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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer To Yesterday’s Quiz and Today’s Challenge!

Thanks to the boys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California, we’ve got a pile of new material on hand to challenge just how hardcore a gearhead you are. Yesterday we slapped you upside...

BangShifters Join Up To Remember Ray Brady and To Help Fight ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease

We never need to be reminded just how cool, tight knit, and thoughtful the BangShift community is. Chad and I always take a ton of pleasure in meeting the people who read the site, hang out in our...

Gallery: The Lehigh Valley Pennsylanvia Shelby American Automobile Club 2012 Northeast Regional Meet

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – Each year the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Shelby American Automobile Club has a fall meet and this late October Shelby and Ford enthusiast gathering is quickly...

SEMA 2012 New Product Spotlight: FAST EZ-EFI 2.0. The Throttle Body Injection Battle Has Begun

When FAST first launched their EZ-EFI, self-learning throttle body EFI system, nobody could have predicted the Throttle Body Injection craze it has started. This year at SEMA, FAST announced that...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer You’re Waiting For and Today’s Challenge!

It has been more than a week since our last Test Your Gearhead Knowledge item, so first off we need to apologize for that. We set this series aside for our SEMA coverage but now that we’re...

SEMA 2012 Gallery: Cool Trucks, Parts, Cars, and Some Genuine Weirdo Stuff From Friday At SEMA 2012

Chad and I literally walked the SEMA show floor until I had to peel off and catch a plane back home to the East Coast. Friday is always an interesting day at the show as people are generally gassed...

Video: Hot Rod’s Roadkill Drag Week Episode With Some BangShifty Guest Appearances!

The Hot Rod Magazine staff has been cranking out some cool video content from the hours and hours that were shot during their Drag Week adventure in September. This time they’ve dropped a new...

Craigslist Find: A Factory Built 1953 Packard Camper! Rough but 100% Cool!

Chad and I certainly had a great week at SEMA and worked our backsides off to keep you up to date with cool products, info, and cars. In fact, we’ve still got lots of stuff you’ll see...

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SEMA 2012 Featurette: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 1970 Hot Wheels ‘Cuda Funny Car

Of all the cars and trucks that filled the nearly one million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center last week during SEMA, the most historically significant race cars is this one. Don...

Caption This Photo: Excited Chad is Excited

Jeep’s Mighty FC truck was a huge hit when released as a one-off specially built deal earlier this year. The truck was part of Chrysler’s yearly fleet of vehicles that head to Moab for...

Bitchin’ Video: The First Preview For The Upcoming Snake and Mongoose Movie!

One of the things I have been quietly looking forward to is the upcoming film, “Snake and Mongoose” which tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen, their rise to fame with the...

SEMA 2012: One Hundred More Photos of Cars and Trucks You Haven’t Seen Yet!

The hits just keep on coming from the 2012 SEMA show. Outside of the massive Las Vegas Convention Center are parked hundreds of great cars, trucks, motorcycles, kustoms, monster trucks, race cars,...

Jet Hot SEMA 2012 Update: An Awesome Coating Breakthrough From Jet Hot That Will Change The Way You Think About Exhaust!

Innovation and new ideas are what drive the high performance aftermarket industry. Jet Hot high performance coatings served as a great example of this at SEMA 2012 with the introduction of their new...

SEMA 2012 Featurette: Mark Stielow’s 1967 Camaro “Mayhem” – Greatest Pro Touring Car Ever?

Mark Stielow’s name has been and will forever be connected to Camaros and for good reason. His awesome string of 1967 and 1969 Chevys have helped to both birth and revolutionize the Pro Touring...