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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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More Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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John Jackson visits Squeeg’s Kustoms: Shop Tour, Projects, an insane Dodge A100, and photographing the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!

After missing it for a couple of years, it was good to be back at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in 2025. It was especially cool because the field of cars that were in contention for...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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OPGI Is Giving Away A Trip To SEMA 2018 And You Are An Idiot If You Do Not Enter

Well BangShifters, here’s your chance. OPGI is literally GIVING AWAY a trip to SEMA 2018 and you are an idiot if you do not attack the link below and enter this thing. You are also a huge dummy...

50th Cobra Jet Anniversary Celebration Photos: Norwalk Was Brimming With Ford Horsepower

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was the coolest gathering of Ford people, card, and history that anyone had ever seen and our man Joe Grippo was on the scene to check it out. The 50th Cobra Jet...

Our Last Look At The 2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise – Great Photos From An Awesome Day

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more coverage from the 36th annual Great Labor Day Cruise at the Orange County Fairgrounds in California. We have hundreds of photos in the can from...

Is This Old Dodge Truck About To Become An Expat? Check Out This Drag Week Purchase!

If you didn’t know, there are a fleet of Aussies in the United States gearing up for Drag Week. One of them is Mark Arblaster, better known as Arby, who will be running his Valiant known as...

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Morning Symphony: The Stick-Shift Class At Street Car Takeover Bowling Green

Come this weekend, the rolling hills around Bowling Green are going to be echoing with the sounds of all things GM as LS Fest East kicks off. For the next few days, there will be tons upon tons of...

This Checker Aerobus Should Be The Talent And Crew Transport For Drag Week! Who’s With Me?

So, if you haven’t heard, I’ll put it up for all to see: for Drag Week 2018, both Lohnes and Freiburger have gotten Dodge Challenger SRT Redeyes that they have to race at each stop. Words...

The Upgrading Of The Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi Continues With The First Fire And Turbocharger Fitting!

Maybe I’m digging the build of the Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi Lancer more than I should. But why shouldn’t I? I love any project that takes a car nobody likes, puts genuine thought...

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Watch The Stock Eliminator Final Runs From The 1963 NHRA US Nationals!

While stock eliminator has morphed and changed and adapted with the times over the years there is still an aura about the class and what it represents. In this video you will see the conclusion of...

RacingJunk Find: This 1963 Chrysler 300 Has A 440 Six-Pack Swap!

Now this is pretty awesome. The 1960s Chrysler letter cars are all cool in their own way. Designed to be luxury performers for customer who had the bucks and wanted some good old ass-kicking...

Flowtech Small Block Ford Turbo Headers Are A Hassle Free Solution To Getting Your Turbos Mounted

One of the most vexing things about adding turbochargers to your car is determining where to place them, how to make them fit, and how to get the plumbing right in your engine bay. Budget minded...

Whipple + LS Engine = Big Numbers – This 1,082hp Screamer Makes Incredible Torque As Well

The US Nationals provided an interesting look at the role of the LS in traditional drag racing and perhaps not in the way that you think. Yes, the SAM Tech factory stock showdown was populated with...

Guts Video: This Film That Shows A Bridge Being Built In Burma During WWII Is Awesome

What does this have to do with cars? Not a whole lot outside of the random truck that is shown as part of the work but this is as BangShifty a video as I have ever found on the internet. Why? It is...

2018 Ford Nationals At Carlisle Gallery: Super Cars From Over The Decades With Ford Power!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – We recently spent a few days wondering around 2018 Ford Nationals at the Carlisle Pennsylvania Fairgrounds. 3000 plus cars and Ford trucks packed the place...

2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise Coverage: More Cool Cars From The SoCal Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more photos from the 2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise. It was a murky day in the skies over SoCal but that did not keep people away for...