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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Best Of BS 2015: Bugs Bunny Lives! Watch This Rabbit Mess With A Delivery Van In Scotland!

Nobody wants to run over an animal with a car…well, nobody sane, anyways. But it happens…everything from the deer you never saw coming, to the possum you didn’t see laying in the...

The COMP Brothers Go Christmas Tree Hunting In The Blue Goose – Mopar Men Take Heed

Yesterday we showed you the video that the guys over at Racepak made and today we’re back with more comedic thrills from the guys at COMP. These are the COMP brothers and they are in their...

Dragstrip Destroyed: Holly Springs Motorsports Seemingly Blown To Pieces By Tornado

One of the country’s quickest and fastest eighth mile drag strips has been decimated by a tornado. Holly Springs Motorsports in Holly Springs, Mississippi was struck on Wednesday by a very...

This Racepak Christmas Video Combines Santa, Nitro, and Red Lights For Gearhead Comedy Perfection!

Tim Anderson and the crew at Racepak have outdone themselves with this video because it had us literally rolling when we first watched it…and the second and third times as well. This...

One Of None: This Mashup Of A Mercury Sable Wagon And A Grand Marquis Is Amazing

When it comes to questions we have always had, the fact that Ford did not make a station wagon model of the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis to compete against the Caprice, Roadmaster, and others...

BangShift Test Drive: The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – We Work The Final Evo Ever

  (Photos by Dave Nutting) – It’s over. The longstanding and natural born rival to the Subaru WRX, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution will cease to exist as a production model after...

Ford’s SnoKhana 4: Ho Ho Hokhana Is Cute, Funny, And Really Makes Us Want A Focus RS

For the last few years, Ford has been putting out a fun video during Christmas time, normally featuring stop action style film making and toy cars. This year they have taken that concept and ramped...

Best of 2015: Jonnie Lindberg Destroys Speed And ET Records In Alky Funny Car

(Brian note: As we get towards the end of the year we’re going to relive some of the cool stuff we got to see and do in 2015. Jonnie Lindberg went on to become the 2015 NHRA TAFC champ. This...

Gotta Do Better Than That, Old Man: Here’s A Lesson On What Ugly REALLY Is! Meet The Mitsuoka Orochi Evangelion Edition!

It wouldn’t be the holidays if someone in the family wasn’t arguing, would it? Well, sorry, kids, we don’t mean for you to see us fight, but it seems that Uncle Brian decided to...

Unhinged: The Year In Review, 2015 – The Highlights From My Year

Here we are, facing down the end of another year, and if I thought my first twelve months at BangShift was something to behold, 2015 has been nothing but a whirlwind, both as far as writing here goes...

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A Break In The Case? Fitzgerald Has Come Up With Some Cool Info In The Case Of The Junkyard Hot Rod

Ever been to a movie where two warring factions are suddenly faced with a common enemy so they stop fighting each other and join forces for victory? Neither have we. The point is that Craig...

FAST EZ-EFI Takes On The Water And XFI Takes On More Boost Than Anyone Else!

The major battle in the fuel injection realm over the last several years has been eliminating the inherent fear that many hot rodder had of switching from their familiar carbs to the more precise and...

You Want Weird But Are On A Budget? How About This 1964 Plymouth Valiant For $3500?

I have to say I’m impressed…after a vacation with the family, for Brian to come back and think of me when he is writing about a car he found online for nearly $70,000…well, I have...

2015 BangShift Photo Highlight Reel: Benoit Pigeon’s Favorite Shots From The Year That Was

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It is hard to believe that we’re already at that point in the calendar to start running our contributor 2015 photo highlight reels but the simple fact is that...