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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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Event Coverage: The 2010 Nantasket Beach Car Show

The 2010 Nantasket Beach car show was held last weekend and we were looking forward to checking it out because seeing 600-700 cool cars parked along the beach in Spring is about as good as it gets....

Event Coverage: Power Tour 2010 Day 5…Rain, heat, and broken junk…

Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour Day 5 was up and down to say the least. Again, thousands of hot rods lined the grounds of the show, this time at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga...

Tune In to Match Race Action Live From New England Dragway!

Got nothing to do on a Saturday? Stuck at home? Needing to hear some NITRO? We’ve got the perfect solution! You can tune into the live streaming broadcast of the annual New England Dragway...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Photos from Honest Charlie’s, Coker, and Night Cruising

Mike Cosky was burning up the keys and camera in his phone sending us great Power Tour photos from Honest Charlie’s/Coker Tire, and other shots from the road, and evening cruising. We’re...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Rain, Heat, Traffic and that (expletive) GPS

BangShifter Mike Cosky cruised his bad ass Buick convertible on the back end of the 2010 Power Tour and sent us a cool dispatch from the road. Ok, cool being a bad word because of the pavement...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Cherry Bomb Guys Finally Defeat Their Own Truck

Matt Graves and Jon Clark finally managed to defeat the Cherry Bomber Dodge truck, They finished the 2010 Power Tour in grand style after replacing yet another failed wheel bearing. This time the...

eBay Find: A 1973 Super Duty 455 Trans Am

We’re going a little self-indulgent with this eBay find. Hovering near the top of our dream car list is a 1973 SD455 Trans Am. Why? It was the second to last cannon shot (there was a SD455...

Henry Ford Museum Plans $15-Million Dollar Racing Exhibit

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has begun fundraising for an ambitious exhibit that they are calling “Racing in America”. When completed, the exhibit will measure more than...

Killer 1960’s Vintage Drag Racing Video: Stockers, Gassers, and Slammers at ETown

This could be the coolest old drag racing video we have ever seen. Why? Oh, there are about a hundred reasons. Firstly, it was shot by Rick Moroso’s mom at Englishtown sometime in the 1960s....

Car Show Photos: A Party at Jack Roush’s House

Jack Roush is one of the most influential men in modern American auto racing. He’s a totally cool guy as well who like flying vintage war planes and over seeing everything from his NASCAR...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Photo of the Week

As the 2010 Power Tour winds it’s way to a close over the next day and change, we wanted to start thanking everyone who read, contributed, and enjoyed our Guerilla Power Tour coverage. The...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Corvette Crazy in Bowling Green

Continuing on with our Guerilla Power Tour Coverage, we have a great submission from Corvette owning BangShifter Craig Hanus. Craig cruised his bad ass Vette over to the Bowling Green Corvette...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Cherry Bomb Guys Eat BBQ, Trailer Gets a Tattoo

Between wrenching on their junk, sending in cool cell phone shots, and raising hell on the Power Tour, Matt Graves and Jon Clark found time to mow down on some killer BBQ. Just to make us jealous and...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: A Quick Look at the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame

The tow truck. It’s both a dreaded enemy and a welcome friend in the world of the BangShifter. Dreaded because it means your junk is broken when riding in one, and welcome when it saves your...