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Caption These Photos: Jason Greenwood’s Nostalgia Top Fuel Oil Evacuation And Cleanup

When Jason Greenwood oiled down the track at the National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last month, the first thing he saw once he wiped the oil from his visor in the shutdown area was the smiling...

Sign Up Now For The Holley LS Fest Engine Swap Challenge! We Know The Cars!

Do you want to participate in the famed Holley LS Fest Engine Swap Challenge but don’t have a car to use or spend money on to get there? Don’t fret, because this year Holley is supplying...

Event Photos: Meltdown Drags At Byron, Including Cruise In Photos From Sams Drive In

(Words by Bob Chiluk, Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) “So while Greg Rourke and I were covering an event earlier this summer the cats from Meltdown Drags suggested we check out an event...

Drag Gallery: The 2013 Beaver Springs Dragway Nostalgia Nationals – Bitchin’ Strip And Cars!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The Muscle Car Madness and York US30 Reunion was a primarily a static display of racing and muscle hardware and after two days of hanging around all those...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Or Truck Model Name Ever?

With cool names like Rocket, Spitfire, Mustang, Super Chief, El Camino, Cheetah, and Stingray, along with many many more, the ’50s and ’60’s car model names were all about image,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “455 Rocket” Kathy Mattea (1997)

Country singer Kathy Mattea was on the expressway to fame in 1997 when she released “455 Rocket” on here just released album Love Travels. It’s a cool tune, and one that was...

Legendary Drag Race Team Owner Paul Candies Dies

One of the great drag racing team owners has passed on to the great strip in the sky. Paul Candies, one half of the legendary Candies and Hughes team that still persists to this day has left this...

Video: The Redneck’s Prevail! How To JUST Fit A Samurai Into A Box Truck.

After all the loading fail videos we’ve had today, plus the cheater who used a forklift, it’s somehow awesome that the rednecks did it best. The fit here is like blonde one close, and...

Video:Tow Truck Loading Gone Wrong. My German Is A Little Rusty But I Know What He Says

I’ve traveled to Germany before, but I’ve never taken German as a language class. I probably know 10 words if I think about it. But universally speaking, this dude right here is saying...

Video: The Quickest Way To Load A Dead Car Onto An Open Car Trailer

Apparently a winch, or some buddies pushing, is not the quickest way to load a dead car onto an open trailer. Not even close. And although there is a part of me that is completely scared to see what...

Video: How Narrowing And Shortening A Cadillac Makes It Fit In The Box Truck Better

We are sure that the gentleman in this video are all perfectly upstanding citizens, and that it’s totally normal in their circles to hid, err transport, a Cadillac inside a box truck. I mean...

Video: How NOT To Load A Jeep Into A Box Truck

Not since I was 8 have I seen cinder blocks, plywood, and 2×8’s used to make a scarier ramp. Like the guy shooting the video I could not suppress my enthusiasm and fear when I saw it for...

Near Wreckage Video: A Heads Up Save That Prevents The Complete Destruction Of A Truck

We’ve showed you crazy videos of competition sand dune climbing from the middle east before and this one fits the bill. The truck is sponsored by the same Al Anabi backing that funds the likes...

Destruction Video: Don’t Mess With Trains

As the  Saturday of Destruction continues, we bring you this public service announcement: don’t get in the way of a train, because they always win. Well, not always, as the very first of these...