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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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Project Buford T Justice: Our Caprice 9C1 Gets The Shaft! A Dynotech Drive Shaft That Is!

(Photos by Dynotech Engineering and the Author) – At its base, hot rodding has always been about trying stuff, breaking stuff, fixing stuff, and getting better, faster, and stronger along the...

A Gallery Of Swap Meet And Show Car Greatness From The Charlotte Auto Fair 2013!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – Having a true gear head employer, it was easy to talk him into a few days off for a car fix to cure a case of Spring fever. I Spent a few days at the 2013...

Video: How Auto Meter Gauges Are Made In The USA – Sycamore, Illinois To Be Exact!

Of all the questions we get asked about different companies the one that seems to be most frequently brought up is, “Where is their stuff made?” Well, in the case of Auto Meter, if it has...

More Fantastic Photos From The Long Beach Swap Meet – April 2013

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We ran Scott’s first load o’ photos from the April 2013 Long Beach Swap Meet yesterday and we promised more, so here they are. In this gallery you will...

The 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up – More NEW NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We promised you a truckload of photos from Wickam this week and the hits just keep on coming from the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up. This gallery is our...

Celebrity Car Death Match: The Bluesmobile VS Buford T Justice’s 1977 Pontiac LeMans – Read And Comment To Vote For A Winner!

We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles against...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle (1988)

According to Steve Earle, “Copperhead Road” was the World’s first blend of Heavy Metal and Bluegrass. I think it just kicks ass. The song is all about Shine, Horsepower, and Pot,...

PowerShift LIVE Tonight! CLICK HERE TO WATCH BangShift’s Live Weekly Show At 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern! Viewing IS MANDATORY!

That’s right, tonight is the night that we’re going to be live and rocking with PowerShift, BangShift’s live weekly show with Chad and Brian. This one is a guaranteed freaking barn...

eBay Find: A Massive One Of None 1978 Lincoln Mark V Station Wagon!

Get a load of this monster! You are looking at a one of none 1978 Lincoln Mark V station wagon that was supposedly built as a promotional/exploratory vehicle by Lincoln in the late 1970s to gauge...

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RHS Unveils The Most Versatile Single Plane Small Block Chevy Intake Ever

You’ve got a lot of options out there as a consumer when shopping small block Chevy intake manifolds. There are old designs, weird designs, and new designs to consider. We think that it’s...

Video: Watch A Bad Ass, Modern Aussie Version Of The All Conquering Shelby Dragon Snake Attack The Strip In Oz!

Shelby Cobras are certainly BangShift approved but the most BangShifty of them all were the few rare “Dragon Snakes” built for quarter mile competition. Guys like Bruce Larson made some...

The Long Beach Swap Meet: April 2013 – Photos Of All The Awesome Iron In The Car Corral

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Last weekend Scott Liggett awoke at the crack of dawn and ambled down to Long Beach, California to take in the coolness that is the Long Beach Swap Meet. They call...

Celebrity Car Death Match – Motorcycle Edition: The Bikes of Ponch And John Or The ‘Sickle of Reno Raines?

We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles against...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Smells Worse? Burnt Gear Oil Or Burnt Clutch?

This is a debate we have at almost every pro touring event I announce. Why? Well at least once during the event, and usually several times more, someone will smoke the clutch on their hot rod and I...