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It’s Time For The Throwdown In T-Town LIVE From Tulsa Raceway Park: Watch Starting Friday!

It is that time again. Time for one of the coolest drag races of the year, live right here on BANGshift.com. It’s the spring Throwdown in T-Town and we’ll be live for all the action...

Ever Wondered What It Is Like To Race A Crazy Fast Can Am Car At Night? Watch This!

Road racing at night is one of the neatest things in motorsports, at least in my mind. As cool as it is to be at the drags and gawk at header flames, there’s something really neat about seeing...

2018 Kemah Cruise Photo Coverage: From Hot Rods to Odd Rods, this gathering hat It All!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has been several months since we last checked in on the action from the Kemah Cruise which is held every month down there in Kemah, Texas. Back when Charles and...

2018 Edelbrock Car Show Photo Coverage: A Gathering Of All Makes, Models, Shapes and Sizes

(Photos by Wes Allison) – In many ways the story of Edelbrock is the story of hot rodding. Hell, Vic Sr. was involved in one of the first drag races ever held when he took his nitro slurping...

The Definition Of A Perfect Project Car: This 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster Is A Rusty But Awesome Canvas

I’ve got to thank Alan Reinhart for this one as he found this little gem while scouring Craigslist in the greater Tucson area where he lives. This little 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster strikes me as...

Daddy I’m Scared: Someone Combined A Convertible 1989 Dodge Truck With The Back End Of A 1955 Plymouth

We feel that any child which happened upon this torturous concoction would be afraid and rightfully so. This is among the most sublimely weird things we have ever put on these electronic pages and it...

Rough Start: Get Over Your Anti-Sedan Stance And Pick Up This 1981 Pontiac LeMans!

I want to point something out to those who openly bash anything with more than two doors on it: the Chevrolet Impala SS, the big LT-1 powered B-body variety, is twenty-two years old at the newest....

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride With NHRA Super Stock Racer Jim Voth In His 4-Speed 1986 Monte Carlo

This week’s American Powertrain Parting Shift takes us front and center to Tulsa Raceway Park and an NHRA Division 5 event that had loads of awesome super stock racers on the grounds. One of...

25 Years Ago Jim Epler Ripped The Heartland Park Topeka Quarter Mile At 300mph For The First Time In A Funny Car (Video)

Next weekend I’ll be a yellin’ and a screamin’ at Heartland Park Topeka one of the finest drag strips in the country. This is a place that came back from literal death a couple of...

Classic YouTube: Drifting The Mitsuoka Le-Seyde, Japan’s Answer To The Zimmer!

Are you familiar with the Zimmer brand? They are one of those companies that repurpose a new platform…in their case, Ford-sourced setups…and drape it in a body that looks like it came...

This Video Featuring The Top 10 Punjabi Tractor Pulling Wrecks Ever Is Beyond Anything We Have Ever Seen

We have showed you individual Punjabi tractor pulling calamities before but never have we showed you something that shows the comprehensive insanity of the entire scene. This video is a compilation...

MudVic Saves The Day! Proof That A Crown Victoria Is A Badass Car!

Many auto journalists were keen to take a steaming dump on the grave of the Ford Crown Victoria when it finally ended production in 2012. They lamented that the car didn’t have a suitable...

2018 Edelbrock Car Show Photo Coverage: More Images From Our Visit

(Photos by Wes Allison) – If there is one thing that you need to know about Edelbrock its that the company is still filled with enthusiasts, all these years after Vic Sr. started it. One of...

Cobra Benz: This 1973 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Is Now A 429 Cobra Jet-Powered Drophead!

Besides the air of superiority that the cachet of the Three-Pointed Star is supposed to bestow onto the buyer, what are the good things about a Mercedes-Benz? Good build quality, surprising...