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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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Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Ford Focus Tow Rig

Seeing people tow stuff with little cars normally makes us smile. Occasionally you’ll run into a mini-van with a small utility trailer attached to it with a lawn mower on it or a family sedan...

Killer Lakes Modified to be Auctioned off by RM

Our pals over at the CarDomain.com blog ran an item yesterday about the fact that an early lakes modified car is to be sold as part of the jaw dropping, “Icons of Speed and Style” auction...

Site of the Week: TruePowerLLC.com

 Tim Grose is a name familiar to hardcore drag racing fans. Grose was a successful Nitro Funny Car racer for decades, achieving national prominance in the 1980s as a guy who could run with the...

Tony George Resigns as CEO of IRL and IMS

It has been rumored since May that Tony George’s days as the head of the IRL and Indy Motor Speedway were numbered, but George never fed into the speculation. That’s why his Tuesday...

Kyle Bush Apologizes for Big Wreck at NHIS

Kyle Bush seems to be a guy lots of fans have a love/hate relationship with. Actually, people seem like they love to hate Kyle Bush. He’s cocky, sometimes petulant, and last but not least, a...

Mike Charlton Bonneville Jet Bike Update

A while back we blogged about the story of Mike Charlton, the construction worker from Ohio who, in his free time, drives a jet-powered semi truck and a blown V8 motorcycle at dragstrips across...

2011 Camaro Z28 Still in the Works?

We were tipped off by an astute reader to a blog post over at Camaro5.com that reports GM officials strongly hinting that Chevy will indeed produce a Camaro Z28, albeit a couple years out. This is...

Bad Career Move: City Employee Charged with Stealing $58K in Diesel Fuel

When a guy whose job is to deliver fuel for the city of Baltimore goes rogue, it’s going to be expensive for the tax payers and lucrative for the law breaker. Long story short, it was. The...

eBay Pick of the Week: Factory Dual-Quad 1964 Buick Riviera

With the Bill Mitchell—designed 1963 Riviera fresh on customers’ minds, GM did little to change the styling of the car for 1964. It was, after all, one of the most visually stunning cars...

SEMA Says: Take a Friend to a Race

Not that we need to be telling this to our devoted readership, but it’s racing season. For many parts of the country, it is a precious short time, so hard core fans and racers spend lots of...

Car Feature: Stunning 1955 Chevy Nomad, With Video!

Chevy Nomads are one of the few cars that will be eternally cool. Maybe that’s why Robert “Nick” Nichols wanted one and was willing to wait for it—for 50 years to be exact!...

Video: More Action From the 2009 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion

Just when you thought that we were through with the BangShift.com coverage of the 2009 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky, we dug up even more video clips from the Sunday drag...

Event Coverage: John Force Cruise Night, 6/28/2009

The John Force Cruise Night Car Show takes place at the Force race shop in Yorba Linda, California, on the last Saturday of the month from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the evening. BangShift.com was there...

Event Coverage: Donut Derelicts Cruise, 6/28/2009

The Donut Derelicts get-together happens every Saturday morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the corner of Adams and Magnolia in Huntington Beach, California. What started in 1986 as four friends meeting...