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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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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line (2012)

Country music fan or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that songs like “Cruise” the Number 1 Hit from Florida Georgia Line is the lyrical equivalent of a dream summer for most...

Manly Craigslist Garage Sale Ad: Someday We’ll Have The Stones To Write An Ad Like This

Our buddy RTC, aka RTCTTFMF on the BangShift.com LIVE broadcast chat room, sent us this Austin Craigslist ad and it rules. Is it a joke? Then it’s damn funny. Is it real? Then it’s the...

Sideways With Rodney Prouty: So You Want To Get Sponsored? Can You Afford It?

Afford being sponsored? This isn’t making much sense. Or is it. Read the latest from Rodney Prouty on the topic of sponsorship. It will make you think. (Words and Photos by Rodney Prouty) So...

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MSD Releases Even More Reasons To Use Atomic LS EFI In Your LS Swap Project!

When MSD launched their Atomic LS platform last year at SEMA, it rocked lots of people right back on their heels. The system was designed to take all of the typical EFI swap headaches away from hot...

Event Gallery: Gasser Greatness From Knoxville Dragway’s Gasser Shootout

Gassers rule. Solid axles, nose high stance, wild names, and crazy drivers. That’s what gassers are all about, and thanks to RevFoto we’ve got some cool shots from the recent Knoxville...

Drag Gallery: Maple Grove Mega Mopar Action Weekend — All Strip Action All The Time!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is our final dispatch of bitchin’ Joe Grippo photos from the 2013 Mega  Mopar Action weekend at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. No car show or...

Fun Video: The Postman Pat Guys Debut Their New Motorcycle Powered Mini-Slingshot! Bad Assery To The Fifth Power!

The bitchin’ little Postman Pat van that we have showed laying waste to Mustangs and other respectable road going vehicles is a perennial favorite here in the halls of BangShift. We know they...

BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Were A TV Cop, Which One Would You Be?

Last week, while complimenting Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk’s work here on BangShift.com, Brian referred to them as the Cagney and Lacey of BangShift photography. Of course we laughed our asses...

Craigslist Find (W/Video): A Custom Built 1978 6×6 Datsun Truck With Buick V6 Power And Magazine History?

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll tell you that Charles Wickam, one of the ace photographers here at BangShift sent me this link after digging it up on Facebook. Charles is a guy who has...

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Sleeper Find: A Stocking Looking 1980 Caprice Packing An L88 Headed Big Block Engine!

All hall the king of the Caprice sleepers! This 1980 Caprice coupe is for sale in Corinth, Mississippi and it plays the role perfectly. Equipped with the stock interior, right down to a granny...

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Incredible eBay Find: An All Original 1965 Belvedere A-990 Factory Built Hemi Race Car – 219 Street Miles!

In the realm of awesome factory build drag race cars, the 1960s A990 Hemi Belvedere stands as one of the greats. With little more than 100 produced, these cars found their way into the hands of...

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Criagslist Find: A Wild Homebuilt Tracked Ford Truck

It gets mighty cold in Wisconsin during the winter months and we can only guess that this awesome and odd Ford tracked truck creation was born out of some winterized bench racing. What you’e...

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Roadkill: Finnegan and Freiburger Kill A Prius Twice, Nearly Themselves Once, and A Tired Gremlin Survives It All!

The Roadkill boys are back and this time with a literal death wish. As the title intimates, in this episode of the famed show, the guys kill a Toyota Prius…twice. The second time involves a...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: The Literal End Of Australia’s Auto Industry Is In Sight

Just when you thought the worst news that the Australian auto industry could get was Ford getting ready to stop production in the country, Holden and Toyota, the last two major companies building...