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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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Wheelie Good News: Rocket Racing Wheels Adds New Sizes To The Rocket Strike Series

The dudes and dudettes at Rocket Racing Wheels have rolled out some new sizes for their Rocket Strike design series of hoops and they’re perfect for those of you looking for big ‘n...

Gallery: Pigeon Forge Rod Run, Undoubtedly the Most Diverse Car Event of All Time

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Alright, we’ll be the first to admit that we go nuts over weird cars and trucks. And without a doubt, the home of weird cars and trucks HAS to be Pigeon...

Celebrity Car Death Match: The 1955 Chevy From Two Lane Blacktop VS The Same 1955 Chevy From American Graffiti!

We know what you’re saying right now and it has lots of swear words in it. We’re good with that because this is death match that absolutely has to happen and you know it does too. There...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Cops and Rodders – The Winners (Year Unknown)

Here’s a little 1960s-era surf instrumental to get your Tuesday off to a groovy start. The name of the tune is “Cops and Rodders” and the cool part is that the song is set to some...

NEW PRODUCTS: C10 5 and 6 Speed Pro Fit Transmission Kits From American Powertrain.

Stand up and applaud all you C10 owners out there, because American Powertrain has come up with a brand new kit for C10 trucks that is so simple it almost installs itself. Whether you are looking to...

Gallery: 2013 Fabulous Fords Forever At Knott’s Berry Farm – Ford Fans Rejoice!

The largest Ford show in the western US is held every year at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park. The Fabulous Fords Forever show should be a bucket list item for anyone that...

Obscene Power Video: Watch An Aussie Outlaw 10.5 Car Try To Take Flight At Half Track!

Outlaw 10.5 cars are completely nuts. Teams that run these cars walk the razors edge on ever run with regard to chassis tuning and traction. One hit may result in near instant tire smoke while the...

Action Gallery: Killer Stock Car Racing Photos From Houston Motorsports Park

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the great things about our man in Texas Charles Wickam is that he is like a photographic whack-a-mole. You never know where the guy is going to pop up. One...

Video: “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin Tearing Up The Desert, The Streets, And More In His Monster Energy Trophy Truck

“Ballistic” BJ Baldwin is a bad ass, and we like him even more after watching this video of him drifting his Monster Energy Chevy Trophy Truck on the street, and on the dirt. Oh, and we...

Craigslist Find: Diesel Louie Force’s Famous 1953 Kenworth Wheelstander! A Great Piece Of Drag Racing History!

Thank to BangShift reader Paul Hendrickson, we know that “Diesel” Louie Force’s famous 1953 Kenworth wheelstander is up for sale on Craigslist in Kansas. Louie Force is John...

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Car Show Gallery: 43rd annual Early Ford V8 Club Car Show & Swapmeet at the Fitchburg Airport – Fitchburg, MA

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – For more than 40-years the Early Ford V8 Car Club has been putting on a well known car show in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and this year, BS contributor Johnny...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Road Course Would You Most Like To Make Laps On?

After attending the Long Beach Grand Prix this weekend, and having driven on or visited amazingly famous road courses all over the world, it struck me that there are still a ton of them I want to...

Celebrity Car Death Match: Eleanor From The Original Gone In 60 Seconds VS Eleanor From The Remake Of Gone In 60 Seconds!

BangShift’s Celebrity Car Death Match series has taken the world by storm. Water cooler talk at offices has centered around it, relationships have been driven apart because of it, and...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Trans Am (Highway Wonderland) – Sammy Hagar (1979)

Sammy Hagar is back on the BS Daily Tune up docket today. Last time we saw Sammy he was younger, wearing embarrassing pants, and singing about motorcycles with Montrose. Today we’re...