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Grand National Roadster Show Photos: George Barris “King Of The Kustomizers” And Epic Trucks

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – The 75th annual Grand National Roadster Show demonstrated that the world of hot rodding and custom cars is as innovative and popular as ever. A record-setting...

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Is This The Fastest Car You Can Buy For Less than $20,000? Jimmy Dale Seems To Think So, And I Say We Find Out.

I’ve been saying for years that a C5 Corvette is the best bang for your buck street/race car you can get. With a set of tires and an alignment, they are insane on the autocross and road course....

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Freiburger Got THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME and HIT THE ROAD! Even He Has To Admit This Might Be Too Nice For Him.

When a viewer and fan offers you a really cool truck, at a really cool price that you’d never get otherwise, you jump at it if you can. I know I would! And Freiburger is no idiot, so he surely...

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Featured Product: BEST INVENTION of 2025? The New ANTI-RATTLE Hitch Invention from etrailer.com is Awesome, But Do You Need This?

There are a ton of anti-rattle trailer hitch products out there nowadays, and according to the folks at Big Truck and RV this is the best one yet. You’ll see why in the video below, but before...

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Frozen in Time: Block House Racing (Hoonigan Racing Division) Shop Tour – Larry Chen Shows Us Some Bad Ass Machines

Larry Chen gets to see some of the coolest stuff, and while he’s no stranger to Ken Block’s Hoonigan racing machines, the chance to go see them all at the Block House is pretty cool....

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30 Minutes Of Nothing But Big American V8s Battling It Out at Goodwood: Big Power, Big Cars, And Big Fun

There is something about seeing old American cars racing in England that just makes it even cooler than if they were at home. I guess it’s because we expect to see old MGs and Jaguars and stuff...

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Event Coverage: 2010 Good Guys Southeastern Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway

2010 marks the 17th running of the Good Guys Southeastern Nationals, and since we were going to be there announcing the Good Guys Street Challenge Autocross, we decided to bring you a gallery of...

Event Coverage: 80 Photos of Detroit Speed’s 2010 Open House, BBQ, and Shop Tour

Detroit Speed’s Open House and BBQ is a must attend event each year during the Good Guys South Eastern Nationals. Since we were at Charlotte Motor Speedway to announce the Good Guys Street...

The Parting Shift: How to Scare Your Wife With a Four Speed

With Halloween just a couple days away we have the ultimate stick shift fright video. The driver of this blown Mustang decided that he was going to scare his wife and tape it. To say that she...

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Video: The History of the Hemi Under Glass

The famed Hurst Hemi Under Glass Barracuda, driven by Bob Riggle, has been an icon in the sport of drag racing for decades. We found video of Riggle as his illustrious career behind the wheel was...

2010 SEMA Show Car Preview

The Sema Show is not only the premier spot for the latest and greatest parts from the automotive aftermarket, it’s also THE place to see the years baddest show cars. And amazing number of...

Aeromotive’s new Twin Turbo Mustang runs 6.89 at 204 on first pass

The Aeromotive, RoushYates, 2010 Mustang Pro Mod car is on track for it’s first weekend of competition on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And while the much anticipated RoushYates 500...

Video: Hanging with Paul Romine and the Man o War Funny Car Crew at the California Hot Rod Reunion

Along with sponsoring our live broadcast of the 2010 California Hot Rod Reunion, Aeromotive Fuel Systems also helped three time IHRA Top Fuel Champion Paul Romine and the Man O War Nostalgia Funny...

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Video Burnoutapalooza! ! ! ! ! ! ! Have the Aussies perfected the Burnout?

Burnouts rule. Let’s face it, if you are into cars, you like tire smoke. Granted, some of us enjoy blazing the tires more than others, but nothing stirs a crowd of car lovers up more than the...

SEMA Sneak Peek: Ford brings Mustangs…and More

Ford Motor Company is planning on making a big splash at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas November 2-5th by piling up a diverse line-up of Mustangs. Fords pony car is no stranger to the SEMA Show...

Cool Promo Video: Jon Lundberg Introduces Project 1320

Project 1320 is a bold effort to record the entire history of the sport of drag racing in serial documentary form, like Ken Burn’s Jazz or Baseball works. The work is being backed and supported...

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Action Sequence of a Dragster Crashing and a Camera Getting Creamed

Every time we go to a big race at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield we remember to check the blog page of Mark Rebilas a few days later. The guy is an amazing photographer and always comes home with...

Nelson Racing unveils 2000 Horsepower Twin Turbo Supercar #004

If 572 cubic inches of twin-turbo Big Block Chevrolet making 2000 horsepower doesn’t excite you, you should be checked for a pulse. And if having all that power stuffed into a sinister black...

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The Nitrous Express Duramax Diesel Mustang Goes 205 at the Texas Mile!

The Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week class winning, Nitrous Express DuraMax Diesel powered SN95 Mustang ran 205 miles per hour this past weekend at the Texas Mile Land Speed Event to become the National...

SEMA Sneak Peek Video of GM’s SEMA 2010 Display Vehicles

GM has let us have a sneak peek at some of the cars and trucks debuting at SEMA 2010 in Las Vegas next week, and lucky for us it’s on video. BangShift.com will be at SEMA all week to bring you...