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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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World’s Quickest Car: Corvette ZR1X vs Sapphire vs “Fast” Cars — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race Replay

So you think the new ZR1 is fast, but know the ZR1X is an absolute beast? We’ve all been hearing all about what they are both capable of doing, and it is nothing short of amazing. For decades...

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Video Car Feature: Check Out Bill’s Ironworks Speed And Kustom Built, LT4 Powered, Pro Touring 1966 Chevelle.

We’ve featured several Ironworks Speed and Kustom built cars here at BANGshift over the last couple of years, and with good reason. Roger and the crew at Ironworks Speed and Kustom have been...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible Would Make An Awesome Power Tour Cruiser

I’m a fan of convertible muscle cars. I grew up in a family with a couple of convertibles and always loved them. I have fond memories of riding in my mom’s daily driver 1969 Riverside...

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Settle This Debate: Was The 1964 Pontiac GTO The First Muscle Car? It Has Been Raging For 50 Years!

It sucks that Pontiac is dead and buried because if they were still alive this would have been a rocking year for the brand. Hell, you have seen how far Ford has taken the 50th anniversary of the...

Motorized Freak of the Week: The AMF Sur-Trek

This week’s Motorized Freak is a slick little 8×8 amphibious vehicle produced by AMF in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. It would make one bitchin’ pit vehicle at the dragstrip. We...

New Product Action From QuickTrick: The RV4WD System Has Your Hauler, RV, and 4×4 Needs Covered – Never Pay For An Alignment Again

Let’s be honest. When we think about alignment equipment, we all kind of default to stuff that you would use to setup a race car or competition vehicle that is designed to burn corners....

Watching And Hearing A Real 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Hammered On Amazing Roads Will Make Your Day – New Petrolicious Video Rules

We often show you the latest and greatest videos posted on the Petrolicious YouTube channel because frankly they are typically awesome. From muscle cars to vintage stuff, and to today’s feature...

Mooneyes Mother’s Day Show And Drag Interview Videos With Gene Winfield, Ed Iskenderian, And Chico

Last weekend’s Mooneyes Mother’s Day Show and Drag was awesome. It’s a great show, with great people, great food, great vendors, and great cars. You just can’t go wrong...

MORE: HISTORIC

Stop Complaining About The Name Of The 2015 Mustang EcoBoost….Seriously, Stop

Among the more insufferable things that the internet likes to do is to become indignant about dumb issues and then champion them as some sort of lame ass cause. Take for example the recent discovery...

Burnout Video: Watch Kurt Johnson Break In A Set Of Slicks In A Naked Chassis Former Pro Stocker

One of the things that few people understand about the world of professional drag racing and pro stock specifically is that the work during racing season is on a 24/7 cycle. This isn’t a deal...

This 1951 Federal House Truck Is The Most BangShift Approved Home On Wheels We’ve Ever Seen

Federal house truck? First off, we don’t mean liked Federal Government because if they built it, the tires would be flat, the roof would be caved in, and…Ok, I’m stopping there. The...

Craigslist Find: The Most Unintentionally Comedic Listing Ever (Not Even Including the 1973 MG Rat Rod)

Powermaster’s Brady Basner has the hot hand on Craigslist. I don’t know how he does it but the man is able to find gems left, right, and center each week on the world’s biggest yard...

Tuscon Rodders Days 2014: A Celebration Of American Iron On The Streets Of Tuscon – Tons Of Photos!

(Words and photos by Jace Ray) – E = R…..famous racers motto….Effort equals Results. Tucson Street Rod Association definitely put out major effort for their 40th Anniversary Rodders Days...

’58 Ford Retractable goes up in flames north of Boston, and the owner’s blaming corn-based fuel

Over the weekend, the indispensable Boston news site Universal Hub posted this photo of a 1958 Ford Retractable engulfed in flame on Rt. 93 in Stoneham, 20 minutes north of the city. The owner...

Top Fuel Motorcycle Racing Legend Russ Collins Has Died: Multi-Engine Nitro Bikes, World Record Setter, Innovator

Russ Collins, the great Top Fuel Motorcycle racer, sometimes Top Fuel Dragster racer and survivor of a couple horrendous wrecks during his long and storied career, has died. Collins was a great...

Watch Craig Breedlove Tell His Story Of 1960s Land Speed Heroism In This Great Video – Great Emotion And Tons Of Old Footage

In many ways, Craig Breedlove was the ultimate California hot rod kid of his era. Who else was able to dream up and actually see through a futuristic looking, thrust driven monster of a car that was...

This video recreates all the locations from It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

When I was a kid, WLVI-TV 56 in Boston used to run It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World the Friday after Thanksgiving every year. I’ve probably watched it 40 times since. For a kid staring...