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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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Rally Jump Carnage: Look Out Below!!

Those crazy rally drivers love to jump their cars. Normally they will get some air over berms and smallish hills in the woods. In this clip, you’ll see a guy completely misjudge a huge drop off...

Killer deal: Buy Grumpy Jenkins 1969 Pro Stock Camaro for 3K!

That’s right, we have proof that Grumpy Jenkins listed his 1969 Camaro Pro Stocker for sale at a price of $3,000…in 1972. Thanks to a BangShift reader who is as big as a drag racing...

If a Donk and a Rat Rod Had a Baby…The DonkRod

We were cruising AutoTraderClassics recently and cam upon this car which we can only describe as the marriage of a donk and a rat rod. While it is true that old cars had large diameter wheels back in...

Characters of Pixar’s Cars 2 Revealed, Familiar Faces and a BangShift Sponsor Included

The long awaited follow up to the massive 2006 hit movie Cars is due to hit the theaters in June of this year. Pictures of the cars involved in Cars 2 have been revealed and they show that most of...

Awesome Video: A Helmet-Cam View of a Wheelstander Run

We’ve always wanted to drive a wheelstander and this video really sealed the deal for us. Shot from a helmet-cam, it shows just how wild and wacky these machines are. The video comes from...

Racing Junk Find: A 1974 Corvette With Some Dubious Claims Behind It

When we run across an ad for a “1500hp” Corvette that was originally equipped with a 427/435hp engine…in 1974 we need to share it. There is clearly a photo showing a 427ci/435hp...

SEMA Creates 50-State Tax and Title Tool Box

SEMA does lots of stuff to help support, protect, and grow the car hobby. Their latest creation is the 50-state Tag and Title Toolbox the only compilation to date of the laws in every state you need...

Buy It: Ride Tech’s Velocity Camaro to Be Auctioned at Barrett Jackson This Saturday Night!

RideTech’s selling their awesome 1968 ‘Velocity’ Camaro at the Barrett Jackson auction this Saturday night. The car has been seen in dozens of media outlets, car shows, specialty...

Awesome Vintage Promotional Video: The Turbocharged Oldsmobile Jetfire V8

With the current hot rodding love affair with turbocharging in full swing, it is important to see the domestic history of exhaust driven compressors. That tale starts with the currently dead...

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WTF: A 1933 Chevy Coupe Trike Thing With a 700hp Engine

Freaking wow. Where to begin. A “700” horse power trike built from a real 1933 Chevy coupe body. Maybe we’ll start with a question. Why in the hell would anyone think this was a...

Massive Carnage Photo: A 302 That Didn’t Survive the Dyno

Gearheads all speak the international language of carnage. There’s that initial wince and shudder, immediately followed by the forensic investigation into what happened. While we don’t...

eBay Find: Seven Corvairs in a Barn

Seven project cars for $3500 bucks? Holy smokes, that’s an offer nearly too good to refuse. When we stumbled upon this eBay listing for seven Chevy Corvair project cars resting peacefully in a...

Road Course Video: Take a Lap on the Roof of the DSE Camaro

Kyle and Stacy Tucker at Detroit Speed are noted speed freaks. Between their skills on the autocross courses, road courses, and Kyle’s experience at the Baja 1000, driving skills are not...

Barnstormin’: Road Trippin’ for Pizza and Planes

Rather than make our trip to the New England Air Museum a single day event, my intrepid wife and I decided to make it a weekend adventure for the kids. Well, we used the whole “weekend...