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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Influence & Impact Episode 19 – Jason and Marcel Talk About Obscure Muscle Cars: Buick Grand National, Ford Torino, CTSV, And Muscle Trucks

Remember when a Buick Grand National first came out? Do you remember how they were weird because we were in desperate need of some speed and fun but couldn’t quite wrap our heads around why it...

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Finnegan’s Mystery Drag And Drive Project Car Is Here and So Is The Engine! Can You Guess What It Is? We All Want To Know!

Finnegan has a jillion cool projects going, but he’s been trying to keep this one a bit of a secret while tickling us all with posts on his new engine build over at ACE. He’s going to...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday Race

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both 4.70 door cars and 4.50 dragsters,...

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Street Freak – Part 5: The Chassis Now Has A 25.2 6.0 Cert! This Thing Is Nuts! All Wheel Drive Swap And Lambo Power!

Here’s the fifth video in the series, and the tube work is done! The chassis in this bad boy is now certified to 6.0 which means it is going to be legal to haul ass! In the last episode some of the...

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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Watch Wray Schelin From Pro Shaper Sheet Metal Build A Jaguar E-Type Nose Out Of Aluminum. Sheet Metal Awesomeness Right Here

Sheetmetal work is one of those things that I would just love to be good at. I have never spent much time working sheetmetal, mostly because I don’t have many of the tools, but it is one of...

The Cushman Scooter Project – The Body is Almost RUST FREE! Check Out All The Progress

Cushman Scooters have always been popular and a bit pricey, but their prices and popularity have gone up in recent years as part of the real popularity increase of mini bikes. We personally dig them,...

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Hoonigan’s Drag Car Build-Off Is Almost Done! Who Will Take It: V8 S-10 Or Hyper Rotary RX-7?

The throwdown battle between a pair of rotary fiends and an avowed V8-or-die type with a talented assistant is about to wrap up. The second round of Hoonigan’s Build & Battle series has...

Morning Symphony: The Kenda 660 Radial Riot – Aussies On Radials!

Radial class racing isn’t cool just because of the tire compound. It’s the feats that drivers are able to accomplish while being on a raidal compound tire that keeps things exciting. Cars...

Money No Object: 1973 Dodge Power Wagon – Everybody Wins!

There is a long-standing argument within BangShift Mid-West about the usefulness of a truck. I’m of the mindset that unless it is a purpose-built machine that is ready to do sincere, serious...

R-Rated Resurrection: Waking Up This Ancient Ford F-600 With Enthusiasm And A Sailor’s Tongue

Make no mistake, this isn’t a video to show your kids. For that matter, it might not be a wise idea to let most adults watch it, either…the language that is flung around is the kind that...

This Square Body Suburban Is Near Mint And Would Make The Ultimate Family Cruiser And Tow Pig

There have been a bunch of really cool Square Body Suburbans that have come up for sale recently. One of them that just keeps calling my name is this 1988 half ton. It’s got a lot of history,...

Watch A Hypersonic Sled At The Holloman AFB Test Track Pass A Camera A 6,599mph

You’d never even know what hit you. Seriously. Holloman Air Force Base’s test track has been one of the most interesting and wild places for American military development since its...

Shocker: We Have Discvered A Hot Rodded Fiero That Is Actually Really Cool!

When the words “hot-rodded Fiero” are uttered by anyone there’s usually a roll of the eyes, side glances, and snickering, right? There’s usually some unfortunate glue-on...

Let’s Go Drag Racing In 1978! This Footage From An NHRA Points Race In Edmonton Rules!

Tube tops, bell bottoms, funny cars, pro comp, and vans. Yes kids, we’re going straight back to the 1970s in this video that takes us up to Edmonton for an NHRA points meet during the ’78...

BangShift Question Of The Day: If You’re Stuck Owning One, What Noise Would You Want Your Electric Vehicle To Play?

They’re supposed to be better for the environment and they are supposed to be better overall compared to internal combustion engines. Electic vehicles are being pushed hard in the market...

Morning Symphony: Good Chevy Gone Bad – This Turbo Caprice Sends Everyone Home!

Happiness is a Chevrolet Caprice that comes out swinging with genuine menace. The boxy shape, the authoritative face, the mannerisms of a monster street racer all work for us. Think of it as the car...

Money No Object: 1976 International Scout Rallye – The Ultimate Shorty Pickup

I’m a longbed dually kind of truck guy. And, according to most people, that’s wrong. I should be looking at shortbed trucks because they “look right” or are more sporting. I...

Rough Start: 1995 Ford Mustang GTS – All Killer, No Filler

Most Fox-body freaks revere the Mustang LX notchback. It was the bare-bones special that everybody claimed that they wanted: crank windows, basic stereo, 5.0L V8, manual transmission option. All of...