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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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More Than $125,000 On The Line At The SFG Season Kick-Off Bracket Race LIVE

If you missed Friday or Saturday’s action, click play below to watch it all on replay, but if you are here for Sunday’s racing action, the player is below! Great LIVE bracket racing is...

Big Money Footbrake Drag Racing Is LIVE Right Here! The St. Patrick’s Triple 10s Is On!

Sunday’s racing action is LIVE right here from the St. Patrick’s Triple 10s big money Footbrake event, but if you missed any of Friday or Saturday’s action the replay is below too!...

Chassis Swapping A Squarebody Crew Cab Onto A Dodge Cummins 4×4 Chassis!

Doing chassis swaps is not necessarily easy to do correctly, and is especially hard on a 2 wheel drive truck, or one that doesn’t have a big tire on it. If the frame of the donor doesn’t...

Jasmine Salinas Walks Away From An INSANE A-Fuel Dragster Crash At The NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville Florida.

This is one of the most insane dragster crashes we’ve ever seen, and thank God Jasmine Salinas walked away from it. NHRA referred to it as a blow over, but there was a lot more going on here...

It Happens Everywhere: This Compilation Of Wild Runs From The Brazilian Drag Racing Scene Is Awesome

This video is a compilation of wild runs made by racers during the 2018 drag racing season in Brazil. The equipment is different than the stuff we have here in the USA in most cases but the results...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Where Have All The Automotive Stunts Gone?

Maybe we’re just old people now and are missing the boat but where are all the automotive stunts, anymore? Seriously? Back in the 1980s you could not change the channel without seeing the likes...

The Unimog Expedition Project Is Getting Interior Now That The Thing Isn’t So Hot Or So Loud.

Now that the entire interior of the Unimog is covered in sound and heat shield, it is time to make this thing comfortable enough to make a long road trip without wanting to climb out every 20 miles....

NHRA Veterans Take Top Spots In First Qualifying Sessions Of 2021, But Can They Hold Onto Them At For Gatornationals Eliminations?

Qualifying for the first NHRA National event of 2021 was long awaited and pretty exciting, but also a bit confusing. Confusing because the NHRA Gatornationals shouldn’t be the...

Hammer Down Hell: This Compilation of Rock Bouncer Crashes Is Nuts

There are few motorsports in the world that have the level of sheer violence that rock bouncing has. Between the crazy chassis, the big horsepower engines, and the drivers who literally line...

Watch A Classic Falcon Tear Up The Woods At The Swedish Rally – Screaming 289 Fun!

The only things neater than rally cars are vintage rally cars, especially when they are old American iron! Thanks to our Norwegian correspondent Arild, we were tipped off to this short but sweet...

Our Lone Star Throwdown Photos Just Keep Coming! Check Out All The Cool Customs In This Gallery!

That’s right folks, more and more photos coming to you from the show! This one happens to be all kinds of Square Body greatness, which of course I love but the show had something for everyone....

347 Stroker Small Block Ford VS 351 Windsor. Which One Makes More Power? You Asked, Here’s The Answer

This video from Richard Holdener is great, because it was asked for by viewers and because he starts off laughing and questioning why they asked for it. Well in typical Richard fashion, he’s...

It’s Day 3 Of The Finnegan C10 Thrash, Will They Do More Than Get The Cab On Today? Or Will They Even Get That Far?

The dudes are a thrashin’! But they don’t seem too confident yet, and that worries me a little. Halfway through the week of thrashing you’d think they would be jamming and...

Hammertown: The Sequoia Beast Is A True Story Of One Man, One Husband, One Father, One Truck Builder, Attempting The Every Man Challenge

King of the Hammers is a bad ass race. I’ve been several times, and every single time I leave thinking just how awesome it is. And just how much I’d love to be racing in it. I can’t...