigid misery is called, racers didn’t let that bother them during...

Video: Delivery Of the $4.1 Million Lamborghini Veneno, Cool Or Crap?

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid all of the press over the first of the two US-bound Lamborghini Venenos to hit American soil, thank you for allowing me to be the one to break the news to you:...

Wondering How The New Aluminum F150 Will Be Repaired At Body Shops? Would You Believe Us If We Said Pop-Rivets?

(Words and photos by Craig Fitzgerald) – (Editor’s note: You may recognize the name Craig Fitzgerald. He worked on a bunch of the Hemmings magazines for several years and his byline has...

This Video Of A Door Slammer Pulling An Eighth-Mile Wheelstand Is About As Perfect As Drag Racing Footage Gets

I like football. I like the spectacle of it, I like the speed of the game, and I like the amazing athletic feats performed by the player but I am no expert. I have friends who REALLY like football....

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...