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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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Video: Ridetech Unveils New Coil-Over Shocks at the 2010 SEMA Show

The 2010 SEMA Show is full of high performance manufacturers who are unveiling their newest parts to the public, and some of them come up with some shockers. One of the big shockers at the show this...

Holley Releases A Slew of New Products: We Check Them Out

We got a cool new product tour from the guys at Holley at the 2010 SEMA show. These guys have really been working on some awesome stuff. Everything from engine dress-up stuff to fuel rails, to intake...

Video: MSD Debuts new ignition systems at 2010 SEMA Show

Longtime BangShift.com sponsor MSD Ignition is on hand at the SEMA show and making big waves. The leader in high performance ignitions could easily sit back and rest on the laurels of the tried at...

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Tune In: Watch Caswell’s SEMA 2010 Thrash Live At MillerWelds.com

Between our SEMA show 2010 updates this week we recommend that you tune in to watch Bill Caswell’s welding marathon live, thanks for the people at Miller Welders. Featuring a live streaming...

BangShift Approved: Trick Flow’s New Top End Kit for LS Powered Trucks

Trick Flow has introduced a new top end kit specifically for GM trucks sporting the 5.3-liter LS engine. Since there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of these trucks on the road today, it...

VIDEO: BangShift Approved: AFCO Perfect Fit K Members for Mustangs debut at SEMA 2010

The 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is shaping up to be a banner year for new products and cool projects. We’ve got several BangShift approved items that we’ll be bringing to you throughout...

Crash Test Video: A Lamborghini Diablo Gets Totally Pummeled

All cars get crash tested, even the exotic Italian ones. This crash testing video of a Lamborghini Diablo probably represents the most fun the dudes at the crash lab have in their lives. The car gets...

Tuesday Time Killer: Take a Virtual Cruise of Woodward Ave During the Dream Cruise

Normally when we’re tipped off on something that can suck your entire day into a time vortex we share it on Monday, not this week. BangShift reader Gene Stauffer made the brilliant discovery...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Jeep Wagoneer With a SEMA Past and an Under Hood Surprise

As we prepare to head out and tackle the 2010 SEMA show, we found a really cool Jeep Wagoneer that was part of the extravaganza a few years back. Built by Popular Mechanics magazine, the truck...

Video: GM Performance Parts SEMA Unveiling with Nate “The Great” Marquardt and Skyscrape.

The 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas officially opens today, and after weeks of preparation and setup, the top manufacturers in the industry are ready to show off the latest and greatest the automotive...

Bill Caswell’s SEMA Project Baja BMW Makes Grand Entrance, On a Fork Truck

We already tipped you off to the fact that our rally pal Bill Caswell will be literally constructing a large portion of his BMW Baja 1000 entry in the Miller Welders booth at the SEMA show this year....

Killer Video: Cruising in a 650hp, 409 powered, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevy

One of the coolest cars owned by a BangShift forum member is the 1955 Chevy owned by our forum freak Monk. This car is equipped with a 650hp 409, and most importantly a 5-gear manual transmission. We...

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A Sneak Peek at the East Coast’s Newest Nostalgia Nitro Flopper Build

The nostalgia Funny Car craze is still going strong. Evidence of that comes in the form of this sneak peek at Dana Hard’s flopper build which is set to kick into high gear this winter. A 1969...

The Indoor Professional Racing Facility Dream: Still Pie in the Sky

After reading up on and thinking about the now infamous indoor drag races held in Chicago during the early 1960s, our thoughts turned to some modern attempts to create an indoor venue that could host...