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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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Outlaw Fuel Altered Association Photos – More Action From North Star Dragway In Texas

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Last weekend the Outlaw Fuel Altered Association and the Southwest Heritage Racing Association held an awesome early season event at North Star Dragway in Texas. The...

Lonestar Round Up 2014 – Mini-Bike Races, Sweet Hot Rods And Customs, Good Times

(Photos by Justin Oney) – We’re back with more photo coverage from the 2014 Lonestar Round Up by BangShift contributor Justin Oney. This gallery has mystery, intrigue, mini-bike racing,...

John Robinson’s Cummins Diesel Powered Altered Is Nuts And Extremely Fast (Video)

If the name John Robinson sounds vaguely familiar to drag racing fans it is because he’s the guy who campaigned a diesel funny car for several years and did some awesome stuff with it, like run...

Using The Flame Throwers On A Hot Rod To Start A Fire Is Dangerously BangShift Approved (Video)

Sure, this is dangerous as all get out and some of you will probably admonish us for even running the video below on the site, but how could we not? Darr Hawthorne found it and sent us the tip so we...

Have A C5/C6 Corvette? RideTech Can Make It Better With Their HQ Smooth Body Shock System

We’re not joking when we tell you that C5/C6 Corvettes are the greatest pound for pound performance value in the world today. Seriously, hop on eBay and look at what you can buy a used C5 or C6...

Watch This 2014 S1000R Cause A Motorcycle Dyno To Explode And Catch Fire

This video has a triangulation of things that make it mandatory to watch. First, it has a pretty mean motorcycle in the form of a 2014 BMW 1000 R. This thing has a base price of like $13,000, makes...

Lonestar Round Up 2014 – More Great Photos From Top Notch Burgers

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more Lonestar Round Up photos from Charles Wickam. This time we’re looking at the second visit he and Scott Brown made to the Top Notch...

Robert Hight, Courtney Force, And Brittany Force Start Strong At NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Team Force is at it again, as the NHRA rolls into Charlotte’s ZMax Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals this weekend.  In Funny Car, Hight is currently sitting in the No. 2 spot, Courtney is...

The Parting Shift: The 12,000 RPM Nova Launching Hard

This week’s parting shift takes us out of the drivers’ compartment and places us straight up in the grand stands. That’s A-Ok as you’ll find out when you watch the video,...

Friday BOOM: A Blown Slick Tears a 1938 Chevy to Shreds

Thankfully, exploding drag slicks are a relative rarity at the strip. That’s a good thing because when they let go, major damage is a 100% guarantee. Take this nice 1938 Chevy for example. The...

A Camaro And A Monaro, Both Equipped With Big, Blown Engines, Perform Double Power Skid

Peter and Debbie Gray have just leapt onto our list of the “100 coolest people in Australia” for this awesome dueling power skid performance they laid down at the recent Autofest...

Snake And Mongoose Available On Demand, On DVD, and On Blu-Ray Now

Good news for those of you that are fans of drag racing history, the Snake and Mongoose movie has finally been released for download, on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray. The move follows the careers of Tom...

Jeep Shows Six Concepts That Will Appear At Moab Eastern Jeep Safari – Coolness Level Keeps Dropping

Let’s be really honest here, OK? The Jeep Moab concepts have pretty much all sucks lemons post 2012. Back in glorious 2012 we got the Mighty FC, the JC-12 truck, the Trail Dozer Jeep, and...

Larry Dixon To Drive Second Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel Dragster At Nine Events This Season

There have been questions swirling around Bob Vandergriff Racing since JR Todd took the driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. We had heard through various channels that Vandergriff had received...