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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: Drag City – Jan and Dean (1963)

Jan and Dean were on top of the world in the early 1960s. Their tunes like Surf City, this song Drag City, The Little Old Lady From Pasadena, and Dead Man’s Curve all lived at the top (or...

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Hits TV Gold. More Than 100 Hours Of Coverage On TV For 2013

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing is awesome. I mean Bill E Badass. We went to a race at Glen Helen earlier this year and it ruled all. Now I can’t stop watching it on TV. It’s just like playing...

Event Coverage: All Volkswagen Gallery From The Pomona Swap Meet. Bajas, Bugs, And Vans Oh My

This past weekend’s Pomona Swap Meet was big. And since we couldn’t possibly hit all of it in the time we had, we decided we would go for three galleries and grab hot rods, trucks, and...

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Video: Watch A Small Tire Mustang Drag Car Pull A Massive Power Wheelie At Carolina Dragway – The House Of Hook Really IS!

If wild stuff is happening on a drag strip, Nitro Art will probably be there to film it. The guys were on the scene recently at the famed Carolina Dragway to take in some action and were rewarded...

Question of the Day: What Historic Drag Car Would You Most Like To See Back On The Track Again?

(Photo credit: NHRA.com) – After showing you Bruce Larson’s killer new nostalgia funny car, we’re now interested in hearing what old school drag car you’d like to see back on...

Sneak Peek Gallery: Bruce Larson’s New Camaro Nostalgia Flopper And A Tour Of WORM Inc!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Our man Grippo was a busy boy last weekend! You already saw his gallery from the Posies Rods and Customs open house and now we’re dropping more great photos on...

Gallery: The Posies Hot Rods and Customs Winter Get Together/Open House 2013

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Every winter Ken Fenical of Posies Hot Rods and Customs throws open the doors to his shop and the gate to his parking lot of a winter time get together, hot rod show,...

BS Daily Tune Up: Alvin Lee and Ten Years After – I’m Going Home (Woodstock 1969)

Forgive a bit of self-indulgence in today’s Daily Tune Up selection but I had to include one of my favorite songs at some point, right?! This is Alvin Lee and Ten Years After shredding out...

Larry Dixon and Lee Beard Are Back In NHRA For 2013 – Rapisarda Autosport International Hires The Two Legends For Multi-Continental Campaign

NHRA.com is reporting that two of the greats in modern drag racing history will be paired up in 2013 racing under the banner of the Australian-based Rapisarda Autosport International team. Lee Beard...

Event Coverage: Trucks, Buggies, Boats, and More From The January Pomona Swap Meet

Yesterday you got to see a sample of the muscle cars, cruisers, low riders, and wagons that you’ll find at a typical Pomona Swap Meet, but today it’s going to be trucks, off road buggies,...

Gallery: 50 Photos of Slingshot Dragsters

The first age of the front engine dragster was a long one. Until Big Daddy Don Garlits got the whole rear engine situation sorted out, the front engine “slingshot” dragster was the hot...

Video: The Most Insane Thing You’ll See All Day — Para-Sledding Or, How To Potentially Die From High Altitude On A Snow Machine

We have to thank BS tipster Toni Scholz for the lead on this video featuring a guy named Eric Oddy who has seemingly created a new adventure sport called para-sledding. The concept seems fairly...

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eBay Find: A Pro Touring 1966 El Camino That We Want Bad! (And That We’d NEVER Paint)

As we pay more and more attention to the Pro Touring scene we’re recognizing that for every mega-buxo, ocean trench deep pockets build there are 10 home built cars on reasonable budgets being...

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100% BS Approved: 2012 Video Highlight Reel From The Wild Postman Pat Kiddie Ride Drag Car! Insane!

Back in September we introduced you to the awesome British creation that melded a custom chassis, hot little motor, and the body from a stationary kiddie ride into a drag racing machine. Tom Armitage...