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Category Archive: OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Why Most ‘Straight’ Body Panels Aren’t Actually Straight: Here’s What Really Goes Into Show Quality Sanding

Everyone knows that if you want a car’s paint job to look nice you need to sand every body panel until it is as straight as possible. But what does “straight” actually mean when you...

John Jackson’s Last Car Show Video of 2025: Goodguys Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale Arizona

Goodguys Scottsdale is always a good show, not only because much of the country is starting to get cold, but also because there are a lot of awards and competitions on the line. It’s a great...

Best of World Rally Championships 2025 | The Best Rally Crashes, The Best Action and All With Raw Sound!

Here’s another best of the best in 2025 video, and this one is another from the 2025 World Rally Championship. We shared the top major crashes video the other day, but this one is a much bigger...

Cameron Johnson’s Next Giveaway Engine, PLUS A Harrell Engine And Dyno Giveaway! These Engines Could Be Yours!

Wanna win a cool S10 that is HED powered? How about just winning an HED engine for your ride? How about both! Yep, you can win multiple engines, and one S10 truck, with the new HED engine giveaway...

The Mangled Mercury Project: This Barn Find 1939 Mercury Has Gone From Forgotten To Incredible Hot Rod! Watch The Whole Build In 30 Minutes!

The Mangled Mercury project from Iron Trap Garage has been a really fun project to watch come together. Starting out as what seemed like a simple chop top Mercury build, it has gone into full custom...

New Junkyard Inventory! Check Out This Farm Fresh Barn Find V-8 Auto Ford Customline with a Factory Sunvisor!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more awesome finds and more awesome parts. His collector car wrecking yard is one of the finest in the country, and we’ve been there several times and taken home...

FIRST LOOK – David Spade’s 1978 Ford⁩ F250 Ranger XLT – BARRETT-JACKSON 2026 SCOTTSDALE AUCTION

David Spade is a hell of a car guy and has bought and sold many cars at Barrett-Jackson, but this one might be his biggest. In size that is. This dentside 1978 Ford F250 Ranger XLT is something...

Steve Magnante Isn’t Slowing Down Any! Check Out This RARE TUXEDO BLACK 4-SPEED ROAD RUNNER He Found In The Snow!

We’re so glad to see Steve back out in the wild, hunting hot rods and muscle cars in the wrecking yard, and sharing all his muscle car knowledge with us.He’s as hard core as they come,...

World Rally Championship Video Series: More Than Machine, Season 2 Episode 3 – Vanishing Point | 2025 Rally Islas Canarias & Rally Italia Sardegna

If you haven’t seen the WRC documentary series More Than Machine, and you are a rally racing fan, you are going to want to check out the entire first season at the link below. With behind the...

This Dude Built An Electric Trailer Dolly With Scrap And Ingenuity! Check Out This DIY Project!

If you own more than one trailer, or have a place that the trailer fits for storage but isn’t easy to back into, you have probably thought about or bought one of those push around trailer...

Dylan McCool’s Project Car Updates! Monaco Body Swap, ’58 Plymouth, W200, Cobra II, Charger, and MANY MORE!

To wrap up 2025, Dylan McCool sat down to give everyone an update on his current projects and some of what to expect in 2026. If you are a fan of all the cool stuff he has going on, then check out...

And They Walked Away! Here Are The Wildest Rides From The 2025 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series!

The best part about the last few days of the year, and the first few days of the new year, are all the best of videos, photo galleries, and more. We’ve got several coming to you over the next...

If You Could EV Swap An Old Ride For Cheap, Would You? This Mercury Comet Had One Donor Vehicle And Cost Less Than $6,000

I know everyone likes to bash on electric vehicles, and I’m clearly not the market they are aiming for, but there is something kind of cool about guys doing EV swaps on certain rides. Sure, I...

Drag Racing HISTORY: The Hot Rod Hoarder’s Best Vintage Drag Cars of 2025 Are All Right Here!

We love all the folks that we regularly showcase here on BANGshift.com and one of our favorites is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder. He hits great events, features some great historical race cars...