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Destruction Video: The Demo Derbies You Never Thought Of

We tend to think that America holds the sole proprietorship to demolition derbies. The first video below will show that the English are gaining on us and adding their own brand of comedy with the...

Caption This Photo: “Fire, Fire!” The Black Widow Dudes Know How To Put On A Show

Normally my line is “If you can’t win the dough, be the show.” But in this case, the super bitchin Black Widow Tune Exhaust wide body S10 driven by “Big” Bill Speed is...

Awesome Video: Street Machine Nationals History, Pro Street, And What Is Hot Rodding.

Bret Voelkel and the rest of the Ridetech gang were on hand at the recent Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in DuQuion, where Pro Street once reigned supreme, in their own Pro Street Mustang. The...

Project Mini-Max Is Complete! Check Out This Scratch Built, Amazingly Detailed RV Model Big Enough For Dogs To Hang Out In!

Pal O’ BangShift Mike Casella has been featured on these pages many times. He’s the guy who literally makes and saves unobtanium parts every day at his job in the machine shop at Then...

Burnout Insanity: Watch Aussie Steve Nogas’s 632ci, 16-71 Blown Fifth Gen “Killer-B” Camaro Fog Bank The Entire Country Of Australia

There are Aussie burnout machines and then there’s this crazy 5th  gen Camaro that is owned by Steve Nogas. The car is absolutely wild with a 632ci big block Chevy engine topped with a...

Cruise Night Photos: Maryville Tennessee’s Hot Rod Scene Is Happening

Maryville, Tennesee, which is pronounced more live “Murvil” or “Marevil”, is a cool little Eastern Tennesse town. It’s home to our own Mad Matt Graves from American...

Gallery: More Bitchin’ Photos From Muscle Car Madness And York US30 Drag Strip Reunion!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries from the 12th Muscle Car Madness car show and York US30 Drag Strip Reunion as shot by Joe Grippo. Today we’re...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Biggest Setback Hot Rodding Has Ever Endured?

In many ways the world of hot rodding is kind of like the “thing that wouldn’t die”. Since the earliest days of what we would consider the hot rod hobby it has survived a multitude...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “409” by Junior Brown And The Beach Boys. Yes, It’s Different.

Jr. Brown, the country artist and guitar pickin’ machine, has sang a whole lot of songs. But this is one we did not expect to find. Singing The Beach Boys iconic “409”, with a...

BangShift’s Live POWERSHIFT Show Is Happening TONIGHT! 6PM Pacific 9PM Eastern!

We’ll be live tonight from both coasts as Chad will be in his home base outside of Los Angeles and I’ll be broadcasting live from New Hampshire at New England Dragway in Epping as...

Camper Battle: My 1977 Chevy Blazer Chalet Is Far Cooler Than The Crap Can Chad Picked

The best part is that I am writing this without ever seeing what Chad picked, but I know that this thing is better so it’s all good. Now, why a camper battle? The question should be why not a...

Camper Call Out: Let The Battle Begin. Brian’s Toy Has No Chance Against This 6×6 Beast

So Brian calls me last night as says he wants to have a Camper Battle. I’m like “What?” and he proceeds to tell me how he has now gotten hooked on checking out these bastards too...

New Snake and Mongoose Trailer Released — Check It Out NOW!

Like all other fans of drag racing history, we’re looking forward to seeing the upcoming film Snake and Mongoose that tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen who rose to national...

Auction: Another Bitchin Collection Of Hot Rods, Parts, and More On The Block

This one came to us from Jesus “Chuy” Nava at MSD who is always sending us good tips on stuff. How he got a newspaper that was advertising this auction, we’ll never know, but...