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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Insane Video: Axles Ejected From Drag Car… WITH THE AXLE HOUSING!!!!

In response to the video of Brandon Snider launching the driveshaft out of his ADRL Pro Extreme car, someone sent us a link to one that trumps that in a big way. I say someone because Brian just sent...

2013 PRI Show Coverage: More Racecars, Parts and Cool Stuff From PRI In Indy

There are some really trick looking parts here at the 2013 PRI Show, and about 8 jillion people as well. This is probably the largest gathering of racers, crew, builders, and manufacturers in the...

Quick Look: A Bad Ass 1967 Olds 442 Under The Knife At DMC – Real Olds Engine With Exotic Parts And Twin Turbos!

(EDITOR’S NOTE: WE’RE RE-RUNNING THIS STORY FROM EARLY 2013 BECAUSE NEXT WEEK WE’RE GOING TO BE ON THE CHASSIS DYNO AT DMC RACING WATCHING THIS CAR PUT MASSIVE NUMBERS DOWN ON THE...

Torque Brutality Video: Watch A Big Rig Hauling Trailers Of Logs Lug Up A Hill And Nearly Twist Itself Into a Pretzel

I may get bagged on for my child-like fascination with big rigs, but when videos like this surface and we get to share them it doesn’t seem all that crazy does it? If you can watch this newish...

2013 PRI Show Coverage: Racecars, Race Parts, And Cool Stuff From PRI In Indy

The 2013 PRI Show is packed, and we’re having a ball! Not only are the coolest parts and cars in the racing and high performance world on hand, but also some super cool and famous racers, crew...

This Twin Turbo 292ci Y-Block Powered 1962 Ford F100 Makes 721hp At The Tire And Looks Beastly On The Dyno

A year or so ago I made a sideways comment about Y-Block Ford engines and their ability to make power, which thoroughly pissed of the Y-Block community. The hate came in from all sides and quickly I...

The Parting Shift: Gear Banging Awesomeness in a 1964 Impala!

There’s nothing cooler than a full-boogie barge with a stick box. This in-car video, taken at Atco Dragway in New Jersey shows a really beautiful 1964 Impala race car getting hammered on the...

This Vintage Massey Ferguson 55 Pulling Tractor Has A Pissed Off Ford 390 And Pulls The Sled Out The Back Door

With all the nostalgia drag racing and car show stuff that has been hitting the blog lately, we didn’t want our readers to think that we’ve lost our affection for tractors. If there is...

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Ride In The Cockpit Of A Ferrari V8 Powered Spice Race Car On The High Banks Of Daytona!

It is Friday and that means the weekend is looming and fun is going to be had. This time of the year there are family holiday parties, office parties, drunken mall Santas, and people jumping into...

Gallery: 50 Photos of Station Wagons

The station wagon has an interesting place in the modern world of hot rodding. As you’ll see in this gallery they can be built to burn up the drag strip, warp corners, scrape the ground, and...

Killer Video: A BangShift.com Approved Trail Recovery

Anyone who reads the four-wheel-drive mags or scans YouTube for videos of guys rock crawling, mud bogging, or snow wheeling, will absolutely love this piece of video. Hell, any gearhead worth his or...

BangShift Question of the Day: What Motor Would Santa Run in His Sleigh?

Santa is gearing up to make his yearly lap of the Earth in just about two weeks. We all know that the power is provided by a pack of flying reindeer, but let’s play a game of “what...

National Drag Racing Association Launches As Doorslammer Drag Racing Series – Assumes All Dates And Tracks Of 2014 ADRL Schedule

News broke yesterday at the 2013 PRI show that a new drag racing series called the “National Drag Racing Association” will have a run of events in 2014 for Pro Mods and mountain motor pro...

Gallery: 31 Photos of Studebakers!

(Photos from the BS Archive) – We’re getting back on the horse with our random specific galleries of different cars and trucks. Today, it is Studebaker getting the spotlight. The long...