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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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Incredible Video: The Construction Of Camp Century – The US Army’s Secret Nuclear Powered Based Located Entirely Under Snow And Ice In Greenland During the 1950s-1960s

Allow us to show you one of the coolest and most amazing things you will ever see and something you probably never knew about. We’re not going conspiracy theory here, we’re not going...

Multi-Engine Throwdown: This 1989 TNT Series Pulling Broadcast Is A Legit War Between Legendary Pulling Families

There’s something about a vintage pulling broadcast that gets me ever time. Maybe the fact that I work with Army Armstrong’s son week in and week out with NHRA, the fact that the...

Great Read: This 1981 Sports Illustrated Profile Of AJ Foyt Tells The Story Of The Greatest American Racer Ever

They only made one AJ Foyt and some would argue that the fact the mold blew apart after he came out of it is a good thing for the rest of us. During the height of his career, Foyt was less a race car...

Get Trophy Truck Level Suspension For Your Can-Am Maverick X3 – ADS MBR Series Coilovers. These Arizona Desert Shocks Get The Job Done Right!

The side by side market is nuts. I mean who in their right mind would have thought that these factory buggies would progress to making hundreds of horsepower, have suspension travel measured in feet,...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 6 At Yellowstone Dragstrip– Friday through Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 6! 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...

FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING – 3rd Annual Hootenanny No Box Open – Sunday

Free livestreams are the thing here this week, with Rocky Mountain Race Week finishing up today, and the Hootenanny No Box Open is on today while we drive across Oklahoma on our way to Race Day 5 of...

FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week Race Day 5, Including Our Three Shootout Races And Winners!

It’s go time for Race Day 5 of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2024 and we’re LIVE from Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa Oklahoma for the crowing of our racers who have lasted all week and won their...

Father And Daughter Race Their 1800HP Turbo LS 1968 Camaro on Rocky Mountain Race Week 2024!

Clint Sodowsky is a bad ass. Not only has he had a career many people admire, but he’s also a die hard car guy who owns one clean and cool 1968 Camaro. He’s been racing this thing for...

Killer Vintage Match Race and High Performance Ads From 1960s Drag Mags

We dove back into the BangShift east coast office archives to dig up some cool ads and match race announcements from 1960s drag mags like Drag News and other small regional publications. We have a...

Uproarious: This Video Profiles Every Detroit Diesel Two Stroke Engine From One Cylinder To 24!

This is really cool. You are about to see a video that profiles every to stroke Detroit Diesel engine from the 1 cylinder variety all the way up to the 24 cylinder behemoth and represents the largest...

Ride Along On Bill Newlon’s Exhibition Puller – A Farm Tractor With An Allison V12! This Rules

The Minneapolis-Moline G1000 was produced between 1965 and 1969. These were 100hp tractors designed to do hard work on the farm and they were sold in a few different configurations to best meet the...

Behind The Scenes: This Video Shows The Awesome Process Used To Rush The 1992 Dodge Viper To Life

It’s almost like you remember where you were the first time you saw it. For guys of a certain generation (mine) the 1992 Dodge Viper represented not just the coolest car we had seen a factory...

Parking Lot Piston Swap On Rocky Mountain Race Week 2024! Nobody Is More Hard Core Than Tom Bagguley From Britain!

I first met Tom Bagguley after he took off on vacation and flew across the pond to hang out with us on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple years ago. Now he’s been back and forth a couple of...

Metal Fab Video: Bello’s Kustoms Is Making A 1951 Chevrolet Post Car Into A Hard Top AND Chopping The Top!

You know we dig Michael Bello’s around here, and it isn’t just because he’s funny and likes to talk about lunch all the time. Nope, it’s because he has a great attitude, is...