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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Miniature Engine Fun! Check Out This Running Model Of A 1906 Bruce MacBeth 100hp Four Cylinder

The Bruce-MacBeth engine company isn’t exactly a name on the tips of the tongues of gearheads and hot rodders across the world but they were a successful outfit that operated for about a half a...

2021 NHRA Gatornationals Action Photos: Sportsman Cars, Factory Stock Showdown, Alcohol Cars and More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – We have showed you loads of images from the 2021 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals so far and we’re back with more fresh ones today. This time we are showing off...

The Cure For Dorky Looking Electric Cars – Meet Alpha, The Brand That Brings Awesome Style To Electrons

(By Tom Lohnes) – In the upcoming world of EVs, “coolness” isn’t a word used a lot in the design process, well, yet another EV startup has emerged, and they bring the cool factor into...

Holley Is Offering Free Shipping On Orders Over $100 For The Next MONTH – Take Advantage And Save!

No one needs an excuse to buy great parts for your hot rod, your race car, your daily driver, or your street/strip machine, right? Right. But sometimes a deal comes along that you just HAVE to take...

Hagerty Cadillac 365 Build: It Is Time For Final Assembly – Watch This Classic 365ci Cadillac V8 Get Screwed Together

It has been a fun process to see this really cool classic Cadillac engine get torn down, machined, and now put back into its beautiful final form. This has been a cool process because the engine is...

Incredible Video: Watch A Mustang Hit The Scoreboard At Wilkesboro Dragway And Get Torn In Half

This is some of the most incredible video we have ever seen come out of a drag strip. The calamity happened last weekend during a no-prep race at Wilkesboro Dragway. The Mustang you are about to see...

Bodacious Battle: Watch This TVR and a Shelby Cobra Battle Wheel To Wheel In England – Our Favorite Hybrids!

American engines, British bodies and chassis. Yes, these are our favorite hybrids. That’s doubly true when they are on the rac track battling each other at full throttle. This video, taken in...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Meet The Smiths – Nitro Funny Car Crew Chief Todd Smith and Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith Speak!

Gatornationals winning crew chief Todd Smith and Gatornationals winning pro stock motorcycle racer Matt Smith both join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider. The discussion with Todd...

The 11th Generation Honda Civic Is Coming And We’ve Got The Engine Options Right Here To Check Out

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Honda Civic is a car we’ve all ridden in. I don’t think there is a single person on this Earth that doesn’t at least know of a Honda Civic. Well the rather stunning...

Autorama Baby! Last Year They Shut It Down After Day One Because Of Covid, But Now We’re Back!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) On the one year anniversary of Covid shutting down everything to “flatten the curve” we hit up the Omaha Autorama to get back into the reopening of car...

This Dodge Dart Is Grandma Perfect, All Original, Unmolested, And Begging For Hemi Powered Sleeper Status

Holy crap this thing is crazy clean! It is absolutely a grandma ride, we know because it hasn’t even had a radio put in it ever. This 1974 Dodge Dart is so clean that there is no way it has...

TX2K21 Day Two: A 7-second Viper, 4-Rotor Mazda, And All Kinds Of Crazy!

It’s Day 2 coverage from TX2K21, thanks to our dudes at 1320Video. Kyle and Fred and the crew were running around taking it all in, racing Kyles car, and just having an awesome time. We love...

Weird, But The Good Kind Of Weird? The Canoo Electric Pickup Is Looking To Bring Forward Control All The Way Back

(By Tom Lohnes) – Have you ever wanted an old VW Type 2 Pickup, except modernized and with 600 electric horses? Now you do. Meet the Canoo Electric Pickup, yet another upstart in the EV truck...

Engine Autopsy: This Detailed Disassembly And Analysis Of A Blown UP Twin Turbo LS Engine Is Awesome

We have seen many engines broken and torn down here at Banghift but this video from Australia is pretty great. Why? Not only do we see the engine pulled down but we also see the data acquisition...