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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Vintage Drag Car Feature: This TIME CAPSULE 1963 Corvette Drag Car with De-Stroked Lingenfelter Small Block Is AWESOME!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding super rad rides to highlight and feature in his videos and this one here is no exception. With a destroked Lingenfelter built small-block under...

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The Stanceworks Honda-Swapped Ferrari RE-BUILD Begins Now! He Blew It Up And Now It’s Time For Improvements

The K24 Ferrari… This evil bastard launched the rods out of it on the back stretch at Buttonwillow not long ago, and in the previous video we learned why. In this video there is a rebuild about...

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Houston Autorama 2014: Gene Winfield, Hot Rods, Neon, And Cool Stuff Captured At The Show

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The other day we showed you Houston Autorama load-in day photos by Charles Wickam and today we kick off a multi-day tour of the show that our man on the scene...

DJ Safety Explains What It Takes To Keep Us, And The World’s Quickest Street Truck, Safe

When you go to the races, you see a lot of different manufacturers or parts. You can get an intake or wheel or tires or camshaft from any one of a dozen companies, at a variety of prices. The same...

Can-Am Lives: The Unlimited Racing Championship Has The Right Look, Injected Big Blocks, And The Right Venues To Make A Huge Splash

Excuse us as we freak out. CAN AM LIVES! We’re not kidding, the open cockpit, insanely fast, injected big block era of Can Am racing that we so loving remember here at BangShift is back and it...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Five Black Friday Tales That Will Make You Glad To Be Behind The Counter

If there is one thing that any parts clerk is grateful for, it’s that our little section of retail Hell doesn’t fall into the “Black Friday” hysteria quite like other stores...

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That Ain’t Right Video: Ok, Which One Of You Did A Burnout In A Prius?

If there is one car that is universally hated among pretty much all of the automotive world, it’s the Toyota Prius. No other car has stood so against what makes a car enjoyable than that...

Video: Street Outlaws Big Chief, aka Justin Shearer, Testing His Pontiac On The Street!

It’s a short one folks, but it’s impressive. Street Outlaws Big Chief was out testing his GTO, and video has surfaced! Wheels up, on the street, looking like a bad ass. Word is the...

Craigslist Find: One Of The Original Four AMX/3’s Is For Sale In Indiana!

This is far beyond the normal Craigslist find we show at BangShift, because instead of finding a low-buck budget ride or something that pegs the “WTF?” meter, this one is one of the...

Vintage Gallery: Vehicle Delivery Day, Filled With Mopars!

I’m too young to remember the traditional cycle of the new car reveal, but a lot of you remember it well: Come about September, the dealership went into Secret Squirrel mode while the new...

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The Revival, Part 2: Our Super Duty Gets Straightened Out And Cleaned Up

The last time we checked in on the nearly-totalled 2001 Ford F-250, it had just rolled off the trailer and into the yard for an assessment of the damage, and there was plenty of it. The rear end had...

Awesome Video: Watch A Dude In Lebanon Driving A 1973 Charger SE Equipped With A 440, Slot Mags, A Daytona Wing, And Side Pipes Own A Gymkhana!

If you ever needed proof that BangShifters live in all corners of the world, than let this video be it. Shot in Lebanon, it features a 1973 Dodge Charger SE that has been modified with side pipes, a...

Watch This Sleeper Dodge Work Truck Run 12.50/100 – Heck Of A Hay Hauler!

Today you literally never know what’s sitting next to you at a traffic light or at the tree at the strip. Back in the day if you wanted a 12 second pickup truck it would have been a pretty loud...

Video: Airborne Mud Trucks! Big Power, Big Air, Big Mud

Check this out. The Trucks Gone Wild crew put on a levee jump at the Louisiana Mudfest with some huge mud trucks catching really big air, and this video shows it all. Gas powered or diesel, whichever...

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Epic: Nearly 10 Minutes Of 1950s/60s/70s Drag Strip Footage Featuring Gassers and Altereds From All Corners Of The Country!

Holy smokes is this video incredible! Old school drag racing video master Jim Amos made this promotional clip for one of his videos and it is 10-minutes of pure perfection, featuring action from...

Video: The Chainlink 4×4 – Perhaps The Most Extreme 4×4 Ever?

If you haven’t seen video of the Chainlink 4×4, then you have been missing out. This beast doesn’t sound extreme when you start with the 5.0 Ford, C4, and 9″ with an ARB Air...

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