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Ed Iskenderian, The CamFather And Hot Rodding’s Oldest Living Legend, Has Died At The Age Of 104. Thanks For All The Speed Ed!

Ed Iskenderian, at 104 years old, was the oldest living hot rodder on earth! And as my friend David Freiburger wrote on Facebook, “If you define ‘hot rodding pioneer’ as...

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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: Race Of Kings Qualifying Is Today, This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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Freiburger and Finnegan Q&A: While They Cross-Country The Limo Truck, Finnegan Interviews Freiburger And Here’s All The Answers!!

Everyone loves a good Q&A session with their favorite car guys, and this one here is coming to you from Finnegan and Freiburger, who are road tripping the limo crew cab truck across the country...

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Sick Week Day 1 Video From Alex Taylor, Drag Drive Repeat, And The KSR Crew. Records, Wins, And More!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 1 video blog post and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are sharing some of...

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Sick Week Day 1 Video: A Great Day Of Drag and Drive Racing At Gainesville Ends With CARNAGE!!!

Carnage is NOT how you want to start off your week of racing at Sick Week, or any other event for that matter, but that’s exactly what plagued some racers on Day 1 of Sick Week 2026. Luckily...

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Will a $200 Buick Make a Cross Country Road Trip?!? Sure, Just Close Your Eyes And Pray!

I’ve owned some cheap cars and trucks that ran hundreds of thousands of miles after getting them and for the most part they didn’t care what I paid for them. With that said, do you think...

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The Top 11: Most Important and Influential Gassers of All Time

Being that this is a Saturday and we’re freaked that the Mooneyes race may rain out, we’re rerunning some of our favorite content. This Top 11 list of gasser is near the top of the list!...

Destruction Video: AM General M151 Crash Test Results In Big Carnage

This looks like it must have been an official government test from some time in the early 1970s. In case you’re alarmed at the human carnage in the photo, don’t worry, those are crash...

The Parting Shift: A Screaming 289 Cobra Destroys Everything In Its Path On The Road Course

This video is some killer stuff. In fact, this video is 14-minutes of lumber generating, ooga booga, screaming V8, road racing dominance. The driver of this 289ci Cobra competition coupe is Bill...

A Tractor Tug Of War Video That Just Might Prove That Somethin’ Might Run Like A Deere!

Normally you would expect Brian to be the one posting a tractor video, but NO!, today it’s my turn. When our pal RTC sent this one in with the subject reading 850 hp vs 18 hp, of course we had...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Rear End Get Mounted, Cool Suspension Stuff Galore!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk + Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle) – In our last Project Violent Valiant update we showed you the Moser rear end that was going into the car along with the Hot Rod Chassis and...

Wheelstanding Greatness! Les Mayhew’s Latest Video Brings Nostalgia Super Stock Right To Your Screen.

When Les Mayhew, through his NitroAmerica brand of videos, brings racing action to your computer screen, you know he gets it. This week he sent us his latest which highlights the 2013 Victory...

Ride Along In A Vintage Trans-AM Javelin As It Hot Laps The Road Course At Pueblo Motorsports Park

A road course, a driver, and a screaming AMC small block tucked into a vintage Javelin are three great things. Combined they make for video that demands cranked up speakers and an ear to ear grin....

Video Bonanza: Vintage Jeep Ads of the Kaiser Era

Jeep is one of the most enduring brand names in the history of the American auto industry. Jeep has survived multiple owners and multiple attempts to dilute a  proud brand with namby pamby weiner...

The 2013 Houston Autorama – Our Last Blast Of Great Photos From The Event!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – I’m pretty much certain that I can claim without contradiction that BangShift has provided more great photo coverage of the 2013 Houston Autorama than anyone...

Not Safe For Work: Sienna Miller Caresses The New 2015 Mustang. Arousel Is Eminent!

Take one hot actress and model, Sienna Miller, add one of the most iconic muscle cars in American history, caress softly, and stand back cause she’s gonna blow. Ford and Rankin reveal the new...

We’ve Got Photos From The Last NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise Of 2013!

I know that most of you will say that we are a bunch of wimps, or some other more appropriate and vulgar descriptor, but it was cold at last nights NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum Twilight...

The Blues Brothers Mall Chase Scene Recreated With Legos Is The Best Thing Ever

The title is the absolute truth. You have to watch this video, it is totally awesome. With the sound dubbed in from the movie and the entire scene done with Legos we were dying laughing about five...

Watch A Land Speed Racing Corvette Suffer A Nitrous Explosion And Become An Inferno At The Texas Mile

Yikes! This is a pretty nuts video that was shot at the Texas Mile during the 2013 season by the crew at GearheadFlicks. The video, which has in car and out of car footage shows a heavily modified C6...

Check Out The Ultra Rare, Turned Pro Street, Chevelle Wagon We Found On Ebay!

When Jesus “Chuy” Nava sends over a tip or lead for a story we never know what we’re going to get. Imagine our surprise when what we saw was an Ebay listing for a Pro Street 1965...

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