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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Is Finnegan’s New Trailer The BEST Drag And Drive Trailer EVER Built?! A Few Stand Out, And This One Might Be At The Top Of That List

Drag and Drive trailers range from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between. I’ve built big ones, small ones, and medium sized ones, but at each drag and drive event you see more...

Will This Supercharged Slant Six Be A Beast Or A Dyno Disappointment? Can An Early 1960’s Inline 6 Make Real Power?

Ah… the leaning tower of power. This is arguably one of the most famous and prolific Mopar powerplants, and yet it was also it’s most anemic. While everyone knows the famed Hemis, and the...

Hey IndyCar, WTF Are You Going On About? IndyCar Is NOT The Fastest Racing On Earth! And Pato O’Ward Is Kinda Slow For A 25 Year Old

Maybe it’s my old age catching up to me, or maybe it is the fact that the world has decided that reality isn’t trendy anymore, but whatever it is that made me mad when I saw the IndyCar...

Open Wheel Shootout Supermodified Feature Race! These Beasts Are Some Of The Nastiest Cars To Race A Paved Oval

If you haven’t seen a Super Modified circle track racer before, you are missing out. There isn’t anything about them that isn’t designed to go around a left hand corner as quickly...

Our 2025 Pittsburgh World Of Wheels Photo Coverage Continues: There Is Something Special About Indoor Car Show Season.

(Photos by Mike Brooks) Here’s Brooks third gallery, and we’ll have even more galleries this week! The World of Wheels Car Shows have been around for decades and are often the only connection...

Grand National Roadster Show Photos: The Suede Palace, Traditional Hot Rod Central, Plus 75 Years Of AMBR Winners And More!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) Our latest gallery features awesome rides from the Suede Palace! The 75th anniversary of the Grand National Roadster Show was a historic gathering of hot rods, especially...

5 EASY Mods For Your CHEAP Welding Table – Harbor Freight, Vevor or Klutch Tables Can All Benefit From These Mods

If you are an average carjunkie, like us here at BANGshift, then we know that you are always looking for the best bang for your buck on tools and equipment for your garage. And when you want a fab or...

Who Makes The Best Cordless Impact Driver: All The Name Brands Tested! What Happened To Milwaukee’s Impact Driver?

We’ve worn out a couple of Rigid Impact Drivers while building the new shop, mostly because we’ve used them so much, but I’ve had to do a couple of repairs because I dropped them...

Muscle Car Feature Video: This 1,000HP Hellephant Powered Cuda Restomod Has Been Elevated To Supercar Territory

Let’s face it, adding a Hellephant to just about anything will make it cool. I mean, one of these engines in the worst Mopar ever would still make it a riot to drive and to listen to. But when...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 6 – Making The Sail Panels, The Last Major Panels Get Fabricated For This Awesome Chop Top 1939 Merc.

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 5 – Fabrication Is About To Get Real On This Rad V12 Powered Ferrari. Tube Bending At Its Best.

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis started coming together in the last episode, but there is going to be some...

SMOKIN’ THE TIRES AND SAYING ADIOS TO HIS ’57 CHEVY WAGON! Finnegan’s Gasser Wagon Is Going To The Winner!

It seems like everyone is giving away a car lately, and if you missed the announcement, that includes Finnegan who is giving away this 1957 Chevrolet station wagon gasser. This is going to be a...

Merrill Ice Drags Video: First Race Of The 2025 Season, Which Celebrates 60 Years Of Drag Racing On The Ice In Wisconsin

The Merrill Ice Drags have been going on since 1965 and bring out all kinds of ice racing craziness. But not every vehicle out there is a purpose built ice racer. In fact most of the cars, trucks,...

Check Out The ULTIMATE Welding Cart Build: Part 2 – Upgrades Continue, But Your Help Is Needed! Nobody Sells One Like This!

I’m a freak for welding carts, tables, tools, and accessories. There are a lot of good tools, carts, and tables available at a variety of price points, but the reality is that with rare...