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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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Ridetech Smooth Body Shocks Now Available From Summit Racing Equipment

If you’ve been wondering where to pickup your Ridetech products, including their new Smooth Body Shocks, look no further than Summit Racing Equipment. Ridetech’s new Smooth Body Shocks...

Show Gallery: The Chattanooga Cruise In Rocks The House In Tennessee!

(Words and photots by Tommy Lee Byrd)-  This past Saturday, Tommy Lee Byrd blasted out a bunch of great photos of the Chattanooga Cruise In. It’s an event created by the folks at Coker Tire...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Do Anything Specific To Protect Your Car From Theft?

(Photos by Scott Liggett) Yesterday we asked you if you had ever experienced the crappiness of a car theft. We refernced Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky who had his VW Beetle stolen in LA from...

Video: The Great Looking Trailer For the Upcoming Racing Movie Rush – 1970s Formula One Bad-Assery!

This trailer has us more excited for a racing movie than we have been in a very long time. The Ron Howard movie “Rush” is a profile of the 1976 Formula One season and more specifically...

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The 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up – Huge Show Gallery #1!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We teased you yesterday with a gallery of photos from an evening cruise that happened after hours at the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up in Austin, Texas...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Big, Long Buick – Big Joe and the Dynaflows (1998)

I love good blues music and my definition of good blues music is blues music that involves cars. This is a tune by the awesomely named Big Joe and The Dynaflows where the lead singer (which we assume...

Powermaster Performance Returning With Their Tech Tent At the NSRA Street Rod Nationals This August!

Electricity is a hot rodder’s best friend and occasionally his worst enemy. Just yesterday we were helping a couple buddies on an LS swap project and a culprit of a n0-fire situation happened...

CRAIGSLIST FIND: A 1963 IMPALA “RAT ROD” THAT LEAVES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

I have to thank (?) Mike McLaughlin for posting what has to be the weirdest modified 1963 Chevy Impala in the history of the known universe. This car has been lopped off from both ends, the roof has...

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Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up 2013 Coverage – The Top Notch Burgers Cruise In Gallery

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re going to be bringing you some of the most comprehensive and best 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up coverage on the web this week thanks to our man...

BangShift Question of the Day: Have You Ever Had a Car Stolen?

After Facebooking and Tweeting about Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky and his misfortune at having his VW Beetle stolen in LA, it made me lock the doors on all my junk at night. Sure it ain’t...

Goodguys Del Mar – 100 Photos Of Nothing But Killer Cars!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – Earlier we showed you some autocross and drag themed action from Goodguys Del Mar but now we’re bringing you the high heat. This is a galley of 100 photos...

Run Silent, Run Deep: We Drive America’s Best Sleeper, The 2013 Ford Taurus SHO

(Photos by Dave Nutting) This is the kind of car that can get you both into and out of trouble very quickly. With sedate styling that blends seamlessly with its surroundings and power enough to run...

Goodguys Del Mar Gallery: Drag Themed Cars and Auto Cross Action Under The California Sun!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – It was another great weekend at a huge Goodguys car show as the tour stopped in Del Mar, California and the autocross was rocking. From the pro built and expertly...

Saturday Movie Day: The Famous ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ Scene From Days Of Thunder

Hey, why are you rolling your eyes? I’m not ashamed to admit that I enjoy catching Days of Thunder now and then when it shows up on TV somewhere. There have not been that many modern big budget...