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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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Awesome Historic Video: A 1957 Chevy Truck Promotional Video Featuring NAPCO 4WD

It’s hard to imagine, but there was actually a time when people didn’t buy trucks for daily transportation and four-wheel-drives were a relative rarity. If you wanted a 4×4, you...

Is This Video Of An Insanely Low DC3 Fly Over Real? If So, This Is Incredible

I can’t decide if this video is real or some sort of elaborate fake. It seems real because there are no weird moments of the camera cutting away, nothing that appears to be digitized or CGI,...

Featured Products: Budget Beasts! YOST Sealed Back HD Mechanics Vises From Eastwood. A Stout New Vise Line At A Great Price

When I was growing up my grandpa had some really cool tools. Not because they were fancy necessarily, but because they were insanely beefy and built to last. I can’t even imagine the number of...

Steve Magnante Wagon Week Continues! Junkyard Find Chevrolet Kingswood Wagon. Full Size Chevrolet Goodness

If you don’t like a classic wagon, then we can’t be friends. Last time I told you that if you didn’t like custom vans, we “probably” couldn’t be friends. With wagons it is...

Watch The 1980s Monster Truck Excaliber Fail Miserably At Floating In A Quarry – InstaSink

You can almost hear the conversation. Two guys, likely jawing after a couple of beers talking about the merits of floating a monster truck on the water. One guy owns the truck and thinks it can...

Happy Mother’s Day From All Of Us At BangShift.com

Without moms, there would be no hot rodding, plain and simple. All of us here at BangShift would like to wish moms in all corners of the globe a happy Mother’s Day today and express our gratitude...

The TURBO Pacer BLEW UP! Or Did Derek Blow It Up? Or Was It A Fan? Same Same – On The Flip Side, He Got 2ND Place In The Indy 800!

He’s back at it, with more fun action and some more carnage. This time he blew up a car that is too cool to ruin. Ooops. A guy has to do what a guy has to do though to keep the fans happy. You...

Fun Video: The Best Supercars Of The 1970s…That Are Not The Lamborghini Countach!

While we here in America all remember the 1970s for their lack of horsepower, tubby, wallowing cars, and avocado colored appliances, there were incredible things happening in the automotive world....

Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal: Watch This Neat Film Made At The 1964 NASCAR Riverside 500 In California

This is some quality stuff right here. If you love old stock car racing like we do, you’ll appreciate this film that Grant Piston Rings paid for to have made at the 1964 NASCAR Riverside 500 in...

Watcha Gonna Do When They Come For You? Bad Boys, Bad Boys: Street Racer ARRESTED at Cash Days Race in Texas!

Anyone who ever street raced back in the day knows that there is always a risk of getting caught and getting into some real trouble. In recent years though there have been so many street racing...

Is This The Cheapest DIY Way To Preserve Your Wood Deck Trailer? Cause Free Is Good, But Is It Good Enough?

I own two trailers, both of which are wood decked, and I’ve really only wished for one of them to have a steel deck on a couple of occasions. When you consider that I bought the trailer in...

You’re Using a Torque Wrench Wrong! Or Are You Using A Torque Wrench Right? MythBusting: The 10 Do’s & Dont’s Of Torque Wrenching

I’m writing this BEFORE watching the video, because I don’t want to be prejudiced by what the Torque Test Channel is trying to teach us all about using a torque wrench properly. And...

Hellacious RPM Video: Ride In-Truck With A Big Block Chevy Equipped Puller As It Screams To The Moon!

(Editor’s note: If you are going straight to the video, skip to 2:00! That’s when the action starts!) I’ve often said that part of the attraction of watching truck and/or tractor...

Wild Video: Watch Gilles Villeneuve Driving Like A Man Possessed At The Argentina Grand Prix 1980

This right here is one of the most stark examples of how much Formula One racing has changed over the years. When you see the legendary Gilles Villeneuve drive like a man who is fully possessed by...