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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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Yikes! Tractor Trailer Crashes into Massachusetts Home; No One Seriously Hurt

Imagine pulling up to your house to see an 18-wheeler sticking out of it. Specifically the rear half of an 18-wheeler, as the front half is in your living room and kitchen. That was the scene that...

Wild Video: Holy Freaking Car Control

Legends cars are awesome. Essentially they are largish, front-engine go karts powered by four cylinder motorcycle engines. They compete on oval tracks, occasionally on road courses, and we’ve...

Jeremy Mayfield Refusing to Pay $86K Bill, Is Being Sued

The Jeremy Mayfield legal tree giveth again, this time in the form of a report from SceneDaily.com. According to the story, Mayfield is being sued for more than $86,000 by Triad Racing Technologies...

2010 Hot Rod Power Tour Dates and Locations

Hot Rod magazine has announced the city stops and the dates for the 2010 Power Tour, an event that has maybe even thousands of cars driving all across the country. We sure hope we can be there this...

SCCA Opens Runoffs to All Classes

In a move that we thoroughly approve of, the SCCA Board of Directors has voted to open the National Championship Runoffs up to several National level classes that were previously not included in the...

Another NASCAR Crewman Thrown Out For Violating Substance Policy

NASCAR’s substance abuse policy has shown another crew member the door. The ironically named Robert Good, a crewman on the number 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series car was suspended indefinitely from...

Travis Pastrana Will Try to Kill Himself on New Year’s Eve Live On TV

Travis Pastrana will once again try to take his own life on national television this year on New Year’s Eve. His creative attempt at reaching the after-life will involve him jumping a rally car...

Bizarre Fatal Crash at Sebring International Raceway

A man was killed Friday when he snuck onto the racing surface at Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Florida, and crashed his pickup truck. The man went into the track under cover of darkness...

The Top 11: Never Made Special Edition Ford Mustangs

If you are a BangShift.com forum dweller than you may be familiar with the posts of of Speedzzter. He’s always got interesting takes on the automotive world and is willing to engage in healthy...

Creepy Crazy Fun With a 1974 Dart

Dave Belau is a blogger and Mopar enthusiast over on the CarDomain.com blog. CD editor Rob Einuadi tipped us off to this great read from Dave. It seem to blur the lines of fact and fiction, is...

Mayfield Backing Down?

It looks like the defense has blinked first. Jeremy Mayfield who recently was courting top celebrity attorny Mark Geragos as potential legal representation, has apparently retreated from his...

Great Read: Ohio Man Reunited with Mopar Factory Racer He Bought New

Man this is cool! Harmon Friend walked into a Dodge dealer in 1965, threw down $4,600, and drove off with a genuine factory killer. It was a Hemi-powered lightweight Coronet. Ma Mopar built just over...

Book Review: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner is the latest in a very strong line of releases from Motorbooks. This book chronicles Newman’s career as a hard running...

HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF THE 2009 CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION

BangShift.com’s live streaming video of the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Auto Club of Southern California and held at Auto Club Famoso Raceway is finally over after a very...