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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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So-Cal Racing Heavy Les Richter Passes at 79

Les Richter, the man who led Riverside Raceway and later oversaw the development and operation of California Speedway in Fontana, California, has died. He was 79 years old. Before getting into the...

Event Coverage: The 2010 Carlisle All-Ford Nationals

The 2010 Carlisle All-Ford Nationals took place on June 4-6 at the 102-acre fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The show packed thousands of cars, massive numbers of vendors, burnout fun, test...

Historic Drag Video: Judy Lilly and Dave McClelland at Bowling Green in 1978

Judy Lilly enjoyed a long and successful career as a Super Stock drag racer campaigning for Mopar. Early in her career she was behind the wheel of rare, factory built Hemi racers, and along the way...

RacingJunk Find: A Killer 1962 Ford F-100 Gasser (look) Truck

We were all set to go digging on RacingJunk.com to find some kick ass nostalgia drag race car when all of a sudden our eyes fell on the ad for this totally awesome 1962 Ford F-100 gasser-style truck....

Vintage Drag Video: The Day a Turbo V6 Pro Stocker (almost) Slayed the Mountain Motor Field

When Buddy Ingersoll brought out his twin-turbo Buick V6 powered Pro Stock race car in 1986, no one gave a second look. By the end of the season when the 200ci motor was running with the 700ci IHRA...

Pure Hell AA/FA to be Part of Fuel Altered Match Race at 2010 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion

Pure Hell, one of the most fearsome, and feared AA/Fuel Altereds of the 1960’s, will be at the 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion this weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The car will be...

Power Tour Day 6: Show Cars and the RideTech Street Challenge Autocross

Yes, we’re late with it, but we have one final blow-out gallery from our coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour. On day six of the adventure, the action shifted to Birmingham, Alabama and...

Spread the Word! BangShift.com Live Video of the 2010 Holley/NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion

BangShift.com will bring you live streaming video coverage of the Holley/NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 18-20. We’ll have photo coverage each day as well, with...

Historic Drag Video: Fuelers, Floppers, Pro Stocks, and epic Linda Vaughn footage

Anyone who has ever attended a packed out drag race at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina can tell you that when the atmosphere is right and the cars are flying, the place feels about...

Awesome eBay Find: 1965 Impala with NASCAR Racing History

We were tipped off to this totally awesome 1965 Chevy Impala stock car by BangShift.com forum member Blazerteam (who lives in Norway!) and immediately fell in lust with this cruddy hulk of a former...

Vintage Drag Racing Video: A Whole Lot of Hemi Love

We’re gearing up for our epic live broadcast of the 2010 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion this weekend and decided to seek some vintage Hemi footage for a reason. One of the facets of the race...

AutoTrader Classics Find: A V6 Powered 1948 Austin A40 Sedan

The Austin is kind of a forgotten sister when it comes to the gasser era. Willys, Thames, and Anglias get most of the love in old photos, and vintage video. While a rare sight back in the...

Caption This Photo: A Buick That’s Had Some Eye Surgery

When we saw this photo, originally posted by BangShift.com forum member Smack, we had to share it with the world. According to Smack, this car was sitting at a center where driver’s license...

Dyno Video: Tuning a BangShifter’s Kick Ass Road Racer on the Rollers

BangShift.com member Bob Holmes, along with his teammates competes in the NASA American Iron road racing series. The team competes with a Mustang, but not in the configuration you’d expect....

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