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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Even More Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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Money No Object: It Might Not Be The Street Racer Special, But This 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne Is Still A Hot Ticket!

Last year I found footage of what I believe to be this very car running…and the noise alone it makes is worth it. Could it be a cop car? Who knows. For all anyone knows, there was just a hot...

Classic YouTube: Car And Track’s Review Of The 1969 Avanti II – Of Course A Blown 327 Was Going To Be Fun!

Studebaker had been dead for three years when this Car and Track test took place. The car, an Avanti II, had roots that dated back to 1962 and had been in and out of production…Studebaker...

The Full Kit: A Solid Old Land Rover That Has Everything You’d Ever Need

Land Rover and Jeep have both followed similar paths: war horses turned off-road legends…that somehow morphed into luxo-tanks that people spend stupid money on. Look at vehicles like the Evoque...

A Supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville! Yes! This Is So Wrong It Might Be Right!

Thank you Rocco for this one!!! When was the last time you saw a centrifugally supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville, powered by the Olds 350? Yeah, that’s what we thought. We can’t make...

The Swan Song: The Corvette ZR1 Is The Final Form Of The C7 Platform

The ZR1 is the final form of the C7 Corvette. GM admits this freely, though they won’t say squat about what’s coming down the pike. (The tours through Bowling Green Assembly are still a...

Again, Really? A Chrysler Lot In Detroit Has Seven Cars Swiped Off Of It With Security Present!

In the third time in half a year, an FCA vehicle lot has been hit by a gang of vehicle thieves, who this time were targeting Dodge Chargers. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the group broke...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Did You Race Your Parents’ Car When You Were A Teen?

I was on cloud nine when the DMV lady looked at me and said, “I’ve never given anyone a 100% score on their first driving test and I’ll be damned if I give you one. I’m going...

BangShift Project Files: Build Your Own Trailer! Check Out A From-Scratch Build Here!

We have ambitious folk in the BangShift forums. Most of them are spinning wrenches on their own cars and trucks, but rather often we see a project that falls under “ambitious”, be it a...

Clone Job: Check Out This 1969 COPO Camaro Clone With A 5-Speed Stick And A ZL-1 Engine!

Ok, this thing is pretty awesome. Back in 1969 there were two varieties of the famed COPO Camaro built. There was the 9560 car with the ZL-1 aluminum big block and there was the 9561 with the iron...

Just Drive It! Nothing Is Better Than Putting A Dodge Viper GTS To Work!

The Dodge Viper GTS…when the original RT/10 roadster showed it’s face in production form, it was simply a great nod to the AC/Shelby Cobra and Carroll Shelby’s legacy. It was also a...

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Morning Symphony: The 1987 Volkswagen Golf II – Double The Engines, Double The Fun!

Picture this: it’s 1987, and Pikes Peak is coming up quickly. Everybody and their mother is running recently orphaned Group B rally cars. The mountain still has dirt stages, drivers have more...

2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals: More Cars From The Indoor Portion Of The Event

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Here’s yet another load of great images from the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Tis time we are showcasing more cars from the indoor portion of the...

Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!

Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing,...

Sergio Marchionne Dies At 66 – Former Head Of FCA Took Company From Ashes To Profit

There are few modern automotive executives who have ever managed to do what Sergio Marchionne did. He took to moribund companies and saved them both, leaving them in far, far better condition than...