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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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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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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Drag Week Uncensored Part 6: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

In part 5, I ended telling you about the horrible drive to Great Bend, and our complete lack of sleep and therefore multiple near death experiences. Waking up in Great Bend sucked. We had gotten in...

This 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo Might Be Wrong Wheel Drive, But Still A Bad Ass.

It’s weird that we have now featured two of these front drive Chargers in the past week but, while the first one was changed from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive, 17 year old Nathan...

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This Is The Greatest Chevette Sleeper Of All Time And It Is For Sale – This May Be The Nicest Chevette In America, Period

First off we have to thank the ever talented eBay trolling Nate for finding what has to be the nicest Chevette in America, no matter the engine or year. This thing is like a flipping concours quality...

This Awesome Video Sums Up The Leanders Brothers Racing Team’s Experience At The 2014 US Nationals – Swedish Alky Funny Car Hitters!

The Leanders brothers campaign the Haas Automation alcohol funny car in NHRA competition and do a damned fine job at it. In fact, their car is one of the hardest running pieces on the whole tour...

Rodders Journal Revival 2014: 1932, 1933, and 1934 Fords On The Grounds At Pimlico – Part One

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – If there’s one show I am gnashing my teeth about having not attended yet, it is the Rodder’s Journal Revival which has become one of the premier gathering...

Video Of The 2015 Corvette Z06 Testing On The ‘Ring! This Looks Like One Mean Supercar Slayer (UPDATE: It Crashed, Too)

Corvettes have been in the news for the wrong reasons lately with the recall and production stoppages that were announced a little while back so allow this screaming ball of yellow awesome to...

Drag Gallery: The Last Drag Race At Lancaster Dragway – A Night Of Bittersweet Celebration – Does The Track Have A Future?

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’ve been reporting on the fact that Lancaster Speedway is for sale since we first heard about it and a couple weeks back we published Rob Kozak’s...

ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage: Our Second Blast Of Photos From The Final Meet Of The 2014 Season

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So here is the 2nd gallery from the ECTA fall meet out in Wilmington at the air park.  This gallery will show tons of cool iron and the diversity of stuff...

Another Tuner Mustang Appears: 2015 Roush Mustang Is Ready To Fight

While Saleen has been throwing out the specs on the S302, we actually haven’t seen a real one yet, only renderings. Which isn’t good for Mustang faithful who are salivating a second Lake...

Local Motors Showcases Second New Car This Year: The SF-01 Street Fighter

The last time I was at Local Motors’ Chandler factory, the only car they were producing was the so-insane-it’s-awesome Rally Fighter. Except for one little tube-frame design that was...

Historical Footage: Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s Burndown At Houston

Since I’m still stuck on a RWD V8 Dodge Daytona kick, I decided to dive into one of the few things I remember from watching Pro Stock racing as a kid: the burndown between Warren Johnson and...

The Second Video In The Craftsman Made To Race Series Is A Spectacular Look Inside The Hot Rod Chassis And Cycle Shop

BangShift readers are super familiar with the boys at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois. They are the guys who are building the Violent Valiant project we’re following along with the...

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Holley EFI Makes Strong Showing On Drag Week – The EFI Revolution Hits The Toughest Street Car Test In The World

When Drag Week started n 2005, you would have been laughed off the property if you suggested that fuel injection would be powering not only the highest end and most powerful cars but a huge...

This 1990 Dodge Daytona Will Shut Down A The K-Daytona Cracks With A Late-Model Hemi, Six Speed, RWD Soundtrack.

Regardless of whether or not they saved Chrysler Corporation’s ass in the Eighties, regardless of whether or not they made decent transportation, there is a cultural aversion to anything rooted...