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Flat-12 Ferrari Magic in Monaco | John Surtees’ Favourite F1 Car Makes ALL the Right Noises. Pure Bliss.

There are going to be some of the most epic Ferrari’s in Formula 1 history at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and this right here is one of them. The crew caught up with this car...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 4 of 5 – Putting All This Freshly Installed Suspension To The Test On The Track!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In this video...

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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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BangShift Question of the Day: Tell us your favorite funny car story about a buddy of yours

Yesterday I wrote about how a $4000 car accident led to me finding my Monte Carlo SS, which predictably led to a slew of trash-talking between my high school buddies about the historical accuracy of...

This Video Of Grain Trucks Racing At A Fair Is Hilarious

Classic medium duty trucks are my jam. I love the things and while the majority of them have rotted and broken in half up here in New England, there are still thousands of them pressed into service...

Check Out This Cool New DIY Alignment Kit From QuickTrick. We Want One!

Going to get your car aligned after having new tires installed, or after making suspension changes just plane sucks. The guys at the alignment shop either tell you it’s too old or they tell you...

Action Gallery: 52 Photos of Wheelstands! Cars, Trucks, Sand Rails…..We’ve Got ‘Em All!

Ahhhh, the wheelstand! Is there a cooler act of automotive grunt? We don’t think that there is, so consider this gallery of 52 photos as an homage to climbing the ring gear and defying gravity,...

Watch A Mean, Wheelstanding Chevy Pickup Suffer A Major League Axle Failure With The Wheels Up

Of all the pieces that get pounded and punished in drag cars, the rear axle lives in a special kind of hell. Think about it. The housing and the contents inside of it are responsible for taking every...

The Top 11 Weird Vehicles The BangShift Staff Has Decided We Want This Week

It’s pretty common for us to write about some cool car, truck, motorhome, or tractor that we have found on Craigslist or Ebay or at the local swap meet. What you don’t see though are all...

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NutJob: What’s the automotive crossroad that got you where you are today?

Late last week, Subaru of America posted a video to their Youtube channel showcasing one of only two Subaru WRX STI 22Bs that were imported to the United States Watching this video brought to mind...

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NHRA Announces 10 Race Pro Mod Mod Series In 2014 – Group Will Have Own Television Show On Velocity Channel As Well

Finally some good news for fans of big league door slammer racing. Rather than tell you stories about series folding up, racer waiting for payment, and other maladies, we’re telling you that...

Watch A Huge Dump Truck Nearly Scuttle A Floating Bridge In Siberia – Cars Almost Float Down River!

This video will provide reason 6,342 why you should be super glad to live anywhere BUT Siberia. After showing you Siberians literally zip-lining a station wagon over a raging river we’re back...

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Pomona Swap Meet Weekend! We’ve Got Photos Of Parts, Cars, And More!

The final Pomona Swap Meet of 2013 was yesterday at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, and my son Cole and I decided we were going to go and walk the swap meet with our friends Crosby and...

Black Friday May Be Over, But It’s Not Too Late To Get A Great Deal! Check Out The Deals At Ridetech

Until the last few years, w never remember seeing ads from aftermarket companies giving Black Friday or Christmas Deals. Sure Jegs and Summit have free shipping promotions, but not like all the...

The 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Party Show And Drags Rocked Despite The Rain

As most of you know, the rain kept us from having drag racing at the 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Show and Drags, but that didn’t keep a jillion people from partying like rock stars at what we believe...

Lutz Race Cars To Debut New Drag Week ’57 Chevy At PRI Show – Car Reportedly Half A Ton Lighter Than Original — SPY PHOTOS!

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….this happens! Lutz Race Cars has released some sneak peek photos of a brand new 1957 Chevrolet that will become the new Drag Week steed for Jeff...

Craigslist Find: This 2JZ Powered 1965 El Camino Is One Polarizing Machine – What Do You Think?

We were sent this Craigslist link by about 15 people so giving credit to all the fine tipsters would read like a phone book, so thanks for sending this to us. Some of you won’t be so thankful...