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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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What Would You Do With This 1978 Buick Electra Flower Car And It’s Long Bed?

We’ve gotten pretty used to seeing flower cars here at BangShift. They are some of the fastest ways to find an unconventional American coupe-utility that blends the usefulness of a full-size,...

Buy The Coolest Trailer Wheels On Earth – Vintage Hurst Car Trailer Wheels Used By Jere Stahl

It has not been too long since Jere Stahl passed away. Stahl left us over the summer and after his passing some of his stuff is being sold as things tend to be. Jere Stahl was an opinionated,...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge! What Is This Thing And What Does it Fit?

It has been far too long since we have put the collective Gearhead Knowledge of BangShift to the test with one of our tried and true: Test Your Gearhead Knowledge blogs. We have to thank our pal Mike...

2016 O’Reilly Auto Parts Houston Autorama Coverage Starts Now! Photos!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – If you have been a BangShift reader for any amount of time, you know what happens around here during Thanksgiving weekend, right? That’s correct. Charles...

Perfect Hot Rodder Christmas Gift Idea: A Subscription To The Rodder’s Journal

The award-winning Rodder’s Journal has been showing hot rods and customs the respect they deserve for more than two decades. With 150+ pages, colorful photography and in-depth stories, it’s more...

Regular Car Reviews Cruises A Used 2012 Chevrolet Caprice Cop Car –

It is about time for lots of the Chevrolet Caprice cop cars that departments across the country bought when they first hit US shores to be turned out at auction. That means lots of these things will...

More Sportsman Action Photos From Mt. Park Dragway – Wheelies, Hemis, Big Fun!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Quain Stott was very clear when he told me the two exhibition cars running with the Southeast Gassers were not to be included in the photos with them. ...

Rally Legends: The Marreau Brothers – Private Renaults Against All Comers At Dakar!

With the 2017 Dakar Rally looming ahead in less than a month’s time, it felt appropriate to take a look at two Frenchmen whose performances at the beginning of the 1980s earned them a spot in...

Get In Touch With Your Inner War Boy With This 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle – Truck Frame, Five-Speed And Nitrous!

For once, I’m speechless. I have nothing to offer up for this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle. It’s both an affront to everything I know about a Chevelle, and yet unrivaled in it’s...

Morning Symphony: The Call Of The Wild Two-Stroke

When I was riding, I wanted to try out whatever anyone had. Not that I didn’t love my Yamaha bikes, but I wanted a variety of reference points to validate what I was experiencing. I rode big...

2016 Bayou Round Up Photo Coverage: More Great Images From Louisiana

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more photos from the great and rapidly getting greater Kontinentals Bayou Roundup which was held in Lafayette, Louisiana a little while back....

General Tito: This Yugo Waits Mercifully for the Crusher in a Missouri Junkyard

Bizarre and terrible Dukes of Hazzard-painted cars are easy to find in the world. Nissan Sentras, Suzuki X-90s…You name it, it’s worn the General Lee’s paint. That said, we’re not sure...

This Chrysler Conquest Is Wicked – Dare To Be Different Done Right!

The Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest sports cars have a cult following, but overall are the automotive equivalent of an endangered species. That’s a shame, because unlike the preceeding...

Is Dodge Coming Back To NASCAR? Sergio Marchionne Says They’re On The Verge

Motorsport.com is reporting that Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has publicly said that the company is considering a return to NASCAR racing. It was Marchionne who removed the company from the...