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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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eBay Find: This Dude Put A Hyabusa Engine In The Back Of A Ford Festiva And Now You Can Own It — BS Approved!

Ray Hull gets the BangShift high five for tipping us off to this really cool creation that is currently for sale on eBay. Like we said in the title, a dude in Florida took a 1989 Ford Festiva and...

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Eight Minutes Of Vintage Group B Rally Madness – No Wreckage, Just Great Driving and Incredible Cars

Lots of times when we run rally videos, they contain all number of horrendous crashes and wipe outs but this is not one of those times. Instead you are going to see the greatest fleet of rally cars...

2014 Toyota Tundra Platinum: The Guts With None Of The Glory

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Before last week I had never driven a Toyota Tundra. I have always viewed the Tundra as something akin to a character from a 1980s spy movie. You know the ones...

Trouble Parking Your Massive Cadillac? Not Any More With This Genius Late 1940s Invention!

This is one of those old timey videos that’ll put a smile on your face for sure. Filmed in the Los Angeles area during the late 1940s, it shows an inventor’s great idea to aid in parallel...

King Of The Hammers FRIDAY Live Stream Is Up And Running! Click Here To Watch!

Every Man Challenge day today! This is when the “real” guys get out there and literally beat their junk to pieces. These are homebuilt rigs that aren’t to the level of the full tilt...

Video: Hedman Hedders Returns As Sponsor For NMCA West Nostalgia Street Car Category In 2013 – Wheels Up and Tires Smokin’!

2014 is Hedman Hedders 60th anniversary. That’s bitchin for multiple reasons. Firstly, it means that the company has been making quality products right here in the USA for more than half a...

This full tilt Camaro Set Up For E-Modified Autocross Will Make You Wish For Spring To Be Here Already

(Photos courtesy of SoloMatters.com) With Mother Nature reassuring us, “Yes, winter is still in full-force”, by dropping a foot of snow on the BangShift East Coast Headquarters yesterday, I’m...

Auto Club Dragway In Fontana Is Re-Opening! Tracy Scott Fischle Named New Track Manager

We are so excited for the 2014 Drag Racing Season to be starting at Fontana’s Auto Club Dragway. We’ve been without this 1/4 mile dragstrip for what seems like forever due to a bunch of...

The First CL Ad We Have Ever Seen Of a Burned Up Car That Shows The Fire AND The Firemen Putting It Out!

Brady Basner from Powermaster Starters and Alternators gets all the credit in the world for this completely genius Craigslist find. The ad is for a 1983 Celica that caught fire and burned up. The...

Racepak Is Hiring! Want A Kick Ass Job In The Racing Industry? This Could Be Your Shot

The guys at Racepak sent me an email yesterday saying they needed to hire a new person for their Southern California headquarters. If you are into off road, road racing, or other motorsports, and...

Car Guy Books: Three Great Car Guy Books To Help You Through A Brutal Winter

I was given a Kindle for Christmas, which is among the cooler Christmas gifts I have ever received because it has totally gotten me back in the reading game again. I have been tearing through books...

BangShift Exclusive: Mopar Currently Working On Dodge Dart Funny Car Body – Will Be Released In Little More Than A Month

We have learned from a trusted source that Mopar is in the finishing and final testing phases of an all new funny car body for their NHRA teams. This body will be a “Dodge Dart” based...

Watch Ryan Anderson Make The Greatest “Save” In Monster Truck History – Truck Goes From On Roof To On Wheels!

We love people who simply cannot admit defeat. Ryan Anderson, one of Dennis Anderson’s sons is that type of guy. Having grown up as the spawn of the man who is now the world’s most famous...

Unobtanium: We Get Up Close And Personal With An Ultra-Rare Studebaker R4 V8

The other day we decided to invade the privacy of our pals Dana Hard and Jon Wall at Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts to see what they were up to. It is always fun to drop by a...