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The Caddy Is Back! Finnegan Continues To Make Big Progress On This Epic Drag And Drive Machine!

We shared major progress and changes to this car a few weeks ago and are so thrilled that the work is continuing! One might hing it has taken a step back since the body isn’t on it in this pic,...

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Classic Cars in the Woods – Exploring an Abandoned Car Collection With The Hot Rod Hoarder

You aren’t going to see this kind of collection of old cars just anywhere, because if they aren’t hidden in the trees somewhere then they would find their way into someone else’s...

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Sick Week 2026 Preview: Sick Week 2026 Prep and Testing Is In Full Swing For Devin Vanderhoof’s New Ride!

Trust me when I tell you that finishing up a brand new build, and then going straight to a major drag and drive event with it, can be really stressful. By most logic it isn’t smart either. But...

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Paintucation: How To Make A Split Bumper RS Nose Fit Perfectly With Kevin Tetz And Some Auto Metal Direct Parts!

Kevin Tetz is back at it with more paint and body tech! He’s been painting cars and trucks for decades, showing millions how to do it on tv for decades, and actually educating folks on paint and...

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ABANDONED 1970 CHEVELLE! Will The WORLDS WORST One RUN AND DRIVE After 40 Years? Derek At Vice Grip Garage Thinks So!

Derek is back at it, and if you thought that his last couple of will it run videos didn’t pose enough of a challenge, then how does a Chevelle that has been sitting for 40 years sound? If he...

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Car Culture is Global And Here’s Proof: Here’s A Taste Of Everything Larry Chen Captured in 2025 From His Global Adventures

Larry Chen is a hard working guy, but he’s also incredibly fortunate. He’s built a career that has gotten him access to places, people, and car culture that many dream of. Lucky for us,...

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Luxo-Rig! This Kenworth Has One Of The Most Awesome Rolling Apartments We’ve Ever Seen On Its Back

(By Greg Rourke) – We love trucks here at Bangshift. We also love RV’s, and there has been a smattering of custom vans lately. So it’s only natural that we would like all three...

Fun Ford Weekend Coverage: If You Love The Blue Oval, These Photos From The Grove Will Have You Hooked

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – There are certain truths that we hold self-evident and one of them is the fact that Joe Grippo will be happily prowling the grounds of Maple Grove Raceway each year...

Here’s Our Last Group Of 2016 Drag Week Photos From Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If there was one theme that defined 2016 Drag Week it was diversity. Yes, there were lots of turbocharged big block Chevrolet engines and lots of turbocharged LS...

Such A Rough Start: This 1989 Saleen Mustang Is Up For A Quick Sale!

Consider this the biggest “no-brainer” Rough Start find yet. A 1989 Ford Mustang on it’s own accord, running and driving, that is at least a ten-footer if not better for under five...

Flyin’: Watch This Mustang Smash a Lap Record at Watkins Glen

Road racing videos can make it hard to gauge relative speed, especially in time trial runs. Because Brian Faessler drives his monster Ford Mustang so smoothly in this video of his lap-record run at...

Unhinged Fun: Plenty Of Off-Roading Mayhem From Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park!

Give someone a cordoned-off area and tell them to have fun. Don’t exactly tell them what to do, only that they have to stay in the area. What happens? Said individual will almost always fall...

Watch These ‘Retired’ ChampCar and F1 Cars Ring Up Substantial Repair Bills in Crash

While many Formula 1 and other top-flight open-wheel race cars end up museums and collections in non-operative order, there is a series in Europe where once can race wheel-to-wheel in “retired”...

Cool Down And Be Quiet: Finnegan Gives The Ramp Truck New Carpet, Insulation And Sound Deadening!

What is worse, in your mind: dingy, decades-old carpeting that his hiding who-knows-what, or 130-plus degree interior temperatures? Maybe there’s way too much road noise coming through the...

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Well That’s Different: How About A Mazda RX8 Powered By A Ford Inline Six?

Now here’s an engine swap out of left field. Remember the Mazda RX8? If you don’t, here’s a refresher: It was the last mass-produced car that Mazda built with their famed Rotary...

Cruise Coverage: Check Out The Scene At The Kemah Cruise – Late Summer Fun!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man Charles Wickam has had a busy summer. From running around to events to keeping the heavy equipment of Texas rolling, to appearing on freaking...

MAHLE Is Giving Away A Free Set Of PowerPak Pistons And You Can Win Them! Enter Here

The crew at MAHLE is pretty awesome and they prove it time and time again. Their latest hunk of coolness is a giveaway where the winner will be walking away with a set of off-the-shelf PowerPak...

Auction Alert! We Have Found The Coolest Old Car Auction That’s Going On Right Now (It Ends 10/1)

(By Greg Rourke) – Here we have an auction of a bunch of classic iron, about 130 in all. It was the collection of the late Bill Pinkley, his story would test anyone’s marriage. It seems...

2016 Rumblers Cruise To The End Of The Line Coverage – These Cars Rule

(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) –  The Rumblers have been hosting their party in Brooklyn for 20 years now, and while the days of partying under the BQE are gone, they’ve relocated...

This SpaceX Video Of How Their Proposed Interplanetary Transport System Will Work Is Amazing

With everything negative going on in the world today it is very easy to lose sight on the awesome stuff that is happening. In the greatest example of how humanity runs the gamut from mouth breathing...