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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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Huge Gallery: A Tour of the New England Air Museum

Windsor Locks, Connecticut is home to the New England Air Museum, a truly epic place that we first visited this past weekend. Housing dozens of planes and more than 100 aircraft engines on display,...

350 Pictures from the First Pomona Swap Meet of 2011. Camaros, Mustangs, and Mopars Galore!

The Pomona Swap Meet is a Southern California hot spot for car junkies, and a bucket list destination for hot rodders around the world. With more parts, cars, and vendors than you’ll find most...

The Parting Shift: Suicide Shifting the Coolest Custom Harley We’ve Ever Seen

In the nearly 100 Parting Shift items we have published over the last couple years, we never thought to include a motorcycle with a suicide shifter. Why? Clearly it is because we’re morons, but...

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Caption this Photo: The Greatest Snowmobile Hauler Ever!

Necessity is the mother of invention and beer is the catalyst for creative hackery. We’re not sure but we think this snowmobile hauler was created by one drunken mother! This photo was posted...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Racing Vehicle?

In checking out Jeremy’s project Mustang earlier today, we got to thinking about our favorite race machines. While there are lots of memorable hot rods, muscle cars, and kustoms we’ve run...

Project Car Spotlight: The 1979 Mustang Pace Car Racecar

Bangshift.com member Jeremy George’s 1979 Mustang Pace Car edition has gone from a neglected car sitting beside a barn to a feisty autocross runner that will see action on frozen lakes this...

Book Review: Sports Car Racing in Camera 1950-1959 by Paul Parker

There are certain eras in auto racing that just have special appeal to us. The old days of racing hot rods on the dry lakes in the 1930s and 1940s, the rollicking match race drag racing days of the...

Video: 2010’s Wildest Doorslammer Close Calls and Wall Bangers

2010 was certainly a wild year at the drags. The small tire scene continues to be white hot and this video shows some of the craziest action from last year. Filmed at many southern tracks like South...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A 1969 Copo Camaro With Serious Drag History

COPO Camaros all seem to have led interesting lives. Obviously they were purchased by guys who “knew the system” and were looking for the maximum level of factory muscle. This car that...

New Product: Holley’s Throttle Position Sensor Kit for Electric Choke Carbs

Holley has rolled out a neat new kit that allows for an electric choke equipped Holley carb to be modified so it will accept a throttle position sensor, necessary to make many modern transmissions...

BangShift Question of the Day: Land Speed Racing or the Drags?

Today the question centers around acceleration contests. Do you like yours in the long, drawn out format of land speed racing or the brutally short and violent format of drag racing? Having actively...

Horrific Wreck Video: Australia’s Debbie Reed Suffers a Massive Top End Crash

Debbie Reed is a name very familiar to Aussie drag racing fans, but maybe not so for North American straight line followers. She’s been in the sport for 30 years and is a successful Top Alcohol...

Awesome Craigslist Ad Find: A Hilariously Accurate Sales Pitch for a 1988 Yugo

You’ve got to respect anyone who is selling something that’s clearly crap, and is totally honest about it. The seller of a 1988 Yugo in Southern California should consider a career in...

Kablooey Photos: Hello Nitrous, Goodbye Wankel Rotary Engine

Our man on the San Antonio scene, Kevin Blalock is back with another cool photo sequence of stuff blowing up in spectacular fashion. Last time it was a third-gen Camaro, and this time it is a rotary...