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OLD SCHOOL Dodge 1 TON TOW TRUCK Gets Repairs and Paint Work! A Vice Grip Garage Roadworthy Rescue Christmas Bonus Episode Not To Be Missed.

In honor of the Christmas holiday, Derek has been putting out a few extra Vice Grip Garage videos the past week and we dig them. Some of them are a bit of Behind the Scenes coverage, some combine a...

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Swapping SRT4 TURBO POWER Into A MINT 1985 Dodge Minivan!! Building an EPIC Family Hauler With A Crusty SRT4.

This one here is something special. Sure, there have been plenty of turbo 4 cylinder Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyagers over the years, but this van is so mint that it defies description. Just wait...

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2025’s Wildest World Rally Championship Stages: Dirt, Tarmac, Rain, Snow, And More! It Was An Exciting Year Of Racing!

The 2025 World Rally Championship season was something special and like any good WRC event, the drama and action were plentiful. We’re excited to see the season ending highlights that all the...

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IHRA Acquires Historic Memphis Motorsports Park In Millington Tennessee. Big Race Weekend’s Planned For 2026!

Well folks, the rumors that someone is buying Memphis are finally true! For the last 15 years I’ve heard rumor after rumor that someone was coming in to buy the race track formerly known as...

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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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Would You Rather: Which Overly-Enthusiastic 1980s Lukewarm Hatch Would You Take Home?

The mid-1980s was the time when auto manufacturers cautiously, carefully and nervously picked up the book of performance and started flipping through the dusty pages to see if there was a way that...

And The Angels Sing: Listen To This Stock Mustang GT350 Book It From 0-170 MPH!

Ever since Ford dropped the bomb that is the Mustang Shelby GT350 last year, everybody’s main course is not so much the power…that was a given…but the absolutely spectacular noise...

Automotive Art: Ace Photographer Larry Chen’s Year In Review Is Stunning!

Lohnes and I are up in Maine, living the life and freezing our arses off at the Red Bull Frozen Rush event, and we aren’t alone up here either. Racers, representatives, a bunch of tire dealers,...

Question Of The Day: Will The Crapboxes Of Yesterday Become The Collectables Of Today?

GM J-cars, Ford Escorts, K-cars…hell, even the AMC/Renault Medallion. All cars from the early 1980s that have a reputation for being cracker boxes, none of which really have a following past...

(Video) This Rotted, Ratty 1971 Monte Carlo Has A Freaky Secret Under The Hood – Want It?

Ever seen a car that draws you in with its sheer coolness and then shocks you with its craziness? Welcome to the world of this 1971 Monte Carlo. You may be thinking that I’ve been inspired by...

BOMBSHELL! NMCA Creates The Class Everyone Wants – NMCA Factory Super Car Heads Up Racing!

We thought we knew, we heard things, and now the rumors have proved themselves! NMCA has announced the creation of the Factory Super Car Class that will pit COPO Camaros, Challenger Drag Packs, and...

NOS 1970 LT1 Cylinder Heads That Have Never Been Out Of The Box Until Now!

Every once in a while you see a part online or at the swap meet and think, “How in the hell did that stay in the box for this many years?”. Well, this is one of those times. While looking...

The RideTech Report: Street Grip Systems Are Shipping, Hidden Prizes, Cool Cars, And A 48-Hour Corvette Update

Fun fact to know and share. The high performance aftermarket industry takes but one tiny breather per year. That beautiful space between Christmas and New Year’s day is the time when most...

Is It A New Model Or What? Chrysler Is Teasing An Upcoming “880”, But We Don’t Know What It Could Be…Do You Have Any Ideas?

FCA, and in particular Chrysler, is in a weird state right now. They have the 300 series, but won’t sell the SRT model here. They have the 200 series sedan, but that’s pretty vanilla for...

Dan Ticktum Off! 16-Year Old English Racer Has Been Banned From Motorsports For Two Years

Thanks to a tip given to us in coded language from imprisoned former drag racer Mr. Dirt we have the crazy story of one Dan Ticktum for you today. In short, Ticktum went all kinds of southern short...

Sleeper Supreme! This 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Looks Like A Clean Driver, But Is Packing 427 Power Under The Hood!

Here’s how this one panned out: as Lohnes and I sit in Maine cranking out stories, I decided to paw through the Mecum Kissimmee auction that is coming up later this month to find some iron to...

Red Bull Frozen Rush: Dave Nutting’s Spectacular Action Photos From Qualifying And Race Day Last Year!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) –  Editor’s note: As you read this, McTaggart and I are gearing up for our 2016 Red Bull Frozen Rush coverage. To give you an idea of what this deal is all...

Chatsworth Street Racing Crash: Driver Of The Mustang That Killed Two Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For

(Lead Photo: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) The participants of what is known as the Chatsworth Street Racing Crash have received their punishments. If you’ll recall, on February 26,...

Nightmare Video: Watch Workers Scuttle A Boat While Trying To Load An Excavator On It

It is easy to take things for granted living in a “developed” place. Chances are that where most of you live, if an excavator needed to be loaded onto a boat, there would be a crane to...