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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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Road Test: The 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor – The Sport Truck That Almost Is

I’m not sure if this is a brag or not but I’d venture to say that I logged more miles and drove an F-150 Tremor faster than any other automotive writer has to this point. See, my wife and...

Take A Detailed Tour Of The Challenger II Streamliner With Danny Thompson – This Thing Is A Marvel Of Packaging And Engineering

Bonneville is just over a month away now and we’re gearing up for our most comprehensive Speed Week coverage ever from the salt. This year marks the 100th birthday of racing on the Bonneville...

We Found This 1969 Caprice Sitting On The Side Of The Road – It Is For Sale – Would You Pay The Asking Price?

So Nutting and I were minding our business, driving home from shooting some photos for an upcoming car review. (Undoubtedly you will hate the car and say mean things to me, but that’s how we...

Power Tour 2014 Coverage: More Great Photos From BangShifters Out On The Great Gearhead Road Trip

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – Yesterday we dropped the first load of photos on you from Jose Ferrer’s adventure on the 2014 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. We’re back with more photos...

Chris Alston’s New Professional Grade Bolt On Drag Race Strut Clip For 67-69 Camaro And 68-72 Nova – For When You Absolutely, Positively, Have To Kick Everyone’s Ass All The Time

144lbs….not the weight of Chad’s beard hair, not the weight of my massive head, the weight of the new Professional Grade Bolt On Drag Race Strut Clip that fits 1967-1969 Camaros and...

NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 – Action Photo Coverage From A Wheels Up, Fender Banging Weekend In Sonoma

(Photos by Mike Burghardt) – Mike and Jeff Burghardt have submitted some awesome drag racing and sprint car photos to us here at BangShift but this is the first time we have seen the sport of...

Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods In Atlanta – Wild Cars, Wild Weather, And Great Times

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – My last visit at Atlanta dragway was back in 1989 for some heads up Top Sportsman racing. Not too surprisingly, this new visit took me for the same kind...

Power Tour 2014 Coverage – A BangShifter’s Eye View Of The Cool, The Odd, And The Impressive On The Trip

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – The 2014 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour has been described by most who were on it as the biggest automotive gathering that they ever attended. Whether it was one day or...

The 1939 Bantam Super Four Pickup Is A Little Rig We Never Knew Existed – This One Is For Sale

Outside of a precious few of you we’re guessing that a very limited number of BangShifters had any idea that there was such a thing as a 1939 Bantam Super Four pickup, right? When I first saw...

Big Finish! Watch The Amazing Briggs And Stratton Inline Four Come To Life – Last Set Of Videos

I almost feel bad doing this, you know? I mean Chad was the one bringing you all of these cool videos featuring a family build that saw four separate Briggs and Stratton one lunger engines mated...

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The Oldest Known Peterbilt Truck In Existence Has Been Restored To Showroom Perfection – 1939 Model 260 Is Awesome

One of the reasons I love old trucks is because the vast majority of them were worked until their tongues were hanging out or they were so absurdly obsolete that they had no value at all and were...

Watch Two Stock Car Racers In A Blind Rage Turn Bowman Gray Stadium Into A Two Man Demo Derby Ring During A Race!

We often find ourselves saying stuff like, “this is the craziest thing you will see today” or “you really won’t believe this,” and the majority of the time we’re...

Video: Sleeper Perfection Is A Crusty Barn Fresh 1966 Nova Wagon Wrapped Around A Grand National Drivetrain

Prepare yourself to fall in love with the car featured below. This 1966 Nova station wagon was apparently located in a barn and as best we can tell by the exterior, that sounds accurate. Leaving the...

Flaming Wreckage Video: A Relatively Low Speed Drag Racing Crash Results In A Melted Mustang! (Driver OK)

Lots of racers out there use front mounted fuel cells in their cars. The small cells can hold a few gallons of fuel, eliminate the weight of a tank in the rear and they also allow for better fuel...