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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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WTF 2: Government Giving Thousands in Tax Credits On Gussied Up Golf Carts

The government has a bunch of wacky credits available to people who buy plug-in electric vehicles. These credits were granted in the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and we presume they...

WTF: Ford Festiva Dump Truck

We have to thank(?)BangShift.com forum member SpeedService for the tip on this one. Long story short, someone in Brazil, Indiana, took a Ford Festiva, which is one of the weeniest little cars ever to...

What This is All About: Idaho Men Band Together To Build Hot Rod for a Dying Friend

If you can make it through this whole story without having your heart strings tugged, you’re tougher than we are. This story totally sums up what the gearhead life is all about. Carrigan Brown...

GM Names Chris Liddell New CFO

GM has named 51-year-old Chris Liddell, the former CFO of Microsoft, to the same position at GM. Liddell may be the bravest man in America, taking on what has to be one of the most daunting jobs in...

Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video

It is claimed to be, at 106 years old, the oldest continuously operating race track in the country. It appears there will be no 107th season at the historic Milwaukee Mile. No national touring series...

Don’t Miss It: 32 Car Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Field at the 2010 March Meet, and BangShift.com Will Be There

We got slipped a note by our pals at DragRacingOnline that it has been decided the 2010 March Meet will showcase a 32-car field of Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars. This orgy of horsepower will be brought...

2010 Camaro to Pace Indy 500

Just a couple of days ago it was announced that a 2010 Chevy Camaro would be the pace car for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. The car is reported to be an RS/SS model. We have no idea who will be driving...

Proposed Social Circle, Georgia, Drag Strip debated at Town Meeting

A while back we let you know that the town of Social City, Georgia was trying to decide whether or not it would allow a businessman to build an 1/8-mile drag strip on some land that he purchased....

Saab: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die

Clint Eastwood once famously said in a movie, “Dyin’s no way to make a livin’.” That may hold true for people, but the protracted demise of Saab has gotten the company more...

Cool Video: Kiddo’s First Time Driving

Remember the first time you got to drive something? We’re not talking about a four wheeler, snowmobile, or dirt bike, we mean something substantial of the four wheeled variety. Some of our...

Monday Time Killer: Cruising Antique Engines at Smokestak.com

With Christmas speeding toward us at the end of the week, productivity at work will be at an all time low. We’re going to contribute to the delinquency by directing you to check out...

The Last Big-Block Chevy Was Built Today at the Downsized Tonawanda Engine Plant

We could not let the day end without noting that Friday, December 18, 2009, saw the production of the very last production big-block Chevy engine that will ever be made by General Motors. Actually,...

Video: 351-Powered Ford Focus

After showing you an LS1-powered Honda earlier today, we now present a video of a 351ci, V8-powered Ford Focus. There are a couple of outfits that manufacture pieces to complete this swap and, truth...

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Awesome Video: Corvette-Powered Honda Civic Runs 10s

Meet the Civette, an LS1-powered Honda Civic. It rules just as hard as you’d expect it would. The little bugger runs 10s, and from the outside you’d never suspect anything was amiss until...