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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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Ridetech Announces 1,000,001 Mile Shock and Strut Warranty. No BS, Their Stuff Will Last, And They Are Standing Behind It!

A few weeks ago Ridetech President and Owner Bret Voelkel sent me an email asking me what I thought of a new program that he wanted to launch where any Ridetech shocks bought after January 1, 2013...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! From All Of Us At BANGSHIFT.COM!

Happy New Year!!! It’s been a wild and crazy but super bitchin ride in 2012 for us here at BangShift.com and we hope that you have enjoyed it as much as we have. We also hope that 2012 has been...

Thank You BangShift.com Contributors! We Owe You For All The Crashes, Wheelstands, Stories, and Coverage.

WE RULE!!! No, really, we do… BangShift.com is the coolest place on the web because we have the greatest guys and gals ever contributing to what we do. Each and every week throughout 2012,...

Watch a Rear Axle Failure Completely Destroy The Back Of 1968 Camaro Drag Car

We’ve all seen the videos of rear ends completely breaking free from drag cars, launching them into the air and smashing back down to Earth. This video is different from those in the fact that...

Lucas Oil Needs Your Help: They Need 78 More Likes On Facebook To Hit 40,000. LIKE THEM NOW!

We’re excited for Lucas Oil because they are almost at 40,000 likes on Facebook and need your help to get over the hump today! We have to help them do it today because that was they can start...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Greg Rourke’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Autocross, Drags, and More!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Not long ago I would try to get access to the wall at drag strips to take photos. The answer was always “no”. Then I started sending a few...

RacingJunk Find: Bobby Allison’s 1980 IROC Championship Winning Camaro – When Stock Cars Were Cool!

For many years the IROC (International Race of Champion) Series was a big deal to both racers and fans. Drivers from all different disciplines of racing were pitted against one another in identically...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Tommy Lee Byrd’s Favorite Photos Of 2012 – Races, Shows, Cool Stuff!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This year gave me lots of opportunities for cool pictures, as I rarely had a free weekend without some sort of car show, drag race or other motorsports...

BS Daily Tune Up: Kickstart My Heart – Motley Crue (1989)

The hair was big, the lifestyle was rampantly out of control, and the music was packing stadiums and arenas as big as were available in the late 1980s. Motley Crue was at the top of their game during...

FREE California Hot Rod Reunion LIVE Replay 2012: If You Missed It The First Time We’ve Got It Again

Didn’t make it to Famoso for the California Hot Rod Reunion? Were racing and missed some of the action? Live under a rock and didn’t know BangShift would be there LIVE broadcasting from...

A-FAB, Owners of AFCO, Dynatech, and US Brakes Now Owns ProShocks Too

A-FAB, the  parent company of AFCO Racing and Dynatech, as well as US Brakes, has just purchased Pro Shocks as well. “Pro Formance” brand shocks have been around for years and, like...

Best of BS 2012:Toyota to Join NHRA Pro Stock – Rendering – GM Furious Over Engine

(Original air date – 4/1/2012) – BangShift has learned that Toyota will be joining NHRA Pro Stock in 2013 by entering a version of the upcoming 2013 Toyota Solara as their chosen body...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Joe Grippo’s Favorite Images From 2012

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – (Editor’s note: Joe Grippo was our very first photo contributor to BangShift. He’s OG as far as Chad and I are concerned!) I don’t remember...

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Best of 2012: Wild Video of a Funny Car Driver Getting Bathed In Boiling Hot Trans Fluid And Escaping

Driving a Funny Car, whether it is powered by a blown alky engine, a nitro mill, or even a gas motor takes real courage. This video is proof in living color. My pal Jon Wall owns and drives the...