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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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Video: Watch A Bad Ass, Modern Aussie Version Of The All Conquering Shelby Dragon Snake Attack The Strip In Oz!

Shelby Cobras are certainly BangShift approved but the most BangShifty of them all were the few rare “Dragon Snakes” built for quarter mile competition. Guys like Bruce Larson made some...

The Long Beach Swap Meet: April 2013 – Photos Of All The Awesome Iron In The Car Corral

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Last weekend Scott Liggett awoke at the crack of dawn and ambled down to Long Beach, California to take in the coolness that is the Long Beach Swap Meet. They call...

Celebrity Car Death Match – Motorcycle Edition: The Bikes of Ponch And John Or The ‘Sickle of Reno Raines?

We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles against...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Smells Worse? Burnt Gear Oil Or Burnt Clutch?

This is a debate we have at almost every pro touring event I announce. Why? Well at least once during the event, and usually several times more, someone will smoke the clutch on their hot rod and I...

More Awesome Photos From the 2013 Lonestar Rod And Kustom Car Round Up! Fun The Texas

(Photos By Charles Wickam) – The photo barrage continues as BangShift shooter Charles Wickam brings us yet another fantastic gallery from the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up in...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Good Ol’ Boys” The Dukes Of Hazzard Theme Song – Waylon Jennings (1979)

The Dukes of Hazzard is one of the most iconic TV shows of my youth. I would lay on the floor as close to the TV as mom would allow and listen to Waylon belt out “Good Ol’ Boys”...

Bonus Photos and Video: 2013 Chattanooga Cruise In – Hot Rods, Muscle, Trucks, And More!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you didn’t get enough from the Chattanooga Cruise In yesterday, then we’ll make sure you get the proper dosage today. The crew at Coker Tire...

Drag Action Gallery: The Outlaw Street Car Shootout – Cecil County Dragway

(Photos by Jim Colraine) – We’re not breaking any news here when we tell you that Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland is a bad ass fast place and has been for decades. Races like...

More Bitchin Photos From the 2013 Lonestar Rod And Kustom Car Lineup – Cool Iron Abounds!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with another great gallery from the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Roundup which was held in Austin, Texas last year. Wickam was roaming the...

Insane Wreckage Video: Watch A Bad Ass Karmann Ghia Wreck Hard On A Makeshift German Drag Strip

The other day I had a long conversation with a highly respected friend about the proliferation of drag racing around the world and just how many drag strips there are dotting the far corners of this...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Dream Garages…The What If Game. How Big?

We’ve all played the “What If…?” game, and any good hot rodder has played it with regards to their dream garage or shop and had a huge list of things they would want to see in...

BangShift And Holley Team Up For The “Dedication To Holley Nation” Give Away! Win A FREE Holley Carb And BS Stuff!

We are happy to announce that BangShift and Holley have teamed up for the Dedication to Holley Nation giveaway that will award the winner with a brand spanking new Holley carb of their choice and a...

CHADMOUTH: I Need Garage Space! But Don’t We All?

I know that virtually all of you will say “Me too!” after hearing me say “I need more garage space!”. It’s the universal need of all hot rodders and racers.  I have 6...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: The General Lee Versus KITT – Who Survives?

So here’s the deal. We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars,...