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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Photo Coverage Continues Right Here! We’ve Got Hundreds More Awesome Truck Show Photos For You!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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Why Are There So Many Coolant Colors? How did it get to THIS? Green Is Not The Only Color Anymore!

Why the heck are there so many colors of engine coolant nowadays? I mean was there really a problem with green? And if the colors matter so much, why can you buy coolant that will work with any of...

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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Photo Coverage Starts Right Here! We’ve Got Hundreds Of Awesome Truck Show Photos For You To Check Out Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened,...

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FREE LIVE NHRA Divisional Racing Action: Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At Firebird Raceway – Sunday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at Firebird Raceway in Arizona. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up Stock...

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Have You Considered Getting One Of Those Harbor Freight Overhead Gantrys For Your Shop? Watch This.

I can’t remember the last time I was in a Harbor Freight and didn’t look at the gantry cranes longingly. Sure, I cherry picker is a great thing that we all need in the shop, but man these...

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2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour LIVESTREAM From Buttonwillow Raceway Park- Sunday Coverage LIVE, Saturday Replay

It’s time for the 9-race Hoosier Super Tour to start and that means racing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in central California. There is a lot of qualifying and racing both today and tomorrow,...

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Epic Finds! Nearly 20 Fantastic Dodge C/D Series Trucks That You Can Buy Today – Haulers, Rigs, Pickups!

All the credit for this blog item goes to BangShift forum member Tardis454 who, for some unknown reason, went scouring the web to find all of the neat Dodge C and D series trucks he could find. After...

Dead Brand, Cool Ads : Oldsmobile — Neat Oldsmobile TV Commericals From The Past

This is the first item we’ll have in an on-going series here at BangShift called “Dead Brand, Cool Ads”. These items will feature television commercials from dead car companies in...

Peugeot In Back Of Pickup – This Happened Today! Your Moment of Friday Zen

Peugeot In Back Of Pickup. This was the scene at a local wrecking yard today when a dude pulled in to get rid of a Peugeot that needed getting rid of. We have no idea how they got it in there, but...

Endless Summer Video: Funny Car Match Race Perfection From The World Series

One of the highlights of the 2013 World Series of Drag Racing was the nostalgia nitro funny car action. Les Mayhew was there to record the melee and about a week ago he dropped this awesome video...

Charles Wickam Picks The Top 11 Coolest Cars Of The Year HE Was Born….1970!

(Words by Charles Wickam – Photos by Internet) – 1970. The Beatles broke up, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, George C. Scott won an Oscar for portraying a WWII war hero and it...

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Craigslist Find: This 1957 Chevy Is A Black On Black Two Door Hardtop That Has Lived In Colorado Its Whole Life And Totally Rules

It is pretty rare to find a car like this and we’re glad that Tommy Kreisler did and shared the link with us. This 1957 Chevy has lived its whole life in the state of Colorado. It is powered by...

Gary Turner Racing Announces Chris Nance Will Tune The Pedaler Nostalgia Funny Car In 2014

(Text by Darr Hawthorne) Chris Nance will tune Gary Turner Racing’s Pedaler Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car for the upcoming 2014 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, driven by second-generation...

Action Videos: 10 Crazy Engine Swap Videos For Your Friday Viewing Pleasure

January 10th, 2014: Let this be forever known as “The day that Brian let me go hog wild with a montage of videos of cars with crazy engine swaps”. Some of these are oldies but goodies, while...

Watch This Awesome 428ci W9 Headed Chrysler Small Block Rip Off 748 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower

I’ve never owned anything with a Chrysler small block before but I have certainly announced lots of races where worked up Mopar mouse motors are making big noise. For me, there’s a weird...

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The Petersen Museum Is Hosting A Free Screening Of Bullitt With Free Popcorn And $1 Milkshakes!

(Text By Darr Hawthorne)  (Chad Note: The cool stuff always happens when we’re out of town! While Brian and I are on our way to Palm Beach for the PRO Winter Warmup, the folks at the Petersen...

This Six Second Street Legal Camaro From Mayland Is Chad’s Wet Dream Come To Life

Seriously folks, you may not hear from Chad for days after he sees this video. The guy may just lock himself in a room with the tape on loop and just space out for the weekend. Built by Drummond Race...

Watch Stormy Byrd Smoke The Tires For A Full Quarter Mile At Eagle Field!

If you have watched BangShift’s live streaming coverage of events like the March Meet and California Hot Rod Reunion then you have seen Stormy Byrd’s awesome Blown Fuel Modified Roadster...

Project Fat Lane: On The Ground And Looking Absolutely Awesome – To Paint In A Month

Don’t look now, but the multi-year saga of Project Fat Lane, the formerly stock Fairlane turned blown, Heavy Street drag class machine has taken a significant step forward. The car is off the...

Watch Noted Indy Car Restorer Tell The Story Of His Finding And Restoring The Bowes Seal Fast Indy Roadster

Bill Akin is known around the world as one of the premier Indy 500 historians and Indy 500 race car restorers. The guy has brought so many famous Indy roadsters back to life that it boggles the mind....