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Merry Christmas From BANGshift! We Hope You Enjoy Christmas With Your Loved Ones And That Santa Is Good To All Of You!

Every year the message is pretty similar, and on behalf of the Reynolds family, along with our amazing BangShift.com sponsors, I’d like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry...

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DID SANTA FAIL YOU? DON’T WORRY, THE BACONSHIFT SALE IS ON!!! FREE BACON, Plus $250 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 9th!

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

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Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: This BIG BLOCK Swapped Squarebody ROLLBACK Is Going On A Road Trip! Break In or Break Down?

This rollback has had an interesting life, and after a fire and some other drama, this one has got a new to it engine and transmission. The fire wasn’t on this truck. The fire was on the truck...

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CHRISTMAS TREES GOING 6 SECONDS IN THE 1/4?!?!? MORE CHRISTMAS TREE DRAGS FROM BRADENTON!!!!

Spoold Media was on hand at the Christmas Tree Drags at Bradenton, and we’ve got their video right here. We’ve already shared the video from 1320Video and KSR, but this one is different...

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MOONEYES Christmas Party 2025 Video: Classic Cars, Hot Rods & Models Together Celebrating 75 Years Of Mooneyes!

The Mooneyes Christmas Party is always one of our favorite events of the year, and I really do miss it now that I live in Texas. It was one of those annual shows that we really looked forward to each...

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Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: DETROIT DIESEL Dually Squarebody! Will It Make It 600 Miles Home or Leave Him Stranded?

This thing is cool! Well it looks cool anyway, even though I’m not a big fan of the 6.2 liter diesel under the hood. And before all you 6.2 and 6.5 fans start bitching, know that I grew up with...

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SEMA Show 2025 Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Customs, Hot Rods, Parts, And More From The SEMA Show In Las Vegas!

We’re at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas baby! We are here checking out all  of the greatness that the automotive aftermarket has to offer, at the largest gathering of automotive aftermarket...

With Wins At NHRA Nevada Nationals Force, Hagan, Glenn & Herrera Head To In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • In her final appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brittany Force powered past Shawn Langdon in the final round on Sunday at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA...

J.R. GRAY CLINCHES CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD SERIES TITLE IN WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINAL AT LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 2, 2025) – In a thrilling winner-take-all final round in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, J.R. Gray clinched his...

NHRA NEWS: 2025 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES SUNDAY RESULTS FROM DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS – Force, Hagan, Glenn and Herrera Win!

B. FORCE, HAGAN, GLENN & HERRERA GET HUGE PLAYOFF WINS AT DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS – Force rolls to TF triumph – Hagan stays in hunt with FC win – Glenn gets eighth PS...

Kevin Tetz And Rodney Prouty Install A High Performance Suspension System On The Garbage 2nd Gen Camaro That Won’t Break The Bank!

Budget friendly upgrades for your hot rod or muscle car are more important than ever right now and I often hear folks voicing their concern over the quality and performance of some budget minded...

SUPER STREET, 5.30, AND GRUDGE ACTION AT PIEDMONT!!! CAROLINA NT HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA 2025

Piedmont Dragway’s Halloween Extravaganza presented by Carolina No Time is a heck of a race with tons of great racing action featuring all kinds of small tire classes. The Grudge, Super Street, and...

Unreal Adventure 2025 Starts Now: Unreal Adventure Hits The Pacific Northwest! Episode 1 – Horsepower Is Running Wild in Oregon Dunes!

Unreal Adventure is back! We’re super excited to see how the 2025 edition of Unreal Adventure will play out, because the 2024 edition was awesome! I want to build a rig to take so bad! I need...

Impact Wrench Testing: Pitting The $1,250 Snap-On Against The $250 New Harbor Freight 3/4″ Earthquake To See How They Stack Up

It’s time for more tool testing, and what better David and Goliath test than to put up the high dollar Snap-On against the affordable Harbor Freight Earthquake. We love the low buck vs...

Kaiser, Capps & Leahy Close Strong At California Hot Rod Reunion, Hilton & Westerfield Are Heritage Series Nitro Champs!

(Photos by Kim Fuller & Darr Hawthorne) • Pete Kaiser wrapped up the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season in style, claiming Top Fuel honors at the California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Good...

Car Feature Video: This Dutchboys Built Buick GNXS Is Something Truly Special, And A Reimagined 1980s Icon We All Love

When Dutchboys Hot Rods debuted this amazing 1987 Grand National at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, everyone noticed. This is one special ride and we hope that the owner, Angelo Vespi, loves it as...

Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40 Project Part 9: The F40 Is Starting To Look Like A Car As The Full Tube Chassis Comes Together

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and this time it is the tube chassis that is coming together to take advantage of the cool jig work for the Ferrari 458...

4x Fred Williams Shows Us How To Rebuild A Winch: The Iconic Warn 8274 Is A Winch Worth Rebuilding, And Something You Can Do Too!

As car guys and gals we are well versed in rebuilding stuff, but even though we are the masters of the restoration and modification we still live in a time when getting new and throwing away the...

Drag Racing HISTORY Video: Check Out The WILD Combinations that Ultimately Led To The Advent of Funny Cars in The Late 1960s.

In 1964 drag racing changed forever. It was at this time that the recently started Factory Experimental classes took a crazy turn. Some of these cars crossed the line and were no longer legal for...

Free Road Racing Livestream From England: British Automobile Racing Club Action LIVE From Brands Hatch

It’s time for more road racing in England! This weekend features multiple classes! You can watch all the live racing action right here. Check out the BARC LIVESTREAM below from the Brand Hatch!...