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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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Wreck Video: When Co-Driver Indecision Causes Rally Havoc

This video is from the Targa Tasmania, a race three times as wild as the name would suggest. You’ll see what happens when a codriver and driver lose communication for only just a half a second....

Gallery: 3Dog Garage Open House – America’s Greatest Ford Hot Rod Collection – Incredible Stuff!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – So if you thought yesterday’s look at the Trans Am and IMSA cars housed at the 3Dog Garage was cool, wait until you get a freaking load of this gallery! Joe...

Watch A Wild Swedish Off Road Buggy Pull Of The Gnarliest Jumps We Have Seen Yet!

We keep our eyes peeled for killer videos from the Swedish Formula Off Road scene because those guys build some awesome trucks that leap and fly and climb like few other things on this Earth. This...

Gallery: The 2013 Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show – Hot Rods, Customs, Bikes, and Weirdos!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’ve been hammering you with great photos from the 2013 Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show all week by Joe Grippo and here’s our last (and biggest!) blast...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Racing In The Streets – Bruce Springsteen (1978)

This could be the most melancholy song about street racing ever recorded, but like most of Springsteen’s music it manages to strike the right chord with us. There have been a bunch of car...

PowerShift TONIGHT! 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern – Chad And Brian’s Weekly Romper Room Session LIVE!

That’s right kids, we still haven’t quit this weekly hour of fun and shenanigans known as PowerShift LIVE with Chad and Brian. We cover all the topics you want to hear about in the world...

Video: Baja Off-Road Action From The San Felipe 250 That Shows A Different Side Of Baja

We are all used to seeing Trophy Trucks flying over whoops, and throwing big rooster tails of dust as they haul ass through Baja for the San Felipe 250, Baja 500, or Baja 1000. And we’re used...

FAST XFI and EZ-EFI Kits Are Now Available With Polished 4-Barrel Throttle Bodies

We’re not usually about polish and shine around here, but sometimes polished aluminum or chrome just looks right. This is one of those times. FAST has given those who want to look as good as...

J E Pistons NEW “Team JE” Supports Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars With Cash And Discounts!

Our buddy Darr Hawthorne sent us this press release last night, confirming rumors we had heard within JE Pistons, about their increased support of Nostalgia Drag Racers. We knew it was only a matter...

Amazing: Vintage Trans Am And Road Racing Pony Cars From The 3Dog Garage Collection!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Our roving photographic rogue agent Joe Grippo is back with another bitchin’ photo gallery. Joe recently went on a tour of Ross Meyer’s incredible 3 Dog Garage in...

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Muscle Cars, Pony Cars, And Street Machines At The 2013 Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Grippo’s massive explosion of photos from the 2013 Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show continues today with this gallery of photos featuring street machines, pony...

Video: An Update On The Viper V10 Powered Maverick Project And The Intro Of A Bitchin’ 1966 Ford Ranch Wagon

Our pal Jason Lewis is back with another video update on his wild Viper V10 powered Ford Maverick project car and this one has a twist. The large monkey wrench that has been thrown into the works is...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Where Do You Do Most Of Your Wrenching?

As you are reading this, chances are that Chad and I are face deep into projects. In my case that means probably lying flat on my back in the driveway. In Chad’s case that may mean he’s...

Great News: Unofficial Confirmation That Firebird Raceway In Arizona Isn’t Closing Up Shop!

We’ve been reporting all along that we believed Firebird Raceway in Arizona would not be closing up shop for good after the lease ran out for Charlie Allen this month. Bob Bondurant and his...