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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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No PowerShift Tonight, Folks — We’ll Be Back Next Week

It is Thursday night and normally we’re on the air with our weekly live, rollicking show called PowerShift. This week due to an unforseen family- related issue (no neither of our wives ditched...

Fun With Numbers: American Powertrain’s Speed Analyzer Let’s You Tailor Your Transmission Choice

There are lots of calculators on the internet for car stuff. You can figure you compression ratio, displacements, extrapolate horsepower from drag strip time slips, and even determine the payments on...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Coolest Four Door Car?

This question comes right out of a discussion going on in our forum section right now among the members who are debating the merits of hot rodding and modifying four door cars. Obviously you know...

Bitchin’ Video: A Mash Up Of Good Tunes, Tommy Ivo, Vintage Hot Rod, Drag Race, and Dry Lakes Footage From Levi’s Jeans

We were kind of shocked to see that Levi’s jeans had made this totally awesome video highlighting old hot rodding, drag racing, and dry lakes footage that uses voice overs from the likes of...

Craigslist Find: A Shopping Cart Kart

File this under, “Stuff we want to piss off the neighborhood with” although we certainly have enough junk that already does it, this would be pefect for barnstorming the sidewalks and...

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Gallery: The Brock Yates Cannonball Run Exhibition At The Saratoga Auto Museum

(Photo by Joe Grippo) – Brock Yates is a guy we openly idolize here at BangShift. He’s one of the most important and influential automotive journalists ever and his list of books,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Green Onions – Booker T and the MG’s (1962)

If we were creating the “soundtrack of our lives” we’d have this song playing in the background every time we walking into a room. The tune may not be a dedicated “car...

Video: The Places They Raced – Episode One – Fantastic Racing History From California

A week or two ago we told you about an upcoming documentary series based on the great Where They Raced books by Harold Osmer. We’re happy to report that the first episode of the series has been...

Event Coverage: PSCA Record Breaker Nationals Wheels Up Photos

Thanks to BangShifter Dave Stoltz, we’ve got some great photo coverage of the 2013 PSCA Record Breaker Nationals. Dave shot plenty of on track and pit shots all weekend, and this is our first...

Bitchin’ Video: A Cool, Stylized Look At Jet Hot’s El Toro, California Autocross Event – Cool Cars and Camera Angles

BangShift Jet-Hot High Performance Coatings have made themselves a big presence at autocross events all over the country. From the Goodguys series to their own Get Started Racing series, the company...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Non-Mainstream Engine?

After watching those two killer drag motor dyno pulls, our thoughts wandered off the beaten path to engines that we’ve owned, wanted to own, or will own in the future. While a small cadre of...

Dyno-gasm Videos: Watch A 400ci V8 AND A 500ci V8 Both Spin To 10,000 RPM — Indescribable Sounds!!!

When most normal people think of angels playing trumpets in the heavens they picture symphonic, musical noises. On the other hand, we picture the sounds generated by the two engines featured in the...

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Gallery: Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop Garage Night 2013 – Awesome Rods, Engines, And More!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The recently wedded Joe Grippo attended an open garage night at the famed Rolling Bones hot rod shop where he hung out with a bunch of people and blasted a ton of...

Craigslist Find: A Z/28 Crossram Topped With Twin Camden Superchargers And Predator Carbs!

Talk about something that is absolute period pro street perfection! This intake manifold was found by BangShift forum member Bamfster who lives in the Denver area where it is up for sale. It is...

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