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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “On The Road Again” Willie Nelson 1980

Whether you like country, western, or both, everyone knows this song. Written for the soundtrack of Honeysuckle Rose, it became a huge hit and is the theme song so to speak for Willie Nelson. In 1982...

Drag Gallery: The Mo-Kan Dragway Spring Nostalgia Reunion

(Photos by Steve Wilson Motorsports Photography) – Asbury, Missouri is home to historic Mo-Kan Dragway. The place has been going strong for more than 50 years and they host some of the coolest...

Should They Build It? Our Take On What A Street Going Retro COPO Camaro Would Look Like Today

(Rendering by Stu Wotypka/ID Motorsport Design) – Every year on April Fool’s Day we run a cool rendering from our buddy Stu up in Canada who is the brains and talent behind ID Motorsport...

Bad Ass Save: Aussie Top Door Slammer Driver Gonzo Travalini Suffers A Major Top End Explosion And Drives The Car Like A Champ!

You know a guy is a hardcore drag racer with a name like Gonzo Travalini and he proved it with a driving performance for the ages at the Perth Motorplex recently. Travalini was competing in the Top...

Happy 17th Anniversary Ridetech!!! Praise The Lowered, You Have Been Blessed With FREE Shipping

Maybe it’s because they are super cool people, or maybe it’s because they started a company from nothing just like we’ve done here at BangShift.com, but something about the guys and...

Gallery: Mustangs And Only Mustangs From Fabulous Fords Forever 2013

The automotive world changed forever in 1964 when Ford rolled out its new car called the Mustang. It sold beyond anyone’s wildest expectations and would go on to become one of the most iconic...

Drag Gallery: Sportsman Action And Pit Photos From Thunder Valley Raceway Park – Oklahoma

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we ran Brad Klaassen’s cool story and photos from the recent outlaw fuel altered meet at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma. The AA/FAs were...

Celebrity Car Death Match: The Indestructible 1968 Ford F-100 From Mr Majestyk VS The Unstoppable 1982 Dodge Ramcharger From Lone Wolf McQuade (W/Video!)

Celebrity Car Death Match has become a bonafide national craze (because Chad and I live on opposite coasts and laugh like idiots coming up with the fights!) and cannot be stopped. The list of match...

Chevrolet Performance Offering COPO Camaro Rollers For $55,000! Limited Quantity Almost Sold Out!

Have you wanted a COPO but been shunned from the list? Maybe you’ve got $55,000 saved up for a factory drag race Camaro but not a penny more. Well, consider your prayers answered because...

Craigslist Find: A 2006 “Custom One-Of-A-Kind” Car -TRANSLATION – 2006 WTF?

There are lots of days when I go outside, see the Caprice and think, “Man, you are a total weirdo.” Then I get tipped off to stuff like this creation and suddenly, I am as normal as a guy...

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Drag Gallery: Texas Outlaw Fuel Altereds Re-Baptize Thunder Valley Raceway In Nitro!

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) -I remember the day nitromethane, methanol, and high octane racing fuel brought Thunder Valley Raceway Park (TVRP) near Noble Oklahoma to life on May 30th, 1992,...

Wild Video: Watch x275 Racer Shane Fischer Make An Amazing Save At Holly Springs Dragstrip!

Another day, another small tire insanity video! Our buddy Mark Walter was at Holly Springs Drag Strip last weekend filming their famed Shootout race. During one round of X275 action, racer Shane...

Gallery: Bitchin’ Early Broncos From The 2013 Fabulous Fords Forvever Show!

Early Ford Broncos are iconic for all the right reasons. The trucks were relatively inexpensive at the time they debuted, they were built like anvils, had a nice short wheelbase for capable off...

Question Of The Day: Has A Racer’s Switch Of Brand Ever Broken Your Heart?

In today’s racing world, brands are mostly defined by headlight stickers and whichever patch is ironed on to the fire suit of the meat in the seat driving. There’s not real love or...