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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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Austin Coil Resigns From John Force Racing

Austin Coil, the mechanical mastermind behind every single one of John Force’s NHRA National event wins and championships has resigned from the team for unspecified reasons only days after he...

Video and Photo Updates: Cherry Bomb’s Disturbing the Peace 1968 Camaro

Click here to jump down to the most recent update, with photos!   ABOUT THE “DISTURBING THE PEACE” CAMARO BangShift.com sponsor Cherry Bomb Mufflers is building a cool 1968 Camaro....

Crazy Race Video: Swedish Tractor Racing With Plows in the Ground!

Those crazy Swedish guys seem to find the best way to occupy themselves with cool mechanical mayhem. We were tipped off to this video featuring a race where tractors compete. The twist? The tractors...

New Product Alert: The Killer B Turbo From BD Performance Diesel

Back in 2003 when the venerable Cummins B-series diesel engines found in Dodge trucks switched to common rail injection, performance diesel guys cried. They were afraid that the days of big and easy...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Pair of 2002 Cadillac Endurance Racers

Cadillac was in the beginning stages of a rebirth in 2002. The brand turned 100 years old that year and continued a racing program that many scoffed at when it was introduced but stopped scoffing...

eBay Find: Jungle Jim Liberman’s Documented 1975 Monza Funny Car

Every year it seems that there is a “new” Jungle Jim Liberman Funn Car out and about with an owner claiming it to have been owned and raced by the legend himself back in the day. Most...

Harley Show Off Fail Video: Best Surprise Ending Ever

People never learn, plain and simple. We’ll say it slowly, but no one will listen. If you own a race car, racing motorcycle, racing mini-bike, racing anything, do not ever put it on a public...

New Product Alert: Eagle Specialties Stroker Kit for the Ford 3-Valve Engine

One of the things we noticed at the 2010 SEMA show was an increase in the number of hard parts for Ford’s 3-valve V8. Obviously it was nothing like the onslaught of stuff for LS engines, but...

Car Show Gallery: The 2010 Goodguys Autumn Get Together

Now we’re just rubbing it in. The Goodguys 21st annual Autumn Get Together went down November 13-14 and since there was an autocross as part of the event, our man Chad was there as the...

Car Show Gallery: The 2010 Surf City Beach Cruise

While junk weather and cold temperatures have ended car show season in most parts of the country, hot rodders in California are still having fun every weekend. We recently attended the first Surf...

BangShift Interview Video: We Catch Up With Bill Caswell at SEMA 2010

We’ve been keeping you abreast of the latest news and information regarding our rallying pal Bill Caswell as he prepares to attack the Baja 1000 in a BMW Baja buggy of his own construction....

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Cause and Effect: Hard Stick Shift Launches and Tweaked Splines

Stick shift drag race cars are glorious in our book. They are also quirky, can be hard on parts, and are (on the whole) less consistent than automatic cars in the sportsman ranks. During a recent...

BangShift Video Bonanza Question of the Day: Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane or Sheriff J.W. Pepper

The era of the “Southern Sheriff” as a television and movie character peaked in the 1980s. Seems like they were growing on trees for a while, but when pulled off correctly, they made for...

Cool New Product: Auburn Gear’s ECTED MAX Trick Selectable Locker

Off road guys have been beating the crap out of selectable lockers for many years now. With the ability to cruise around on an open differential while on road and then having the awesome traction of...