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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 7 Racing Action! We Hope They Got Good Rest, Because The Desert Isn’t Playing!

It’s Stage 7, after a full day of rest, but the desert didn’t take a break. It’s ready to rock each and every day, and Stage 7 is no different. In the video below you’ll see Stage...

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Paint and Body Tech: The RIGHT Way To Paint Chrome, So It Actually Lasts, Doesn’t Flake, And Looks Great

During the monochromatic paint craze of the 1980s and 1990s, there were a LOT of chrome parts getting painted to match the body color of whatever hot rod, muscle car, or custom truck they were on....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Tool Tech: The BEST Swivel Adapters for Sockets! Putting Swivel Adapters Through Their Paces To Find Out Who’s Best

We’re back with more tool tests, which you know we love around here, and this time it’s swivel adapters that are being test. We all love a good wobbly socket, but if you don’t have...

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WORLDS WORST Corvette! Will It FINALLY RUN and ROAD TRIP? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Has Got His Work Cut Out On This One

I’m a fan of a C4 Corvette, but I’m not sure that this one isn’t cursed. When Derek got it and started working on it, the problems became bigger and bigger and bigger. It had an...

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What is Tony’s LEAST FAVORITE part of Hot Rodding? Finishing One. But That’s The Plan For His 1970 HEMI Dart Swap!

I think most hot rodders have the same problem as Tony when it comes to finishing our rides. I know I’m the same way. I think it’s Attention Deficite Hot Rod Disorder. ADHRD. We all...

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The Parting Shift: Ripping The Handle In A 347 Stroker Powered Mustang!

I ran across this gear banging video on YouTube and I dug it because it is full of hard shifting win and the car is something that I think most BangShifters can relate too. The machine is a Fox body...

Check Out This Collection Of All Of The Incidents From Bathurst 2016 Right Here!

Australians hold the Bathurst races at Mount Panorama in high regard, this we know. The racers drive like the Devil was on their tail the entirety of the run…again, this we know. And what...

Does This Qualify As A Miracle? Buick Sold Over A Million Cars By September 2016!

When General Motors shuttered Pontiac in 2008 as part of their corporate restructuring program following the near-meltdown of the automotive industry, we were stunned to see that Buick, of all...

BangShift Question of the Day: What Are Your Weird Daily Classifieds Searches?

“M-e-d-a-l-l-i-o-n” [Enter] That’s how I spent the first seconds of every day when I was working in an office. I was looking for the near-extinct Renault/Eagle Medallion for reasons I’m still...

Ken Block, Pikes Peak, And The Hoonicorn V2: No Wonder Block Is Scared Of The Car!

When we first learned about Ken Block’s new, 1,400 horsepower on methanol, twin-turbocharged refresh of his already monster all-wheel-drive Mustang known as the “Hoonicorn”, the one...

Supercars Series Announces New Diesel-Pickup ‘SuperUtes’ Category for 2017

In case you’d missed the news, both Ford Australia and Holden ended production of Utes in 2016. That means that, as Chevy pitches a new El Camino for the United States, Australian dealerships in...

Nitro Gypsy Lays Down Funny Car Odds At California Hot Rod Reunion XXV!

It’s a given that the California Hot Rod Reunion attracts some of the best racecars in North America every year and the 25th edition of this event (October 20 – 23) is no exception.  The...

Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod Action – The Last Race Of The Season Was Awesome!

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – That’s it, the Carolina Xtreme Pro Mods had a great 8 race first season that just ended on October 15th. The series champion was decided at the previous...

More Cool Hot Rods, Gassers, and Street Rods From The 2016 NSRA Nationals

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – As you may have guessed by now I gravitate to more traditional styling on just about everything and that applies doubly to early rods.  There is a lot you...

Edlebrock Releases Victor II Intake Manifold For Ford Coyote Engines

The Ford Coyote engine is a fantastic piece from the factory with 400+ horsepower on tap with all the stuff that FoMoCo sends it out the door with. The job of the aftermarket is to take those good...

Just What Brian Needs: A 1954 Dodge Job-Rated Truck With A 331 Hemi!

You know what we haven’t seen a lot of in a while? Big, lumbering trucks that are right up Lohnes’s alley. You know the kind: Classic styling, a torque-monster mill that is hooked to a...

Is The Party Over? Mustang Plants Are Idled As Camaro Somehow Outsells Ford In September!

For the first time in a couple of years, the Chevrolet Camaro has outsold the Ford Mustang…and that isn’t quite the open and shut case you would believe it should be. The Mustang has sold...

Watch Tim Slade Obliterate the World Time Attack Challenge Record in the Nutso Hammerhead S13

Time trial racing is nothing particularly new in the world of road racing, but the growth of that motorsport area has found people building some incredible purpose-built race cars in recent years....

Want To Be On The List For A Brand-New 2017 DeLorean DMC-12? Here’s The Order Form You’ll Need To Fill Out To Be Considered!

It’s strange to picture the DeLorean as a boutique car worthy of a pre-order form, but get used to it, because DeLorean Motor Company, the Texas-based outfit that has been the place to go to...