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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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Somernites Cruise Coverage! More Sweet Cars and Trucks From The Huge Gathering For

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you’ve made it this far you might as well see the rest of them.  If you notice some of the photos are in a parking lot at night.  There are several...

King Of The Streets Chicago: Photo Coverage From The Grudge Battle At Great Lakes Dragaway

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Chitown’s King of the Street is where the smack talk stops. One of the oldest un-prepped grudge style events in the country; KOTS, is held at the...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News! This Week, A Crossover Z, A Lost Fan, and A Steering Wheel That Knows You Drank Too Much!

The week is gone already? Wow…time flies when the old inbox is flooded with press releases and junk mail. Most of it was sent to the circular filing system (or the little electronic symbol for...

Nomad Or Not? This 1955 Chevy Carcass May Be Trying To Look Like Something It Isn’t

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Recently Bryan McTaggart showed us Paul Nichols’ 1955 Nomad. Paul generously shared the transformation from total rust bucket to totally cool partial...

Shakedown At The Summit XIII LIVE RACING STARTS AT 10AM EASTERN

It’s on! BangShift.com will once again be providing exclusive LIVE Streaming Video FOR FREE from the Shakedown at the Summit in Norwalk Ohio this weekend! LIVE Streaming starts on Friday at...

Run 10 Seconds The Quick And Easy Way – Buy This 1979 Chevy Malibu!

Has Drag Week or any of the other racing really ramped up that itch of yours to finally find something to go hit the track with? Do you just want to get out there and get going, instead of piecing...

Watch As The “Going Deep” Mega Truck Does A Backflip At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsport Complex!

I’ve figured out mega trucks…it’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally figured out their purpose: have you ever looked at a remote-controlled car and wondered what it would be...

Police Have Made Arrests In The Woodward Dream Cruise Car Thefts, Still Looking For The Cars

Detroit Police have made a breakthrough on the car thefts that occurred shortly after this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise. Six people were arrested as a result of a chop shop raid in the...

STOLEN! Help Us Find Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro And GMC Sierra!

We are just now getting word that Drag Week first-timer Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro and his late-model GMC Sierra tow rig were stolen. Tabscott, whose high-revving Street Race...

Watch The Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 Heads Up Shootout LIVE Right Here!

  While the actual Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 competition has ended, there is one more day of action here at Gateway Motorsports Park and that is the second annual Drag Week Heads Up Shootout. This...

The Recall To End All Recalls? Volkswagen Found To Have Installed A Defeat Device In Diesel Cars Sold In U.S., Could Be The Biggest Fine Ever Issued!

Many outlets, including Jalopnik, the New York Times and Car and Driver are reporting that Volkswagen could be facing a recall of 482,000 vehicles and a potential fine that could hit $18 billion...

BangShift Project Files: Death, Resurrection And Life For A 1955 Chevy Nomad

There is nothing sadder than seeing the decrepit shell of a car that is rotting to the ground. You often wonder about it, what misfortuned led what once was someone’s brand new pride and joy to...

Laguna Seca Is Safe From ISC And The France Family, But Who Will Ultimately Manage The Track Still Up In The Air

For everyone who is a friend of the Laguna Seca race course, a vowed enemy of anything related to the France family of NASCAR fame, or both, we have good news: International Speedway Corporation...

Teach Them Well: This Robotics And Automation Professor’s 600+RWHP Camaro Is A Track Machine!

I should probably start this story out with an apology. I first encountered Brian Sparks’ Camaro early in the morning the day I took our project Chrysler to the NCM Motorsports Park back in...