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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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Grippo’s Photos From The AACA Hershey Fall Swap Meet Car Show: Bitchin Rides Everywhere.

Grippo’s visit to Hershey was awesome, and the photos just keep coming. His write-up is below, along with the latest gallery of photos. If you missed any of the previous galleries, use the link...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: Our Final Gallery From The Show That Just Keeps On Giving!

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the SEMA Show, use the link below to check out any of them that you missed! It’s that time of year folks, trade show season. For those of us in the...

Nitro Revival Photo Galleries: Nostalgia Greatness, Gassers, Nitro Funny Cars, Top Fuel, And More.

Here’s our fifth gallery of photos from the Nitro Revival. If you missed any of our previous galleries, use the link below to check them out too! (Photos by Wes Allison) When the Nitro Revival...

Incredible: This Guy Built A 1963 Olds Station Wagon RC Drift Car and Spent A Year Developing An Active Suspension System For it!

The clever nature of the human mind will never stop impressing us around here. BangShift ace tipster Matt Cramer sent along the link to both the video below and the website you need to check to to...

Ian Is Back At It In The Big Tire Garage, Welding Link Brackets To A Couple Axle Housings

For some reason, you find a lot of hesitation when it comes to welding things to axle housings. People that do a lot of other fabrication are often scared to do this one. I understand, as people are...

Jay Leno Takes Us For A Ride In A 1920 ReVere-Duesenberg Four Passenger

As many of you know, Jay was recently injured when a fire in one of his cars burned him. His injuries are not critical, but his face and the side of his head were apparently burned during the...

Nitro Revival Photo Galleries: If You Dig The Smell, The Smoke, And The Flames, This Is For You.

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from the Nitro Revival. If you missed any of our previous galleries, use the link below to check them out too! (Photos by Wes Allison) When the Nitro Revival...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: Check Out All These Bad Ass Rides!

Here’s our eleventh gallery of photos from the SEMA Show, and more are on the way! It’s that time of year folks, trade show season. For those of us in the automotive and motorsports...

ProTreeVideos’ Drag Racing WRECKS & Wild Rides Compilation 2022

Let me start out by saying that every single crash in this video resulted in the driver walking away. Nobody was hurt during these wrecks. Its getting close to the end of 2022 and that means that...

World Rally Championship Team Red Bull Rally Japan Recap

I wish free coverage of the WRC was more readily available where I live, but thankfully there is a lot of recap video from the gang at Redbull so I usually check it out. If you are a fan of the World...

LS 6.0L AND 408 HEAD SWAPS – CATHEDRAL v REC PORT v TFS/AFR CNC HEADS! HOW MUCH ARE HEADS WORTH?

The argument over which cylinder head is best on an LS engine is always fun to listen to, but there is nothing better than testing. Most people don’t have an engine and multiple cylinder heads...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Wiring, Fuse Block And ECU Mounting

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on wiring, but not just stringing them out. He’s also mounting the LS fuse block and ECU mount, planning out wiring, and...

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Their 2023 Application Guide, Ready For Download Here!

With 38 pages of pistons and rings, there might not be an engine worth building that MAHLE doesn’t have a piston and ring for. I can tell you that while the supply chain issues have been a...

B. FORCE, CAPPS, M. SMITH CLINCH WORLD TITLES; PROCK, PEDREGON, ANDERSON AND A. SMITH GET WINS AT ACTION-PACKED AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2022) – Brittany Force captured her second career world title on Sunday, wrapping up a spectacular season with a Top Fuel world championship after a first-round victory at...