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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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Video: Watch Two Circle Track Spectator Drags Competitors Crash Into Each Other – One Gets Totally Dressed Down By The Announcer In Front Of The Crowd!

Spring is here and racing season in on with a fury. That means local circle tracks are running their great “Saturday Night Thunder” style programs that mix in fast cars, enduro style...

Insane eBay Find: A Freaking Turbine Powered Junior Dragster

Sick and tired of your kid’s junior dragster only running high 7s in the eighth with a billet block and head one lung flathead? Want to buy something that very few sanctioned drag strips would...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: The Dirt Wheelstanding F-Bomb From The Fast And The Furious VS The Street Wheelstanding Charger From The Fast Ad The Furious

Yesterday’s celebrity car death match was insane. We had more comments, more anger, and more commenter on commenter violence than we’ve seen in some time on the blog. The passion shown...

BangShift Feature Exclusive: The Cars And Trucks Of Extreme Doomsday On Wheels

We laugh at the freaks on Doomsday Preppers every time we see that show on tv, but we’re probably not going to laugh at the guys on Doomsday on Wheels nearly as much, because they have cool...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Vehicle Would You Want During An Apocalypse?

Zombies, aliens, left or right wing radicals, or mutant wart hogs could at any point take over the world. Or at least that’s what the “experts” on the subject say. And since a...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Lowrider” by WAR 1975

As a kid growing up in Northern California the car culture was all about drag racing, hot rods and low riders. For as long as I can remember, low riders have been around. In 1975 the band WAR...

PowerShift LIVE: Tonight’s LIVE Streaming Show Featuring Chad And Brian Will Be Off The Hook! 6pm pst/9pm est.

Finally Brian will be on location in Ohio as he prepares for the 2013 Hot Rod Top Speed Challenge and ECTA Season Opener this weekend. Chad will be at his normal local haunt, aka Crosby’s House...

Shop Tour: Beck’s Garage in Oklahoma City. A Route 66 Destination For Sure

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) Beck’s Garage is probably the most bitchin place you can take your car for service, which is why it’s also a little strange. You see not only is it on Route 66...

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Gallery: Shelbys Cobras, Ford Trucks, Rancheros, Torinos, Falcons, and More! Fabulous Fords Forever!

We’re continuing to bring your our photo coverage from the 2013 Fabulous Fords Forever show that went down at Knott’s Berry Farm last weekend in California. In this gallery we’re...

eBay Find: The Mother Load – 550+ Unmolested Classic Cars That Have Been Living In The Desert For 50 Years!

Someone with some deep ass pockets is less than a month away from owning what has to be one of the greatest collections of unrestored old cars in the world. This eBay ad is for the contents of a...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: John Milner’s Deuce VS The California Kid 1934 Ford!

Oh, so you thought the battle of the 1955 Chevys the other day was a tough barn burner, but those shoe boxes have nothing on these two truly iconic hot rods. That’s right, we’re placing...

New Product: NHRA Approved Bolt-In Driveshaft Safety Loops From Trans Dapt

Anyone with slicks or a legitimately quick car is required by NHRA to have a Driveshaft Safety Loop. And since I’m the guy who has launched a driveshaft out of a car that DIDN’t have a...

New TV Show Trailer: Doomsday On Wheels. The Freaks Are Coming Out Sunday At 9 On The Travel Channel!

From the guys that brought you Overhaulin’, Rides, Hot Rod TV, OUSCI, and many many more, comes a new special on Travel Channel called Doomsday on Wheels. Much like the show Doomsday Preppers,...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Song Brings Back Your Favorite Road Trip Memory?

Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up is Willie Nelson singing “On The Road Again”, which always makes me think of the family trip around the country we made in 1982 in a motorhome. Other...