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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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The Hand Built 1/5th Scale RC Sprint Car Is Coming Along! 4 Cylinder Engine Install And More!

The first time I saw the RC Sprint Car project I was enthralled. This thing is going to be super rad, not only because it is so big, but also because the scale realism of this thing is pretty legit....

Take A Cruise And A Full Throttle Rip In A Four Speed, Dual Quad, Buick Wildcat

There’s nothing quite like a rare muscle car, right? This video plunks us square inside the passenger compartment of a good one. A 1964 Buick Wildcat powered by the king of the hill 425ci, dual...

Awesome Racing Video: Mustangs VS Minis – One Of The Best Road Racing Battles We Have Ever Seen

So what are the elements that go into a good road racing battle? Good drivers, evenly matched cars, a good course, and others right? This video has all of that and it is delivered in a  shockingly...

Krista Baldwin Will Make Her Top Fuel Debut This Weekend At The Gatornationals In Chris Karamesines Dragster

With Dom and Bobby Lagana tuning the Don Schumacher canopy chassis dragster, there is no doubt she’ll have what she needs to be a part of the show. As the only third generation Top Fuel racer...

The Coolest Retro-Styled SUV Combines Elements Of American Classics…And It Is Only Sold In Japan

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Toyota TNGA-N platform that underpins its SUV is a versatile one. Sitting under everything from the tiny CH-R to the 3-row Highlander, this chassis is very flexible in...

THE PRI SHOW IS BACK!!! 2021 PRI Show Is A Go! Racers, Teams, And Fans Rejoice!

That’s right folks, the PRI Show in Indy will be back in 2021 and with all kinds of other cool stuff too. Mark your calendars for December 9-11 and get your hotel rooms ready as the PRI Trade...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Gearhead Euphemism?

Part of the fun in the whole gearhead world is the lingo and terminology we throw around. In many cases we speak a language all our own. This becomes totally apparent when guys get to talking about...

Fun For Fuddy-Duddy: The Replacement For the VW Golf In America Won’t Exactly Make Your Palms Sweat

(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you guys exited for the new VW Golf? Yeah, me too. But, you should only be really excited if you’re European, because the Golf is dead in America in favor of the...

Watching This Huge Tank Get Hauled Onto The Back Of A Flatbed In Alaska Is Pretty Awesome – Because Science

The lesser thinking people around the world (known heretofore as “non-gearheads”) would look at the scene above and think that some sort of crashing disaster was imminent. They are of...

There Is A Right Way And Wrong Way To Do A Drag Radial Burnout. Watch!

Tire smoke rules. It does. It is one of the worlds 5 great smells as well, but that’s another blog item. With that said, smoking the tires in a burnout is not just about making the most smoke...

Ridetech Is Doing A Complete OBS Chevy Truck Suspension Install LIVE At The Goodguys Show This Weekend In Texas!

Goodguys is letting in 1988-1998 Chevrolet and GMC Trucks into the Lone Star Spring Nationals in Texas this weekend! When the announcement was made, the guys at Ridetech decided it sounded like the...

Finnegan’s Five-Day C10 Thrash Continues! Will They Make It? They Are Way Behind.

If you missed it, Finnegan, Newbern, Cotten and who knows who else are going to road trip Finnegan’s C10 down to check on the progress with the 200 mph Cadillac project. You’ll remember...

High Tech, Big Buck Trucks: What Team Are You On? Tesla Cyber Truck Or The New Hummer Electric Truck?

(By Tom Lohnes) – The GMC Hummer EV has made a big splash in the recently birthed electric Pickup Truck market, so I thought that today I should make a list of the pros and cons of the Hummer...

Screaming Video: Ride In This NASCAR Powered 1950 Olds Thorugh A La Carrera Pan Americana Stage – Unreal Noise!

While the modern version of La Carrera Pan Americana may be different than the original, there’s still lots about it that have us really wanting to see it in person some day. There’s the...