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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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Video: Watch BangShift Chad and the Rodfather Tour Burn Tires and Cruise the Highway – Hella Cool Road Trip

The Andy Brizio 80th birthday party and rolling car show known as the Goodguys Rodfather Tour continues to wind through the country working its way toward Indy where it will terminate next week. Chad...

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eBay Find: A Neat 1960 Studebaker Lark Street Gasser – Straight Axle, Small Displacement Greatness!

The gasser and A/FX class at Drag Week this year garnered lots of smiles from fans and fellow racers alike. The cars were all very nostalgic feeling and ran well. I was so into their look and...

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Bonus Gallery: Action, Show, and Pit Photos From the 2012 Holley LS Fest – Bowling Green, Kentucky

(Photos by Jeff Lee) – The 2012 Holley LS Fest was a huge success and a fantastic multi-faceted event. There was lots of action on the strip at Beech Bend Raceway, wild sideways drifting on a...

Gallery: Drag Week 2012 Action and Pit Photos From the Texas Motorplex

(Photos by Justin Oney) – Over the coming days we’re going to have a bunch of cool stories and stuff looking back over the madness that was Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012. While I was up...

Video: Rodfather Tour Visits Wyotech, Chad Does Interviews, And We Visit Pinkees Rod Shop.

Day two of the Rodfather Goodguys Road Tour is in the bag, and we had even more fun today! With five more days of road trip ahead of us before reaching Indy, there is sure to plenty more fun, but...

Video and Photos: The Rodfather Tour Invades Colorado, Chad Pours Beer, Drinks Beer, and More.

We’ve got a some cool photos from Day 2 of the Rodfather Goodguys Road Tour, along with a cool on the spot teaser video from Saturday that includes Chad pouring beer! We’ll have our full...

Video: Chad And The Route2Media Gang Cruise Through Utah With Roy Brizio And Friends.

Day one of the Rodfather Goodguys Cruise was super bitchin. Some of the coolest hot rods around are cruising cross country from Bonneville to Indy and we are covering all the action. Wix Filters was...

Road Trip! Photos and Video: The Rodfather Tour Has Officially Started!

We’ve spent the last two days cruising from Pleasanton, California to Wendover, Utah for the start of the Goodguys Rodfather Tour, but today was the official start. And where better to start a...

Video: Goodguys RodFather Tour Update – BangShift Chad Interviews Some of the Cool Dudes On The Trip!

As you read this, Chad is on the edge of the Bonneville salt flats with the more than 100 participants in the 2012 Goodguys Rodfather tour, helping to wrangle them all for a massive group photo. In...

What Car Has The Best Looking Tail Lights? Comp Cams Wants To Know On Facebook

The guys at Comp Cams rule. Not only because they build some of the finest valvetrain components on the planet earth, but also because they are always putting up cool stuff on their Facebook page....

Event Gallery: The 2012 Bootleggers Hot Rod Club Show – Kemah, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we took you to the ever popular Kemah Cruise in Kemah, Texas and today we’re staying in the same town and hitting a different show, the 2012...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Greatest Makeshift Vehicle Repair?

While walking to the Pilot Travel Center, aka Truck Stop, in Wendover last night we saw this Honda Civic with packing tape holding the trunk lid shut. Seeing it made me instantly think of times that...

Event Coverage: Gibsonville, North Carolina September Cruise-In 2012

Dennis White sent us yet another photo gallery, and this one is from the Gibsonville, North Carolina September Cruise-In. Thanks to the town of Gibsonville and Uncle Benny for providing a great venue...

Video: Hot Rodding Is About Friends, Driving, and Fun… More From The Rodfather Tour

The Rodfather Tour left Pleasanton California on Wednesday morning and ended up in Reno, Nevada for the night. We hooked up with a bunch of the gang, including Andy Brizio himself, in the bar where...