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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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eBay Find: The Coolest Ramp Truck in America – 1970 Dodge L600 Resto-Mod Truck

We normally keep our eBay finds to a once a week level but after being tipped off to this totally bitchin’ 1970 Dodge L600 ramp truck by BangShift reader Deaf Bob, we had to get it here on the...

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Awesome Video: A Car Smashes Through a Building On the Highway – Check Those Load Straps!

Here’s one for the books. We’ve all been driving down the highway at one time or another and seen a house, or pieces of one being transported on flatbed trailers. Our twisted minds always...

American Powertrain Power Tour Adventure Blog Update – Roadside Finds and a Few Hiccups With The Edsel

(Words and Photos by Matt Graves/American Powertrain) – First a little apology to some Bangshifters that came by our booth today and our man Josh didn’t know about the password. I guess he...

Father and Son Power Tour Adventures: Ridetech Style…With Photos!

For Hot Rod Power Tour 2012, Ridetech Grand Poobah, Bret Voelkel is enjoying the sites and sounds of Hot Rods cruising across America with his 12 year old son Andy. We’ll be bringing you...

NASCAR Legend Cotton Owens – Dead at 88

Cotton Owens, one of the pioneering greats in NASCAR, a recent inductee to the NASCAR hall of fame, a short time match race drag racer, and one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history has died...

Question of the day: What’s the Best Road Trip Car You Have Ever Owned?

In looking at all of the photos and info we’ve been running from the 2012 Hot Rod Power Tour this week it is clear that every possible type of vehicle has been on the tour at some point. It...

Racing Junk Find: A 1961 Catalina Drag Car With a Twin Turbo Poncho Mill Under the Hood!

First, an admission. When we saw this ad on RacingJunk for the first time we kept it to ourselves and did our damnedest to sell a non-vital organ for the asking price of the car, which is $42,000...

Rocket Racing Wheels to Be Front and Center (Literally!) On the 2012 Rat Rod Tour and at Ratpalooza in Vegas This September!

(Photos by Rat Rod Magazine/Chad Truss) – Rocket Racing Wheels and their diverse lineup of products have a wheel for virtually any application you’d ever dream up. One of the arenas that...

Power Tour Gallery: More Great Photos from the Muskegon Michigan Stop

Yesterday we ran a load of photos from BS reader Chris Chenlo who attended the 2012 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour stop in Muskegon, Michigan. We have an additional 100 photos to share with you today....

Event Gallery: The Heartland Rod Run 2012 – Awesome Car Show Photos From Texas

(Photos by Chris Kelly) – One of the things that always amazes us is thinking about just how big this hobby is. As the Hot Rod Power Tour weaves through the center of the country with thousands...

eBay Find: The Restored (and lightly Modified) 1973 Custom Body Enterprises Dodge Challenger Funny Car

When it came to east coast funny cars in the 1970s and 1980s, few were feared more than Utica, New York’s own Castronovo brothers and their string of “Custom Body Enterprises”...

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Power Tour Adventure Blog Update: The Valiant is Retired But the Edsel Wagon Keeps on Keeping On! Plus Free Stuff For BS Power Tourers!

(Words and photos by Matt Graves) –  Well our 5-speed install on the Edsel worked out flawlessly. We drove up to Detroit with about 3 hours of sleep. Other than a crappy suspension and back...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: George Hurst

George Hurst was one of the founding kingpins of the modern performance automotive aftermarket. He had a rare mix of business savvy, mechanical skill, and promotional genius. Many people have one or...

Watch a Hot Rodded Duramax Diesel Break Itself Off of an Engine Dyno During a Pull!

The guys at Nitrous Express have always been into diesels. We all remember their bitchin’ Duramax powered Mustang that went on Drag Week and knocked down insane elapsed times with killer...

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