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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Livestream Starts With The THURSDAY WARM-UP

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Big And Small Tire Testing At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: 11th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals – Saturday

The drag racing season has officially started and is going into full swing this weekend with the 11th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals at No Problem Raceway. Our friends at MotorManiaTV are...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Featuring All Kinds Of Bitchin Hot Rods, Customs, And More From Pomona!

We’ve got even more galleries of photos from the show, so check them out below along with a link to any of the photos you might have missed already. (Photos by Charles Wickam) Wickam went out...

Car Feature: The Crusty Camaro 1.0. Near Perfection, Patina And All.

The Crusty Camaro 1.0 When you’re used to rebuilding piles of rust from the ground up, restoring a car that doesn’t need major repairs is a walk in the park. For Rodger Lee of Ironworks Speed and...

Two In A Row Make It Go: This 2-53 Powered John Deere 435 Sounds Epic Indoors With A Straight Pipe

Few people associate the Detroit Diesel engine with John Deere tractors and that makes some sense. The company has long been known for their engines as much as they have been known for the tractors...

Tough Guy Video: Could YOU Work A Massive Drop Hammer All-Day, Everyday?

There are loads of people who have physically, mentally, or otherwise demanding jobs…and then there’s this. What you are going to see is a massive drop hammer being used to forge glowing...

More Gearhead History – Killer Ads From the Pages of Sports Car Graphic Magazine Circa 1970/71

Since we’ve had such a great response to our old drag racing ads and vintage magazine ads recently, we dove face first back into the massive archive (which my wife calls the, “Lohnes...

In 1984 The Mustang SVO Provided A Glimpse In The Turbocharged Future

Every now and again there are cars that really do appear ahead of their time and in 1984, the Mustang SVO was that car. Most everyone knows the story of the turbocharged four cylinder car that took...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Continue: More Hot Rods, Roadsters, Customs, Trucks, And Pro Streeters!

We’ve got even more galleries of photos from the show, so check them out below along with a link to any of the photos you might have missed already. (Photos by Charles Wickam) Wickam went out...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Custom Bead Rolled Bed Floor For The New Bed!

In the last video, Brent started working on the bed rails, which he formed to really set off the overall look. He wants something completely different than stock, so he’s going to build his own...

The Make It Kustom DIY Power Hammer TOOL Is Now Available As A Kit! METAL SHAPING Pull Max CHEAP And EASY!

In  a previous episode, Karl made a DIY power hammer from some sheet steel and a cheap tool from Harbor Freight. It’s like a Pullmax only smaller and Karl says it’s better than a bead roller! If...

Video Of All The Contenders For America’s Most Beautiful Roadster At The Grand National Roadster Show In Pomona

BANGshift contributing editor Darr Hawthorne was at the  Grand National Roadster Show with us and shot some fun video. We’ve got one coming tomorrow from the walk around he and I did at the...

New Year-Piece Theater: This 1977 Film From The SCCA Run-Offs Is Hosted By Sam Posey And Rules!

It was the days before Datsun became Nissan. The days when Sam Posey was still an active professional racing driver at events around the world, and the days when SCCA sports car races were packed...

The Snowmobile Wrecker Is The Coolest Thing Canada Has Made Since Maple Syrup

We’ve got to thank Brian Frieburg for sending us the images of this incredible snowmobile wrecker that was built from scratch up in Canada. We only really know the fact that this machine exists...

Video: Sprayed Or Not? Either Way This Hot Rod Garden Pulling Tractor Is Gnarly!

There are motorsports in this world that many people laugh at but in actually are brutally awesome. Modified garden tractor pulling is one of them. These guys make ridiculous power out of factory...