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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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Results And Action Gallery: USCA At The Texas Motor Speedway! Pro Touring Excellence In Motion

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Hot off the heels of a successful first event at Laguna Seca, the Ultimate Street Car Association rolled into Texas geared up for a great weekend. Our own Chad...

This Homebuilt, STEEL BODIED, Mustang Funny Car Is The Coolest Drag Relic We Have Ever Found On eBay

So often we hear about those heady days of yore in drag racing where a guy could just build something and go race it. Well, here is the physical embodiment of that time period in the form of a...

Gallery: The 25th Texas Joy Ride Rod Run – Spring Has Sprung In The Lone Star State

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – This is a neat event, especially this year. For starters, the Texas Joy Ride Rod Run has been going on for the better part of 25 years as of 2014 but potentially...

In 1965 Ford Put A Mustang On Top Of The Empire State Building And They Are Getting Ready To Do It Again

(Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company) – It was a publicity stunt that worked beyond anyone’s imagination. The owners of the Empire State Building, looking to build more traffic to their...

One Of The Wildest CL Finds Ever – An Original Batmobile Body On A Lincoln Mk V Chassis…Or Is It?

Sure, we normally find things of a weird of dubious nature on Craigslist to share with you but this time, thanks to reader Dave Smithson, we have something that seems to be 100% legit and totally...

Bitchin’ Video: Multiple X275 Passes In A Trick Flow Headed, Turbocharged, Wheelstanding Fox Body

This video from Shawn Ayers is totally awesome as it is completely devoid of crappy downtime, idling around the pits, and all of that junk. The video captures a day of racing from the driver’s...

The Horrible Welding Continues! This is An Epidemic! More Globs Of Fail Inside

Yesterday, after running the blog item about the horrid welding job on the gas tank the guys at RideTech spotted, we sent our an APB asking for your photos of horrid welding jobs. The first guy to...

Huge Upcoming Oklahoma Auction Has Hundreds Of Old American Cars – Hot Rod Project Galore

Chuy Nava from MSD Performance tipped us off about this amazing auction that is set to take place in Oklahoma come early June (the 7th to be exact). The auction is not filled with pristine, ready to...

Painfully Stupid Video: Watch An Amazing Towing Failure From (We Think) Russia

Cue the music and bring in the clowns because this video is as close to a circus as anything you’ll see today. We think it was filmed in Russia but perhaps we are wrong and if we are, by all...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is Your Project Ready To Go For Cruising Season?

Tomorrow I will get you back up to speed on Project Buford T Justice and his long winter nap as we got repeatedly smashed in the face by mother nature to the point that the car was under a frozen...

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series – Crazy Photos And Full Results From Wild Horse Pass!

(Photos credit: Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series) – The second race of the early Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series season was held at Wild Horse Pass Raceway in Arizona last weekend and we have...

BangShift Approved Video? This Blown V8 Powered M3 Makes Some Big Suds At The Wheels And Hits The Strip

First things first. There is not an LS engine in this M3. This is a factory V8 powered M3 that has been warmed up with a centrifugal blower bolted to the front of the engine and it sounds pretty...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Assault And Battery (Acid)

Batteries are big right now because of the cold, or depending on the day, because it’s starting to look like the first breaths of Spring and people are getting their projects out and are starting...

BOOM VIDEO: Watch This Very Fast Pickup Literally Launch Its Driveshaft – No Loop Here!

There are certain rules that lots of racers like to scoff at. Replacing belts every couple years is one of many that annoy people and make them believe that there’s some sort of conspiracy out...