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More Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

Here’s gallery #2 from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed gallery #1, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by Mike...

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Tony Found His Dream Muscle Car Abandoned in a Barn for FORTY YEARS! And Then BOUGHT IT CHEAP!

I love Tony Angelo now more than ever. We get along great and he’s super fun to be around, but now that I know what his favorite muscle car is I think I love him even more! After dreaming about...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Big Progress, Big Video, Engine & Transmission Mounted + Roll Cage Bracing Complete!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Alex Hernandez’s 1971 Caprice Is Called Rose Gold, And While Pretty It’s Also Absolutely Brutal And Bad Ass!

Alex Hernandez and I have been friends for several years, and the night we met was pretty funny. We were both invited to dinner with a group of people that lets just say were a little mismatched, at...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Bitchin’ Big Rig Race Video: The Great American Truck Race, Atlanta, 1980

Earlier today we dug up an old story that we ran about the Great American Truck Racing series from the 1980s and announced the creation of the ChumpTruck budget big rig racing series for 2014. This...

eBay Find: A Forlorn Maverick Drag Car With Good Bones And A Pissed Off Ford 305ci Six Cylinder!

Ford Mavericks are cool as street machines, but truly neat as drag cars. They were used in Pro Stock during the 1970s by many Ford faithfuls and they provide a great platform to build a car around....

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Cool Video: Watch A Blacksmith Make A Real Version Of Odd Job’s Hat From The James Bond Movies!

As I said earlier, Chad is long gone and hard to find this weekend so you know what I am doing? Whatever the hell I want.This bitchin’ video of a real life blacksmith creating a functional and...

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Craigslist Find: A Bizarre Banana Colored Boat Car – Weird But Oddly Awesome

We know what you’re thinking. Actually we don’t because our minds are so blown by this Tennessee built boat-car that we  currently confused by which was is up. In some angles it reminds...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: Truck Drivin’ Man – Lynrd Skynrd (Recorded 1977 – Released 1987)

Chad’s off announcing for the Goodguys this weekend so he’s got no say in what hits the blog today! I’m kicking things off right with some good old southern rock and roll from Lynrd...

Watch The 48 Hour Camaro Take On The Gas Monkey Garage Guys In A Donut Cutting Contest!

Spoiler alert — The dudes from Ridetech and the 48 Hour Camaro are going to be on an upcoming episode of the gearhead show Fast n’ Loud. As is usually the case at the Gas Monkey Garage,...

Ebay Find Greatness: A Real Deal Jungle Jim Monza Funny Car! Burnouts Await!

My dad was friends with Jungle Jim back in the day. He and all his buddies worked on Jim’s cars, helped build the Nova and raised hell in their spare time. Heck, my first car trailer was Jungle...

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Watch A Cummins Powered Dodge Ram Absolutely Destroy A Viper On The Drag Strip

That disappearing spec in the lead photo is a Dodge Viper and the vehicle making it shrink into nothingness is a massive one ton Dodge pickup with a highly worked over Cummins diesel that makes more...

Watch MSD On PowerBlock TV This Weekend. The HorsePower Guys Do A Swap.

Check it out! Joe and MIke are doing an LS Swap, and into something never intended to house a V8. Like true hot rodders, that won’t slow them down even a little bit, but to save time and energy...

Show Gallery: The 2013 Chicago World Of Wheels – Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photography

(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photography) – We have been running tons of Autorama/World of Wheels coverage this year from across the country, so much that we’ve actually fallen out of order...

Project Update: The Chicken Coupe – Body Is Off The Frame, Trans Is Mocked In, Progress Is Made, Diablo Sandwiches Are Consumed

(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – Sorry for the long dry spell on the Chicken Coupe update. I can’t let Brian steal the spot light this week with his half-assed Buford T Justice update...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Expressway To Your Heart – The Soul Survivors (1967)

After a couple days of rock and roll we thought it was time to throw some good old fashioned soul music back into the mix for today’s Daily Tune Up. Our selection today is the Soul Survivors...

LIVE TONIGHT! POWERSHIFT WITH CHAD AND BRIAN! OUR WEEKLY VIDEO SHOW THAT COVERS ALL THING BANGSHIFT!

Thursday again, already?! You betcha and that means tonight at 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern we’ll be live with our latest installment of Powershift, the live weekly show starring BangShift’s...

Drag Gallery: Liam Garrity’s Retro-Cool Images From The 2013 March Meet

(Photos by Liam Garrity) – BangShift photo contributor Liam Garrity was shooting photos like a mad man at the March Meet. He spent some time putting the artistic touches on them that he digs...