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We’re Putting On A Drag and Drive of Our Own! Get All The Info, And Register For BANGshift’s Louisiana Drag and Drive Hot Lap Challenge Right Here!

Well folks, I couldn’t be more proud, anxious, or excited to announce that BANGshift is finally putting on our own event! You’ve been asking for it, and we’re taking the leap....

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Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Steel Savage and Trivd Frol Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 14

We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...

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Massive Salvage Yard Full of Classics Cars, Part 2. Back To Nobody Else’s Auto Salvage With Rebeldryver’s Garage!

We shared Part 1 of Scott’s adventures in Kansas, but if you missed it, we’ve got a link below. This salvage yard is epic, so check out the video and let us know what your favorites are...

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The Vice Grip Garage Buick LeSabre is back after sitting 4 YEARS! Epic Fuel System Fixes, Some Paint, and CRUISE!

Big cars are cool! Sure, we love lighter weight muscle cars and high performance rides, but there is something that just brings a smile to your face when you get into a big boat like this Buick...

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THE BACONSHIFT SALE ENDS TODAY!!! FREE BACON IS BACK, With $300 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 13th!

SNOW AT AMERICAN POWERTRAIN HEADQUARTERS SHUT DOWN THE SALES DEPARTMENT EARLY ON THE 10TH, SO THEY EXTENDED THE SALE THROUGH THE 13TH!!! One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT...

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Radial Tires At A No Prep Race? Who Does Jimmy Dale Think He Is? Clearly This Can’t Work

Or can it? I’ve seen some stuff, and heard some stuff, and ultimately it’s still all just stuff. I know guys that ONLY run on drag radials, and have never even touched a slick. And I...

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Billy “The Kid” Stepp Dies

One of drag racing’s more colorful (and nefarious) figures has passed away at the age of 73, according to the Dayton Daily News of Dayton, Ohio. Stepp’s cars were known as strong runners,...

General Lee Clone: Total Butchery!

It’s one of those message board threads that gains steam overnight and goes totally viral. We know that’s going to happen with this 30-page tome over at DodgeCharger.com. The funny thing...

Monday Time Killer: Vintage Road-Race Photos

Based on a tip from King Matt, we checked out this cool web site that has 113 photo galleries of IMSA and other road racing from 1973 through 1999. There’s plenty of the older stuff, making it...

Photo Gallery: Red Zone Race Fab Christmas Party

Today we went and hung out with Nick Miserendino at Red Zone Race Fab in Simi Valley, California. Nick did the cage and chassis work on our F-Bomb Camaro and also deals with a lot of local rally and...

Photo Gallery: Car Junkie Drag Bash Revisited

Way back in September ’08, Chad and I hosted a Drag Bash Weekend as part of our adventures with CarJunkieTV.com. When that web site folded up the photo gallery was lost. We had such a good time...

Seeing Through the Schlock: A Couple Neat Items at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction

Yeah, yeah we know. Taking a dump on Barrett-Jackson has become a national sport for gearheads coast to coast. Those auctions have driven the market out of reach, reset the standards of pricing that...

Vintage Iron at Decent Prices!

One of our friends is a chassis builder. He’s a gifted fabricator and metal guy and occasionally takes on a hot rod project either for a customer or for himself when things get slow. We hate...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Georgia Dealer Gets Crap For Telling it Like it Is

Well this is enough to make you hang your head and shed a tear. Savannah, Georgia, Ford dealer O.C Welch decided to go after import cars and import car buyers in a radio ad and is now being called a...

Carnage Photos

Carnage is good so long the only damage is mechanical and no humans are harmed in the process. There was lots of it all over the place this year in the world of professional racing. Hit the links to...

Tony Schumacher: Champion of Champions

Six-time NHRA Top Fuel champ Tony Schumacher just scored another win: his second Champion of Champions title as awarded by Chris Economaki and his National Speed Sports News at the PRI Show in...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Street-Legal Funny Car

It’s about time for some upbeat news, and what puts you in a better mood than a vintage Funny Car? Not much, so we went hunting on Craigslist to see if we could find a neat old flopper of some...

Barn Find! ’40 Dodge

We got some knowledge dropped on us by Phil Cooper (known as 457Brodix on our message board) about an incredible 1940 Dodge barn find. This car isn’t a hot rod, it’s a bone stocker, but...

Photo Gallery: 55 Air-Cooled V-Dubs

While most of us on this site are domestic-car guys at core, we all pride ourselves in having far-reaching automotive interests. One of those curiosities is air-cooled VWs, whether they are Baja...

Gearhead Destination: The Garlits Museum

Since we’ve bludgeoned you with road-course stuff this week with the look at the six-wheeler Tyrrell and a glimpse at the accomplishment of Colin Chapman we decided to point you in the...