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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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Craigslist Find: A Survivor 1970 Duster 340 That Appears Sweet And Is Priced To Sell

Often times our Craigslist finds are horrendous cars that we gut with clever and witty criticisms. The follow up to that is receiving death threats from the seller, such as Dave Nutting did regarding...

2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – More Awesome Photos Of Ultra Rare And Bitchin’ Muscle

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals was once again a mind-bending experience for us. In was a gathering of muscle car unicorns, ultra-rare stuff...

Car Show Coverage: Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals 2013 – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and Trucks Oh My!

This weekend’s Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals 2013, in Southern California, is always one of our favorite events of the year because of great weather and great friends. This year the weather...

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Road Trip Food?

Outside of the molten hot drag strip action, our favorite parts of the  Drag Week experience are the drives between tracks. Because the route is normally heavily geared towards back roads, we get to...

In-Car Videos: Making 7-Second Passes In A 5-Speed, Nitrous Fed, 498ci AMC Powered GREMLIN!

Kevin Fontenot is one of the most hardcore AMC guys on planet Earth. How do we know that? The dude has a Gremlin that runs in the 7-teens at nearly 190mph in Outlaw 10.5 trim. This car has a custom...

The 2013 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals – Incredible Race Cars, Barn Finds, Racers, More!

The 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals marks the fifth edition of this awesome show. Every year we wonder how they will top last years event, and every year they somehow manage to. Manager Bob...

Video: Epic Rental Minivan Burnout That Results In Slight Panic And Lots Of AC Vent Smoke

If you don’t know what AC Vent smoke is, you haven’t done a big boy burnout in a new rental car and forgot to turn off the automatic climate control. We have, and can tell you that as...

Video: An Inside Look At The Ring Brothers… The Who, What, And Why That Explain How They Tick

For nearly 20 years the Ring Brothers have been building bitchin cars, but in the last decade they have truly come into their own and are considered to be one of the upper echelon custom car builders...

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NutJob: Concept Cars – Why I Hate To Love Them

Late November into early December is one of my favorite times of the year, but it’s not solely for the reasons you might think. Thanksgiving is only a few days away, the NFL is in full swing, and...

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Best of BangShift – Carnage Video: A Stroker Boss 429 Explodes on the Dyno

This Boss 557 meets a spectacular end on the engine dyno when it appears that the flywheel explodes at peak RPM during a pull. The accompanying notes with the video say that there were multiple...

Car Feature: A Perfectly Simple 1966 Buick Special That’s Simply Perfect – Stage 1 455 And All!

We get as wrapped up in stuff as anyone else. Following all these big builds all over the place with guys shoving massive turbos into tube chassis cars capable of running harder and faster than full...

GM Announces Updated 320hp 3.6L V6 For Colorado Truck And 2.8L Duramax Diesel Option In Future – Back In Small Truck Game

One of the, if not this biggest announcement at the 2013 LA Auto Show has been Chevrolet’s parade of information regarding the all new Colorado truck. This is GM’s first foray back into...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is It Bad When Racing Gets National Exposure For A Big Crash?

One of the craziest viral videos to hit the internet with respect to racing has been the El Mirage crash of Brian Gillespie. We were among the first to run the video and then it blew up everywhere...

This Video Of A Sprint Car Chassis Being Crash Tested Is Crazy And Pretty Surprising

We have to thank the dudes at Racing Head Service for tipping us off to this video yesterday. As weird as it sounds, we have never thought about what race cars would look like getting subjected to...