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Not The Pace Car! Watch The Wildest Way To Take Out An Innocent Mustang We’ve Ever Seen!

It’s the most quotable line from “Days of Thunder”. When Cole comes in for a pit under caution, Harry informs him to go out and hit the pace car. Why? “Because you’ve...

This Little 3-Wheeled Ape Car Proto Is Powered By A Triumph Triple And Hauls Ass On The Ice!

Ice racing is something I have been wanting to do for years. It looks like such a riot sliding a car around on ice with studded tires in search of grip and a line that won’t slow you down more...

More 2020 Pro Mod Rules Explained: Tim McAmis Talks About Trans Tunnel Rules

For 2020 the NHRA has come out with some pretty significant rule changes with regards to Pro Mod chassis and more. These new rules are intended to combat some of the recent issues with parts on cars...

If I Gave You $3,500 And A Goal Of Building Something That Will Peg Your Fun Meter, What Do You Build?

Recently my friend Doug Cook from Motion Raceworks posted this on Facebook. “If you are a racer and want to be reinvigorated about hot rodding more than ever, I highly suggest building a...

Rough Start: Take Chad’s Advice And Go With This V8-Swapped Toyota Corolla!

If you peruse other stories on BangShift today, you will note that Chad put up a piece that basically asked one question: If he handed you $3,500 and told you to get to work on building a car that is...

HyperKinetic Wheels Has A New For 2020 Magnum Style Wheel For Mopar, Ford, And GM Muscle C

When it comes to wheel choices, there has never been a better time to be a hot rodder. No matter what you want it is probably available, and if it isn’t then there are many custom wheel...

Repaving The Track: Drifting At The Freedom Factory With Pros!

Cleetus and crew are making progress on bringing the Freedom Factory track to life. Considering that it’s only been a couple of months since they made the announcement and started work, it...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Would You Sell A Car In Today’s Age?

Car advertisements of late make me feel ill to my stomach, readers. I won’t even lie, I almost miss the “Real People” ads from GM. Between Ford’s conviction that you need...

Stadium Super Trucks Tearing It Up In Adelaide Australia: Robby Gordon Back After Being Banned From Racing In Oz

Stadium Super Trucks are an absolute riot to watch. Take a very capable off-road rig, put on a set of all terrains, build some steel jumps, and place said jumps on a road course and let 12 of these...

Trick Horse: Keeping A Ford Pinto As A Daily Driver With The Power Of Holley Sniper EFI!

I conjured up the idea of “Pro Commuter” a couple of years ago and far as I can tell, I’m the only one who cares anything about the concept. But the idea itself seems to have some...

Your Personal Clydesdale: The 2020 Ford F-250 Power Stroke Is One Heck Of A Worker, But Do You Need This Much Horse?

The American pickup truck is a tool, an icon, a status symbol, a rolling office, a piece of rolling entertainment, a money maker, and about three hundred other things if you wanted to list them all....

Hydraulic Press Fun: Liquid Nitrogen Makes Crushing Stuff Way More Interesting And Fun!

It has been a while since we showed you some of the fun the people on the Hydraulic Press Channel of YouTube have been having. We  found this gem of a video that was recently posted featuring their...

7-Second Hauler: This Little Aussie Datsun Has A Rotary Engine With Legit 12A Housings And 50psi Of Boost In Its Guts!

Maybe it’s the color, maybe it’s the stance, maybe it’s the little rotary engine and the manual transmission. No matter what it is, we’re loving this little 1973 Datsun truck...

Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: More Magnificent Muscle Cars Under the Golden Sun

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I am pretty sure every marquee offering muscle cars from this era were present though representation of the various models under those makes were somewhat...