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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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eBay Fail of the Week: We’re at a Loss On This One

Where do we begin on this one? Back in 1980, this El Camino left the factory a gleaming example of Chevrolet success. Someone bought it brand new and it was their pride and joy. Then it must have...

Carnage Video: Honda Civic Does Burnout, Bursts into Flames

Who would have thought that tying your Honda Civic to a concrete block and roasting the tires off the front of it would result in a pyrotechnic display? These guys didn’t. The little Honda...

Shocker: Manzo to Leave Lucas Oil for Al Anabi Racing Team at Close of 2009 Season

Veteran drag racing journalist Rob Geiger is reporting on his website Go2Geiger.com that Frank Manzo has asked for and been granted release from his contract with Lucas Oil at the close of the 2009...

Cash for Clunkers: The Hangover Begins

Here it comes. As the nation begins to stir from it’s summer slumber and general lack of an attention span for the news, the glaring faults of the Cash for Clunkers program are coming to light....

The Original Dodge Deora Is Headed for the Auction Block

The Dodge Deora is simply one of the coolest vehicles ever built, as it’s both an Alexander Bros. custom and one of the original sixteen Hot Wheels. Now it could be yours as RM Auctions is...

Marcus Smith Offers a $20,000, Winner-Take-All Match Race For Force and Pedregon

Marcus Smith, son of Bruton Smith and the President and GM of Lowe’s Motor Speedway and the guy who over sees zMax Dragway, has offered $20,000 to the winner of a special grudge race to take...

Watch Out, The Smog Police Have Gone Mobile!

Here in California, we’ve come to realize that if the state can do something shocking in regard to emissions testing, it will. So while most of the state plans and programs are enraging, they...

Mayfield Sues His Stepmom Over The Death of His Father; He’s Got Lawsuit Troubles

Whew! We were starting to think that the Jeremy Mayfield saga had reached a stalling point. Luckily for us, Mayfield just filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his cat-loving stepmother Lisa...

Event Gallery: Lead East 2009

Lead East 2009 by all accounts, was a smashing success. Luckily for us, BangShift.com forum member Arrowhead, known in real life as Tom, hit the show and sent us a great gallery of nearly 100 photos....

Craigslist Fail of the Week: Big Block Mopar 455!!!!

Wow. We have to thank our buddy Jon Sandahl for the tip on what could be the biggest fail of a Craigs:ist ad we’ve seen in some time. This guy has everything but the actual brand of the engine...

Event Gallery: Orange County Cruisin’ Association’s Great Labor Day Cruise 2009

For the past 26 years, Labor Day weekend has meant thousands of hot rods, customs, muscle cars, and street machines congregating at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa for the Orange County...

Bernstein Announces New Sponsor: Not A Tasty Adult Beverage

One of the big downer stories in NHRA drag racing this year was the loss of Budweiser as the team sponsor of Brandon Bernstein’s Top Fuel ride. They have been partners for decades and...

Not a Suprise: Danica is Coming to NASCAR

The Associated Press, among other sources, is claiming that Danica Patrick is on her way to the world of NASCAR Stock Car racing. Teams are apparently scrambling the lure her in with good deals and a...

Prepared for Launch: 49-State, 9-Day Drive Kicks off at Midnight on Wednesday

Dave Schaub will be attempting to drive his 1932 Ford roadster (pictured) through 49 States in 9 days. He’s doing it for charity which is good, but aside from that even we think that this is an...