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Bill Armstrong, Mr. Bangshift Billy Himself, Is Sharing All His Drag & Drive Trailer Secrets! Check Out How He Does It!

Drag and Drive trailers are one of the more talked about aspects of drag and drive races, and for good reason. Being organized and having the tools and parts you need can be the difference between...

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More 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

Here’s gallery #2, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park...

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Proper 1970s F1 Racing in Monaco! The Full 1973-1976 Formula One Race At The 2026 Monaco Historic Race.

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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You’re Not Gonna Believe What Happened To Finnegan While Working On The Caddy! Check Out The Progress, And Setbacks…

Finnegan’s Cadillac is arguably one of the most talked about drag and drive projects in recent years and while he’s been working on building his Lexus LC500 into a genuinely fast drag and...

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Exploring Some of China’s Car Culture in Their Tech Capital, Shenzhen, w/ Sung Kang

Larry Chen is back at it, but this time his Asian adventures have led him to China to check out the car culture in Shenzhen. I used to travel to Shenzen in my previous career and it is the tech...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Classic YouTube: This 429-Powered Ford F-100 Finishes Off A C5 Corvette At Mason-Dixon!

The best kind of sleeper is the one that really hurts people’s feelings. You might get a little annoyed when the kid with the turbocharged LS-powered Camaro on nitrous takes your lunch money,...

Watch: The V8 Rally Ranger Is The Hero We All Deserve – You Can’t But Help To Love This Thing

The highest echelons of professional stage rallying are dominated, typically, by turbocharged hatchbacks, but in the grassroots world of American rallies, anything goes. A typical entry list can have...

4/29 Celebration: This 1969 Mercury Monterey Is The Villain Car Of Our Dreams!

Bad guys drive Dodge Chargers, right? Meh. Sorry, but as badass as the Charger is, that role is played out. Everybody and their mother can name at least one movie role that Mopar’s legendary...

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This classic MotorWeek review of a diesel Cutlass Ciera will make you love modern engineering

It’s well-publicized that Lee Iacocca’s K-Car saved Chrysler from almost certain doom and plucked its Detroit owners from the inky grasp of the Malaise Era. Less fanfare has been given to General...

CraigsList: A pair of Majestic Marlins for $2,500? A pair of Majestic Marlins for $2,500

Usually when I traipse over to CraigsList for my daily dose of wistful window shopping, the “Cars & Trucks” section is rife with overpriced SUVs and 2008 Corollas, which I typically...

Unhinged: Living In The Times Of The Nine-Second Four-Door Sedan

From the moment I made my first move to get a car of my own onwards, I was told that four-doors weren’t worth the time or effort. They were engine donors. They were derby cars. But I...

This 1960 Lloyd Gasser Has A Blown Small Block, No Wheelbase, and The Tiniest Steering Wheel Ever

There are smaller cars in the world than a 1960 Lloyd gasser but they have like 14 horsepower and go about 15 mph. This thing is mental in all of the correct BangShift ways. From the toughed up...

Cruise Coverage: The Parkette Drive-In Cruise Brought Out The Coolness!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Parkette Drive-in was established in the early 50s in Lexington, Kentucky and is still in the same location.  Its iconic sign was placed a few years later...

NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sportsman Photo Coverage: Four Wide For The First Time Ever

(Photos by David Whealon – DWphotos.net) – While the majority of people like to zone in on the professional categories at any NHRA Mello Yello series national event, we think that the...

Rough Start: Like To Gamble? Take A Risk On This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro And You Could Come Out A Winner In The End!

It used to be that second-gen Camaros, especially ones made after 1973, were a cheap entry point to having a fun hot rod. Not anymore, sadly…a quick peruse through the classifieds will tell two...

BangShift Project Files: Ditching The Sports-Utility Vehicle For An Honest 1979 Chevrolet Pickup Truck

We aren’t completely against sports-utility vehicles, don’t get us wrong. Chad practically lives out of a Suburban during the summer months, it seems. But when you have multiple vehicles...

Could This Be The Most Ludicrous, Over The Top, Car Chase errr Race In Movie History?

We’ve seen a lot of good crazy and totally unrealistic car chases in movies and on TV over the years, but this one just might top it all. From the 1981 movie Car Crash, which was an...

Chad Ryker’s TCI Equipped 1968 Camaro On The Autocross, Speed Stop, And Road Course During USCA Las Vegas

Chad Ryker’s Camaro is no stranger to BangShift, not only because it’s bitchin, but also because he shoots and edits great videos that we love to run. His TCI Equipped 1968 Camaro is...

Watch a master GT driver put on a passing clinic on a narrow street course

Johnny O’Connell is no stranger to winning GT races. The veteran racer has four class wins at Le Mans aboard Grand Touring cars, including three for the might Corvette Racing team in his...