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More Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Pics: Mini Trucks, Full Size Rigs, Lifted Bro Dozers, And A Camaro In The Texas Sun

We’ve got another fresh gallery of photos from the Lone Star Throwdown, a Texas sized show that never disappoints! If you missed our previous galleries, don’t worry because we’ve...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA Drag Racing From The Season Opening GatorNationals at Gainesville.

Catching all the testing action from Gainesville Raceway on March 3-4 right here, ahead of the legendary season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at the historic racing...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: More Build Updates, Including Axle Prep, Four-Link Mounts & Major Floor Replacement.

If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this new...

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Vice Grip’s Cheap Cadillac Comeback! Derek Bieri’s Allanté Gets Paint, Brakes & Ice Cold AC In An Effor To Make It A Fun Driver!

My dad worked for Cadillac for years when I was a kid growing up, and he grew up in a Cadillac family. We’ve had Cadillacs in the family since the 50’s, so I do have a special place in my...

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This Freshly Restored 1969 440 Six-Pack Dodge Super Bee Is Greatness! It’s Up For Auction, So Check It Out Now!

In 1969, Mopar was doing it right. Whether you were talking about Chryslers, Plymouths, or Dodges, they had you covered with awesome muscle cars and hot rods that you just couldn’t help but...

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I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Photos! This Indoor Drag Racing Showcase Features Some Amazing Race Cars, History, And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here in the northeast section of the country we are in the deep freeze so most of the fun stuff moves indoors. We took a break from off season race car upgrades and...

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Best Of 2015: This 1980 Chevrolet C-10 Looks Innocent Enough, Doesn’t It? Don’t Trust The Quiet One…

(Editor’s Note: This 1980 Chevrolet has to be the best Craigslist find we saw this year…mostly for the Farmer John looks coupled with a sledgehammer under the hood, but because a reader...

Best Of BS 2015: The Car Bros Are Back With A Hilarious Look At Japanese Car Culture Shot On Location In Japan

The Car Bros channel on YouTube doesn’t post a ton of videos but the ones that these guys cook up are pretty hilarious. From bagging on Ferrari Owners to “comparison” tests of cars...

Best of BangShift 2015: A Live Interview As An ECTA Racer “Speeds” Down The Track On A 50cc Sidecar Motorcycle

(Photo by Doug Gregory/Video by Steve Murphree) – There’s no reason to go racing if you aren’t having any fun, right? That cuts both ways. It is fun for the racers and it is fun...

Caption This: Somehow, Some Way, This Has To Be Rebeldryver’s Fault.

Would you want to be a stretch limo driver? I would only do the job if it involved a route that went between Topeka, Kansas and Denver, because the only place that operating a real stretch limo...

It’s Nothing But A Good Old-Fashioned Burnout Contest That Has Cars, Trucks, And Even The Jimmy John’s Driver Laying Rubber!

Sometimes, you just have to cut loose and have some fun. We all have done it in some shape or form, and if you can think of a better way to get your kicks than a burnout contest, then go for it. We...

2015 Photo Highlight Reel: David Whealon’s Best Images From 2015 Are Stunning

(Photos by David Whealon/DWPhotos) – As we continue to weave our way though the BangShift photo contributor highlight reels, the time has come to check in on David Whealon and his defining...

Question Of The Day: What Do You Want To See For 2016?

It’s that time again, where we straddle the twilight of one year and the dawn of another. 2015 has been a good year to be a gearhead: Hellcats, GT350s, Z06s, turbocharged Cadillacs, and plenty...

Killer Video: Urban Hillbilly Highlights The 10 Closest Passes They Saw In 2015

The guys at Urban Hillbilly Action Videos seem to be everywhere all the time. Because of that they are constantly filling their archives with drag racing footage that ranges from the ugly to the...

Dude! What Would You Do With This Old 1970 Dodge Dude Pickup Truck?

So there I was, perusing good ol’ Craigslist the other day for weird old stuff the other day, and this thing pops up in my search, a 1970 Dodge Dude pickup!:   WHOA… A DUDE!!!...

Watch The Low Buck Wild Rat Injected Fuel Altered Bust Into The 4-teens On About A 100% Load Of Nitro

With a new paint job (and maybe a new chassis?), BangShift’s adopted fuel altered heroes have outdone themselves again. The Wild Rat crew has found more performance out of their tried and true...

Best Of BangShift 2015: Jungle Jim Liberman’s Actual 1969 Chevy Fires Up On Nitro, Does Dry Hops Makes Pass!

Friend O’ BangShift Ron Huegli has the greatest job on Earth. We think we have it pretty good sometimes but Ron is living the dream working as the curator as the freshly opened World of Speed...

Dyno Time! It’s A Battle Of The Two 383 Cubic Inchers – Stroker Chevy Small Block Versus Big Block Mopar!

In no way is the battle of the 383 cubic inch engines that Engine Masters put together a fair fight, despite what Freiburger keeps claiming. Why? Simple: a small-block Chevy stroker is a rev-happy...

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BangShift 2015 Photo Highlight Reel: Mike Brooks Shows Off His Best Stuff!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) –  It goes without saying that 2015 was my Bangshiftiest year ever. I was fortunate enough to be able to get to many awesome events over the last 12 months. I got to...

Petrolicious Takes A Look At A One-Family, Well-Traveled 1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T

Here’s a numbers lesson for you today: in 1970, Dodge cranked out 76,935 Challengers for production. Out of all of those cars, 137 of them were 426 Hemi-powered R/T hardtops with a four-speed....