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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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Killer Drag History: Detroit Dragway

Detroit Dragway was open from 1959 to 1998. During that time it served an important role in the history of the sport due to its proximity to the headquarters of the domestic auto companies. In 1959...

Introducing Project Fat Lane, ’64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Clone From Hell

Welcome to installment one of Project Fat Lane, a 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt look-a-like that is being constructed to compete in the Heavy Street class at races like the Shakedown at E-Town and...

Video: Off-Road Truck Out-Jumps Travis Pastrana With a 301-Foot Record

The marketing made it seem like the world was watching on New Years Eve when Travis Pastrana jumped a rally Subaru 269 feet onto a barge anchored in Long Beach harbor, a distance record for rally...

BangShift.com Welcomes Gear Vendors As A New Sponsor

We are proud to announce that Gear Vendors, the only overdrive that can handle 2000 horsepower, has joined the BangShift.com family of sponsors. Gear Vendors’ reputation for the highest R&D...

eBay Find: Killer Competition Coupe

Competiton Coupes were an interesting breed back when that class was run at drag strips across America. Boiled down, there were basically front engine dragsters with heavily hacked up coupe bodies...

Project Car: Complete Buildup Photos of the First F.A.S.T. Mopar in the 10s

Regular readers got to know BangShift.com member Joel Nystrum several weeks ago when we had a video of him powershifting his 30,000-mile original Hemi GTX on an 11-second pass. That was one 1967...

The 75 Best Photos of Girls With Cars

The BangShift.com forum post called “Ladies Posing With Cars…” is the most-viewed thread ever. It now has hundreds of photos of women with cars. Far more people view that thread...

Photo Gallery: Donut Derelicts Cruise, January 2010

Back in 1986 a few buddies started getting together with their hot rods on Saturday mornings in Huntington Beach, California. Over the years, this weekly gathering of cool rods, muscle cars, trucks,...

Video: Camaro Outruns BMW in Insane Swedish Snow Race

This is one of the best races known to man. It happens in Sweden, where BangShift.com member Gasfot Sweden races his beater second-generation Camaro in events that are like road races or...

The Tale of the Hot Rod Murder Case in 1949

The St. Petersburg Times in Florida has posted on its web site a story written recently by the reporter who was on the beat way back in 1949 when a hot rod was used to identify the murderer of a...

Vintage Drag Video: Legendary American Racers Running at Santa Pod Raceway in England

Santa Pod Raceway in England opened up as the first permanent drag racing venue in Europe on Easter, 1966. It has been going strong ever since as the awesome video we have unearthed proves. It was...

Gallery: Great Historic Car Photos from the Library of Congress

As it turns out, you can get free stuff from the government. In this case, that something is a bunch of great old historic photos that are available through the Library of Congress. We spent many...

GM Offloading Pontiacs and Saturns at Near Fire Sale Prices

GM is doing everything in its power to get all the remaining Saturn and Pontiac models left on dealer lots sold. There are currently insane discounts being offered up to dealers so that they’ll...

Hot Rod Magazine Challenges Show Cars to Drive on Power Tour 2010

It seems like a good new year’s resolution to decide to drive your car instead of just polishing it. The guys at Hot Rod magazine are trying to push show-car owners in that direction with a new...