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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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Our Last Blast Of Pro Touring Goodness From USCA Texas – Corner Burning Fun

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Here is our final gallery of photos from the second Ultimate Street Car Association race of the season which was held at the Texas Motor Speedway. As we have showed...

Gallery: The 2014 Northeast Rod And Custom Show – Pennsylvanian Hot Rodders Come Out In Force!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – For the fourth year in a row the Northeast Rod and Custom car show happened outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and like years past, the convention center was jam...

AFCO Launches New Website With More Tech, All Of Their Products, Loads Of Info – Check It Out!

We got tipped off to Afco Racing’s new website and we immediately checked it out for ourselves. The verdict? The site is 100% BangShift approved because you have easy access to all of the...

More on that awesome Russian 2WD motorcycle. You build it yourself!

BangShift Facebook fan Howard Holmes did the homework (4th grade was the toughest three years of our lives – ed.) we didn’t and came up with the website for that great Russian 2WD...

Desert Valley Auto Parts Is A Vintage Car Photographer’s Playground – Photos Of The Junkyard Treasure!

I have lived in the New England states my entire life. I never really got a chance to check out what the desert southwest had to offer until the early 2000s. The first time I went to the...

This Trailer For The Upcoming 2014 King Of The Hammers Movie “Element Of Survival” Is Amazing

Sometimes even we get surprised by stuff despite the fact that we largely live our lives trolling the internet for cool content to show you. There are times when we click a link or play a video and...

CL Find: Would You Buy A Decapitated 1987 IROC Camaro For $6,000?

An admission. I owned (and loved) a 1988 IROC Camaro with a mildly breathed on TPI 350 at the tail end of high school and as a summer car while I was in college. Yes, it rattled like a Conestoga...

Did You Know That There Was A 1999 Packard? Neither Did We Until We Found This…And It Is Kind Of Awesome

While sorting through my week’s worth of Internet feeds, I came across a quick link to Packard Motor Car corporation. Confession: I only like cars post-’64, with a handful of exceptions. Packards...

Dario Franchitti To Drive Camaro Z/28 Pace Car At 2014 Indianapolis 500 – Three Time Indy Champ Laps Track Again

2013 ended horribly for one of the best open wheel racers of his era as Dario Franchitti was involved in a horrifying IndyCar crash in Houston, Texas that ended his competitive driving career and...

Crazy Wheelstand Video: Watch A Mustang Go Near Vertical At The Outlaw Street Car Reunion In Memphis

As we showed you yesterday, small tire drag racers are often walking a very thin line between tire spin and massive dead hooking wheelstands. As the racer you will see in this video found out, the...

Gallery: The 2014 Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Conference – Warbirds Up Close!

(Photos by Joe Haber) – BangShifter Joe Haber serves in the United States Air Force as a Unit Deployment Manager and he is stationed at the Davis-Monthan base in Arizona. Luckily for us, Haber...

eBay Find: The Nicest 1951 Jeep CJ-3A In The World (That We Know Of)

Oh baby is this thing a show stopper. When you think of a flat fender Jeep, the image you probably have is of an old Army Jeep or maybe one modified to mud bog, scale rocks, or otherwise dominate the...

More Action Photos From USCA Texas – Muscle Cars Unleashed On Texas Motor Speedway

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Yesterday we brought you the first of three galleries from the recent USCA event at the Texas Motor Speedway and today we’e back up in your business with the...

VIDEO: This Russian two-wheel drive motorcycle floats, and there’s an amazing surprise at the end

I’ve been a big fan of Rokon Trailbreaker motorcycles for a long time, so when I saw this Russian video, I figured it was just another clip of one of these unique, two-wheel drive American...

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