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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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Redneck Rocket Video: Watch A Massive Swamp Buggy, Equipped With A 632ci V8 Yank The Front Wheels On Pavement!

Its Saturday here in the BangShift newsroom, know what that means? Typically it means that we wake up surrounded by spent beer cans, old pizza boxes, and using a breaker bar as a pillow under one of...

Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: It Looks Like Every Hot Rod In Kentucky Was There

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) –  This was the Third Annual Rod Run in Cynthiana and proved this is an event growing in popularity and participation.  Some estimates claimed 1,000 cars,...

Hedman Releases New Mid-Length LS Swap Husler Headers For Your GM A-Body

Hedman has been building some of the best headers in the world for 60 years and the company has not stopped innovating or releasing new products in an ever changing and evolving hot rod marketplace....

The Putnam, Connecticut Downtown Super Cruise 2014: Photo Coverage Of The Coolest Stuff On The Street

(Photos by Ryan Severance) – When BangShifter Ryan Severance shot me a note and asked if I’d be interesting in sharing some photos from a cool show he was at recently, I jumped at the...

Tony Bartone Is Wielding His Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster Like A Weapon – Undefeated In 2014!

If General Sherman had a dragster back when he was making his march, it probably would have looked something like this. Tony Bartone and his crew have been literally mowing down everyone and...

Friday Fact: Stirling Moss’s Sister Pat Moss-Carlsson Was An Ultra Talented Championship Rally Driver – Here’s Her Story

People that are into racing like to talk about “natural drivers” or those who just seem to be blessed with an innate ability behind the wheel of a race car to make it dance, skate, slide,...

Now The Hog You Ride Can Smell Like The Tastier Part Of The Hog You Eat: Bacon-Powered Motorcycle

There are many smells that come from a typical motorcycle: oil, chain lube, exhaust. Let’s not talk about the biker themselves. What could possibly make a motorcycle run better and smell...

And Now, A Little Japanese Craziness: Drifting Kei Truck And Nose-Standing Kei Van!

ExtremeDrivingTV is, near as best as I can tell, a YouTube channel that showcases Japanese drift culture. I watched a couple of episodes, just to make sure I would like it. There is always and...

A Six Minute Urban Hillbilly Video That Features NOTHING But Rapid Fire Wheelstand Action – This Is Sweet

The sweet, sweet footage continues to flow from the vault of Urban Hillbilly Action Video and this time it is a six minute compilation of wheelstands that range from wild on purpose to completely...

You Want Close Racing? Here’s Your Close Racing…How About Two-Thousandths Close?

2/1000ths of a second…it doesn’t get any better than this one, folks. During the 2014 Real World Street Nationals in Orlando, Florida, these two Mustangs, the New Edge being driven by Tim...

Would You Rather: A 1937 Chevy Wrecker That’s In Tough Shape Or A 1950 Dodge Power Wagon That May Be Worse

I’ve been jealous because both McTaggart and Chad have done a Would You Rather blog item so far and until this moment, I still had a goose egg in that category. Well that egg is present NO...

Burnout Fail Or Win? Watch This Camaro Give It A Shot And Judge For Yourself!

Seems innocuous enough, right? A early 3rd gen Camaro, looking a touch ratty but sounding like it’s housing a fairly healthy small block, rolls up to the blocks at a burnout contest in Yankton,...

This 1960s British News Reel About Drag Racing Features Awesome Color, A Funny Announcer, And American Horsepower

Here’s some really cool vintage drag racing footage featuring top gas and top fuel slingshot dragsters that was actually made in England. In this video you’ll see the top fuel car known...

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sells at Monterey for over $38 Million Dollars

The 1962 Ferrari GTO, considered the ultimate Ferrari to own, crossed the auction block at Monterey for $38,115,000 before premiums. Add to that a buyer’s premium of 20%, and you have a final...