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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Influence & Impact Episode 19 – Jason and Marcel Talk About Obscure Muscle Cars: Buick Grand National, Ford Torino, CTSV, And Muscle Trucks

Remember when a Buick Grand National first came out? Do you remember how they were weird because we were in desperate need of some speed and fun but couldn’t quite wrap our heads around why it...

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Finnegan’s Mystery Drag And Drive Project Car Is Here and So Is The Engine! Can You Guess What It Is? We All Want To Know!

Finnegan has a jillion cool projects going, but he’s been trying to keep this one a bit of a secret while tickling us all with posts on his new engine build over at ACE. He’s going to...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday Race

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both 4.70 door cars and 4.50 dragsters,...

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Street Freak – Part 5: The Chassis Now Has A 25.2 6.0 Cert! This Thing Is Nuts! All Wheel Drive Swap And Lambo Power!

Here’s the fifth video in the series, and the tube work is done! The chassis in this bad boy is now certified to 6.0 which means it is going to be legal to haul ass! In the last episode some of the...

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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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CHRR Photos: The Cacklefest Gallery

(Photos by Zane McNary) – We’re going to be recapping a fantastic weekend at the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion today blow by blow, starting with the coolness that Zane McNary...

2012 CHRR GALLERIES – ALL OF OUR AWESOME PHOTOS! CACKLEFEST AND EVERYTHING ELSE!

We know you’ve been watching our live video from the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion and here’s another dimension to our coverage, fantastic still photos. We have a couple of dudes...

ON-DEMAND: CHRR HOT ROD REUNION & THROWDOWN IN T-TOWN REPLAY

Starting this Friday morning, BangShift will be streaming video LIVE AND FREE from the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. This race will feature tons of great sportsman action along with the...

Retro Galleries: Photos From The 2011 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion

Depending on what part of the world you are in, BangShift is already LIVE STREAMING the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion from Bakersfield — CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FREE LIVE STREAM –...

eBay Find: A Soviet Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engine That Would Be Fun To Use Until We Killed Ourselves With It

If nothing else, the fact that this Soviet Cold War era liquid rocket engine, originally designed to power a cruise missile, showed up on eBay illustrates the fact that not even the craziest among us...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Roadtrip Food?

We’re getting ready to start our road trip up to the California Hot Rod Reunion today, and it made us think. What is the best roadtrip food? It could be your favorite thing to munch on while...

Drag Gallery: Chevy, Buick, Pontiac and Olds Race Cars From the 2012 NHRA Dutch Classic!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – You GM fans have been patient while we rolled out the galleries to the Ford and Mopar crowds. Now it is your turn and you can take solace that it is the biggest one of...

Join In The Fun! It’s Tipsy Trickster Time For The California Hot Rod Reunion

In addition to BangShift’s FREE LIVE Streaming Video, here are a couple other ways of experiencing the California Hot Rod Reunion XXI this weekend, even if you can’t make it to the...

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Video: Watch A Chevelle Wagon That Looks Hammered Totally Haul Around the Autocross Course – Sleeper!

Sleepers rule in all of their many forms. From the unassuming pieces that can rocket down a drag strip and leave jaws hanging, to cars like the Chevelle wagon featured in this video that look as...

Drag Gallery: Fords At the 2012 NHRA Dutch Classic

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Joe Grippo appreciates cool iron of all shapes, sizes, and brand identity, but we know he’s a Ford loving dude deep down. There were lots of Cobra Jets on the...

More Free LIVE Streaming Video: The Million Dollar Race At Montgomery Motorsports Park

“The Million” as it’s come to be known is in it’s 17th year, and brings bracket racers from all over the country who want their shot at the largest single day drag race payout...

The Answer To Yesterday’s Test Of Your Gearhead Knowledge and a Few Extra Photos You’ll Want To See!

Once again, the BangShift readership nailed the gearhead challenge we threw down yesterday cold. After the weirdo Lincoln engine, the old Model A block, and the Willys Jeep engine, a famous V8...

VIDEO REMINDER: LIVE STREAM OF THE NHRA CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION TOMORROW! NOW AVAILABLE ON MOBILE DEVICES!

TOMORROW! Yes, like the day after today, the 21st NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion will be streaming here on BangShift LIVE and FREE for your viewing enjoyment. We’re excited to announce that...

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Caption This Bitchin’ Photo: Bill Mitchell, The Thunderbug, and An Unknown Set of Legs

(Photo by Martyn Schorr) – These days most people know Bill Mitchell because he runs a Top Fuel dragster, operates World Products and Bill Mitchell Hardcore Racing Products but back in the...