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Watch The Incredible Stupidbaker Land Speed Car Get Wind Tunnel Tested At The A2 Wind Tunnel

Of the cars I have had the good fortune to see in action during my life, there are a handful that have made an immediate and everlasting impact on me and the 1953 Studebaker build by Johnson’s...

OPG Is Giving Stuff Away! Free Shipping, Free Catalogs, And More Parts Than Anyone Else!

The guys at Original Parts Group, OPG, have been manufacturing and distributing parts for classic GM A-Bodies forever. And because they’ve been doing it so long, they do it better than anyone...

Race Gallery: The 2014 FE Race And Reunion At Beaver Springs Dragway – Some Of The Coolest FE Powered Cars In The Country Showed Up

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Joe Grippo has been on fire this spring, traveling all over the place and hitting more events than we have hit ourselves this year. From his trip down to the Carolinas...

More Big Air Photos From The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series In Lake Elsinore

If you liked the big air and rollover photos we had yesterday from the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore this past weekend, then you’ll dig these ones too. It’s an awesome...

Watch The Massive “Coupe de Kill” Cadillac Suffer A Minor Dyno Catastrophe – Torque Kills! (Plus Bonus Video Of A Sweet Pull)

I’m all excited because this is Ohio Mile Week, baby! That’s right, the first meet of the 2014 ECTA season will be taking place at Wilmington, Ohio this weekend and you should be there....

Drag Week Reader Build: Gary Putnam’s Chevy Powered Fox Mustang Is A Multi-Year, Killer Project

Last week we put out the call for those racers who had managed to wedge themselves into the tiny eight minute window of Drag Week registration to send us photos and information about the cars that...

Gallery: Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty Provides Awesome Vintage Road Racing Action

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Vintage road racing is beyond cool. The racers are typically guys with deep enough pockets to take priceless historic racecars and beat them mercilessly...

Wheels Up Stock And Super Stock Action Photos From The 2014 NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was a great weekend of drag racing in Texas just a couple days back as the NHRA tour swung though Royal Purple Raceway and fans flooded in from all over the...

We’re Hot In The Midst Of Muscle Car Engine Month So Let’s Celebrate The 429 Ford on 4/29!

It sure has been a busy week of “displacement days” here at BangShift. We screwed the pooch on 426 but we’ve made a valiant attempt to recover with stuff on 4/27, multiple posts on...

Viva Las Vegas 2014 – 52 Cars With Exceptionally Great Paint

Last week, we ran a collection of cars from the 2014 Viva Las Vegas car show that featured patina and old worn paint. The reaction was interesting because some people were into it and lots of others...

PSCA Drag Racing Finally Returns To AutoClub Dragway In Fontana And We’ve Got Photos!

The look of satisfaction on the faces of the Ray Wilkings, General Manager of Auto Club Speedway, Tracy Fischle, Track Manager at Auto Club Dragway, and Mel Roth, President of the Pacific Street Car...

High Flying, Dirt Throwing, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Trucks In Action From Elsinore

This past weekend was Round 3 and 4 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, and all the high flying Pro Lite, Pro 2, and Pro 4 trucks you love to see flying through the air were on hand at Lake...

Monday Shopper: 1977 Chevrolet El Camino – Mecum Kansas City, 2014

Auctions have changed over the years. They used to be places where you’d go to get a good deal. Now, thanks to the hot TV lights of Barrett-Jackson on a Saturday night, auctions seem to be a...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: There’s No Such Thing As Infinite Patience, Here’s Why

Did you know that there is a magazine for parts counter people? Don’t lie…I didn’t either until this week. Counterman magazine chronicles the business world of slinging automotive parts…and...