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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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Gravelrama 2015 Coverage: More Action From The Big Eliminator Hill

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  All the offroad magazine used to cover Gravelrama every year with big articles and lots of cool photos.  As a kid some 35 years ago I dreamed of visiting...

Swap Meet Photos: A Look A The Cool Stuff For Sale At The 2015 NSRA Nationals – Cars,Trucks, Parts

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is it – the last collection of photos we’ve submitted for your viewing pleasure (I hope).  In here we have some snippets from the swap meet and a...

Carbon Fiber EVERYTHING: The Callaway Corvette GT3-R Is FIA Legal And Ready To Do Battle

Putting the word “Callaway” in front of the word “Corvette” has this magical property that transforms the General’s two-seat wonder car from a completely obtainable...

The Devil’s Taxicab: An Australian Valiant 10.5 Outlaw Quarter-Mile Monster

There is just something sinister about seeing a monster door car pulling into the lanes with a great big bug catcher sitting on top of a ton of cubic inches, isn’t there? In the case of Custom...

Check Out The Footage From The Inside Of The Drift Pit At LS Fest 2015 – Corvettes, Camaros, And The Usual Suspects!

Engines bouncing off of the rev limiters while drivers fight with the controls inside to drive with precision…yes, folks, drifting is awesome, and if you’ve written it off as a fad or a...

Roadtrip Video: /drive Showcases One Of The Most Spectacular Drives Constructed: Denver To Napa Valley, The Scenic Route!

If you are immediately put off by the supercars in this video, let us explain how good this trip is: that orange Lamborghini is a Balboni-edition Gallardo, and Valentino Balboni himself is behind the...

eBay Find: Two Wheels, Two Tires, $5,000 Starting Bid – Scary Thing? They May Be Worth It

I have not been trying to turn BangShift into eBay rare tire weekly but after finding the old Firestone Bonneville tires last week and not stumbling upon this pair of magnificent wheels/tires I...

Fuel Altered Fury! One Minute Les Mayhew AA/FA Video Captures The Insanity Of The Cars Perfectly

Good fuel altered runs are beautifully violent fleeting moments in time that you keep playing over in your head long after the actual pass was made. Why? There’s an anticipation...

NSRA Nationals 2015 Coverage: Look Ma, No Fenders! Fenderless Cars, Trucks, And More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Folks, you can categorize rods several different ways.  You’ve got pre-war and post-war.  Then you can define between those with fat fenders and then...

Gravelrama 2015 Coverage: More Action From The Flat Drags Event – Beware Of Flying Dirt

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  My son Taylor and I have determined that the flat drags is now nearly in a position to take over as our favorite at Gravelrama.  The big hill still gets...

eBay Find: This 1971 International 1310 Truck Was As Hardcore A Pickup As You Could Get In ’71

International pickup trucks were never known for their luxurious cabs, copious swaddling option packages, or opulent use or chrome and bright work. No, they were known as being virtually...

Question Of The Day: What Car Is Currently The “Do Whatever” Hot Rod, And Which One Is Next?

It’s a predictable pattern: Car is too new to modify. Car is still kind of new, but a couple of tasteful bits won’t hurt. Car is ok to modify. Hell with it, nobody wants these damn things...

From The Land Of Oz: Check Out This 8-Second Ford Ute Run The Quarter At Sydney Dragway

As the Earth tilts and we start to get cooler in the Northern Hemisphere, in the land of Oz things are finally starting to warm up. I think…from what we can tell, the fun never does seem to end...

Rough Start: This 1978 Pinto Cruising Wagon Is Almost Perfect! But You’d Better Like Orange…

Say you want something fun and funky to rock on your “part-time at Taco Bell” budget. Basic society would suggest taking what you can get, shutting up, and moving on. Manufacturers would...