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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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Video: 1320Video Catches Drag Weeks’ Quickest Run, A Steering Wheel Coming Off, And More!

Kyle and the 1320Video crew are catching all the coolest stuff on Hot Rod’s Drag Week 2013 this week, and jamming it all up each and every night. It would be rude of us not to brag about how...

Watch AJ Fiorelli Pull A 770-Foot Wheelie In A Barracuda With No Wheelie Bar, A Manual Transmission, And A Motor In The Front

We’ve gotta love guys like AJ Fiorelli. Last weekend at Central Illinois Dragway, AJ took his Barracuda down the entire eighth mile strip, plus 100-feet on the rear wheels. This would be cool...

Crash Video: A Mud Bog Jeep Ends Up in the Pond

Racing high performance mud trucks ain’t easy. The task gets even harder when the dude who designed the mud pit apparently wanted to kill as many of the competitors as possible due to the...

Craigslist Find: The Oft Spoken About But Seldom Seen Lambo-Trar!

We’ve featured many Trars on the pages of BangShift over the years but none of them has been as  unique in the body department as this one is. Located by BangShifter Matt Cramer in Florida,...

Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2013 – News and Photos From The Road On Monday!

It was a great day of action at Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2013 sponsored by Gear Vendors and Pep Boys Speed Shop on Monday as racers attacked the quarter mile at the historic Beech Bend Raceway in...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Will Pro Mod Style Cars Ruin Hot Rod Drag Week?

We’ve got a strong opinion on this one, as does just about everyone else who cares about Hot Rod Drag Week, but we’re going to let you guys answer first and then I’ll let you know...

Photos: ADRL Dragstock 2013 Photos From Rockingham. Pro Mods, Drag Radial, And More.

Based on the crowd at last weekend’s ADRL Dragstock race in Rockingham, the locals are in love with ADRL Drag Racing. It is pretty bitchin, so we can’t argue with their passion. Luckily...

Video: Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2013 Unlimited Class Preview By 1320Video

While I was flying home from LS Fest to get equipment ready for BangShift.com’s LIVE streaming video coverage of the New England Hot Rod Reunion starting this Thursday, Kyle Loftis from...

1973 Drag Racing Documentary: Burn On – See The Best Jungle Jim Video Interview Ever!

To us, nothing is cooler than old school drag racing movies coming out of hibernation and finding their way onto the internet. We were tipped off to the newest and coolest one out there today. It is...

Gasser Video: Burnouts On BangShift’s Drive To LS Fest

We had an awesome time cruising from Ridetech to LSFest last Thursday and documented the trip on ShowTheDrive.com, but the highlight had to be when we slid into RB&S Automotive in Beaver Dam...

Question of the Day: If You Were 16 Today and Given $5,000 to Buy A Car What Would It Be?

Let’s play a little “what if” game today. What if it was your 16th birthday on this very date and a well to do grand parent handed you $5,000 in cold hard cash for you to purchase a...

Show The Drive: BangShift Chad’s Roadtrip To LS Fest Behind The Wheel Of A 1LE Camaro

This was a fun trip. Sure it was only a few hours of driving, but it was on some of the most beautiful and simple roads that Indiana and Kentucky had to offer. And thanks to Scott and Michael of...

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Event Photos: We Saw It All At Holley’s LS Fest 2013, And Have Photos To Prove It!

Lucky for us BangShift.com Contributor Bob Chiluk was on site snapping photos like a mad man at this weekend’s Holley LS Fest because Brian and I were announcing the entire weekend. While Brian...

Video: A Giant Antique Diesel Engine Comes To Life Again After 30 Years Of Sitting

Most of our regular readers will expect that this blog item would come from Brian rather than Chad, but the truth is we both dig watching cool old motors run, even if it is on diesel. The engine in...

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