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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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More Action Photos From Central Illinois Dragway – Cool Cars, Huge Wheelies, Big Fun

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Yesterday we showed you Greg Rourke’s first batch of fine photos from a cool race track known as Central Illinois Dragway which is located in Havana, Illinois....

Craigslist Find: This Survivor 1965 International Scout 80 Is An Amazing Survivor That We Want

Normally when we’re talking about “survivors” we are talking about muscle cars and other high horsepower, limited production, super desirable vehicles. Rarely does the term apply to...

Watch A Small Tire Mustang Suffer A Top End Crash So Titanic It Obliterates A Concrete Wall – Amazingly, The Driver Lives

Charles Wickam sent us the tip on this video which is one of the few crash videos that literally shocked us when we watched it. There’s nothing graphic or gory about this video but when you see...

The TireRack Northeast Match Tour is June 7th and 8th! We’ll be there racing our junk, will you?

Alright girls and boys out there in BangShift land, if you live in the New England area I have a question for you: What are you doing June 7th and June 8th? If the answer isn’t “Dodging...

Stock And Super Stock Action From Maple Grove Raceway – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Meet

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The NHRA’s Division One has long been the most densely packed of all the seven divisions that are spread across the country. Because of the tight geography, there...

Watch Mats Eriksson Fight To Save His Pro Mod At Santa Pod But Still Eat Some Wall Anyway

We hate when stuff like this happens. See, Mats Erikkson is a certified bad ass pro mod racer from Sweden who drives the “Green Goblin” which is a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria which is...

BangShift Road Test: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur W12

    The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur W12 arrived at my door the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, on the mistaken assumption that I’d been invited to the Kim-Kanye nuptials. Sadly, all I...

The 2014 Spring Throwdown In T-Town – Drag Action At The Biggest Event In The History Of Tulsa Raceway Park

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen with additional photos from Tish Dingman and Bland Bridenstine) – When spring time in Oklahoma rolls around it means it’s time for another Throwdown in...

Butt Splice Like A Boss With This Tech Tip From Our Pals At II Much Fabrication

Chances are, if you’re a driveway or home hot rodder then electrical butt splice connectors are part of your wiring program. We know some of you really talented guys out there are rolling your...

Craigslist Find: Is There Anything Sadder Than A Clapped Out Former Jacuzzi Limo?

The career arc of a stretch limo is pretty interesting to consider. When new, they haul important people, bachelorette parties, prom dates, and drunken wedding goers around in high style. Then, like...

Wheels Up, Gear Banging Drag Action From Central Illinois Dragway – Awesome Cars At An Awesome Track

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – A friend of mine at home recently asked me what the attraction to visiting new drag strips was because at the end of the day, they were all just a pair of lanes headed...

The BangShift History Of Railroad Crossing Signals PLUS Bonus Video Of A Locomotive Smashing A Big Rig In California Just Days Ago!

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Streets and railroads sometimes have to share the same space. Trains always have the right of way, so there must be a way to warn traffic of their approach....

Tough Break: Postman Pat Van Gets Crashed Over In England – Driver OK, Van Needs Work – Video And Photos Here

Our English pal Tom Armitage had a rough day at the strip recently when the Postman Pat van he was driving went through the traps at York Raceway and then became upset, flopped onto its side, and...

19 Year Old Kid In Oregon Passes Out While Holding Breath Driving Through Tunnel, Causes Three Car Wreck

The title pretty much sums up the basic story here but then again, like many things in life, the basic story doesn’t really seem to be the most logical, sensible, or believable tale ever told....