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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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F’ing Epic Video: Jumping A Driverless Ford Pickup Off A Cliff

OH MY GOD!!!! This is awesome. If it wasn’t cell phone video it would be slightly cooler, but only a little. Take two dudes, one Ford truck, copious amounts of gumption, and some ingenuity, and...

Video: Driving Test Hidden Camera. What This Kid Puts His Instructors Through Rules

Yesterday Brian’s BangShift Question of the Day was asking what was the first thing you ever drove. In honor of that, I found this funny video of a kid giving his driving instructors fits. He...

Video: Big Hemi Wheelstand During Qualifying For 2013 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

The NHRA is in Charlotte this weekend, for the NHRA Dollar General 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax Dragway, and while we dig watching our friends in the Fuel cars and Pro Stock, it’s Stock and Super...

eBay Find: A Stretched 1989 Dually With Big Block Power And A Low Budget Porno Interior

BangShift forum member Tardis454 tipped us off to this eBay ad for a truly strange machine. This is a 1989 Chevy one ton dually crew cab which had its bed stretched a number of feet and said bed was...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: Beer For My Horses – Toby Keith (2005)

We don’t do lots of country music here for our BS Daily Tune Ups and we certainly don’t do many songs that have nothing to do with cars or driving, but today is an exception. I wanted to...

Dyno Video: Watch A Twin Turbo, Real Deal Steel 1934 Ford Put Down Almost 1300hp…At The Tire

There’s something awesome about a full tilt car built from original period steel. Such is the case with this radical 1934 Ford which was built by the guys at Eddie’s Chop Shop in...

Cruise Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Patriots Place Cruise Night

One of the largest regularly occurring cruise nights in the nation has opened its 2013 season! The Mass. Cruisers Association cruise night at the Bass Pro Shops located in the massive Patriots Place...

Video: Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel On Goodguys TV

Check it out. BangShift sponsor and dude of dudes Bret Voelkel was interviewed at the Goodguys Del Mar Nationals a couple weeks ago, and here is the video. He talks about autocross, racing the Lambo...

Funny Car News: Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Boise’s Firebird Raceway Create AA/Funny Car “Blitz” Series

Our pal Darr Hawthorne just sent us this announcement about a great new 4 race series that is being put on by Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Boise’s Firebird Raceway. All the details are in this...

Bonus Swap Meet Gallery: The Pomona Swap Meet – April 2013 – More Killer Photos

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We love gawking a swap meet photos, especially those from the coast with the most out west. Yesterday’s gallery was full of cool and unique cars along with...

Craigslist Find: A Bitchin ’65 Chevy Push Truck That Has BangShift History

This ’65 Chevy Pickup is one cool push truck. Plus, it has a chassis and suspension that is just a little out of the norm, but with reliability that makes this the perfect daily driver hot rod....

Celebrity Car Death Match- Awesome Chase Edition: The 1971 LeMans From The French Connection VS The Caprice 9C1 From To Live And Die In LA (w/video)

Oh yeah, today we’re going full on chase hero mode with two awesome celebrity car death match opponents. These two cars were highlighted in chase scenes directed by the same guy, William...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Red Barchetta – Rush (1981)

Recently the Canadian band Rush got an honor many people felt was long over due. The group was chosen to be added to the already amazing docket at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rush is one of those...

PowerShift: LIVE Tonight With Chad And Brian. The Would You Drive It Game, What’s Hot, What’s Not, And More!

Join us tonight, and every Thursday night at 6pm pst/9pm est, for PowerShift. The LIVE Show like none other. Chad and Brian will be live from places unknown, talking about what’s hot,...