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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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New Years At The Grove No Prep: Our Final Gallery Of Action Photos From Maple Grove’s First No Prep Race Of The Year

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here’s Gallery #4 of Grippo’s No Prep coverage from Maple Grove! Well, if you had told me a few years ago that I’d be standing on the starting line at...

The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets A Radiator, A Modified Intake, And A Big Hole In The Hood

There is so much going into building this little hot rod, and every single part of it is custom. After all, there are no kits to do this kind of thing so you have to build it all yourself if you want...

The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod Continues. Channeled Floor Work!

Here’s the second installment in the channeled Model A Build. Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While a Tudor is the preferred sedan, a Fordor...

Race Day 2 : The LIWA 2023 Hillclimb ! Big Power, Rooster Tail Throwing, Machines Hauling Ass And Throwing Rods!

Race Day 2 Video So much carnage! You can hear the rods coming out! Well, it’s that time of year where the LIWA Hillclimbs are happening. This is some really fun stuff, where folks come from all...

Dakar Rally Stage 9 Video Coverage: The Second Half Of This Two Week Adventure Is Not Getting Easier!

Stage 9 Extended Highlights are below! Hours of great DAKAR 2023 coverage! Dakar 2023 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous...

Watch The Largest Ford Dually In The World Take on Two Mega Trucks In A Tug Of War

Ok, now this is pretty amazing. You are going to watch the largest Ford dually in the world take on two mega trucks in a tug of war and we’re not going to give away how this whole thing plays...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update – $85 Paint Job + Super Rare 1955 Chevy Nomad – What Could Go Wrong?

Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right along! It’s less car than he thought it was, but that just means the progress on this thing is sort of fluid. And so is the plan for it, which is...

Video: Summernats 35 Was Off The Hook! 30 Cars Battle It Out For The Final 3 Spots In The Burnout Contest!

Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out there who doesn’t think this event would be cool as hell to attend. And why not, it’s got cruising,...

Race Day 1 : The LIWA 2023 Hillclimb Was Epic As Always! Look At These Big Power, Rooster Tail Throwing, Machines Haul Up The Dune!

Race Day 1 Video Well, it’s that time of year where the LIWA Hillclimbs are happening. This is some really fun stuff, where folks come from all over to race up an epic dune in Dubai. Located not...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets Wiring And Steering!

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the wiring...

Kearney Cruise Night 2022 – The Town Might Be Small, But The Show Certainly Isn’t!

Scott Liggett is always contributing cool things to BANGshift and we love him for it, so when he sent me an email right before the new year and said he had some Kearney Cruise photos he had never...

Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos Plus A Link To All The Rest!

Here’s our final gallery of photos from Jim! (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) Located in Rosemont’s cavernous Stephens Convention Center, the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals has become a...

Cool video: How to Pilot a Steam Locomotive

Our “list of stuff we want to drive” is pretty danged long. It reads like a hit parade of awesome iron. From a blown alky altered to a monster truck and multi-engine pulling tractor, the...

Watch This 1900s Door Mortising Tool Get Restored And Returned To Working Order – Amazing Stuff!

The best episodes of hand tool rescue are the ones when Mr Hand Tool has some totally bizarre old tool that no only looks weird, but is virtually impossible to visualize actually working....