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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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Video: Watch Don Garlits Make Passes In A Very Quick Electric Dragster – Don Gives Us The Scoop!

When we saw YouTube videos of Don Garlits making hits in an electric rear “motor” dragster we had to follow up with Big Daddy and get the inside dirt on just how well this brand new...

Troy Ladd’s Hollywood Hot Rods: Behind The Scenes Presented By Comp Cams

We’re lucky enough to know Troy Ladd pretty well, and love what comes out of his famed Hollywood Hot Rods shop in Burbank, California. It’s not the biggest place, it is certainly not the...

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Caption This Photo: The WTF Were They Thinking? Edition

Our pal Danny Popp put this one up on his facebook page, and we couldn’t resist. Words can’t even describe it. I especially like the way that the holes were reinforced. I don’t know...

Question of the Day: What’s Your Best Field Repair Story? (On A Car or Truck…Unless You Have One Involving A Tank Like These Guys)

Following up on Chad’s question from yesterday, which had you sharing your best stories of parts and pieces falling off of your car, I’m here today to raise your spirits from the depths...

Good News: Firebird International Raceway Looks To Have A Future – NHRA Planning on 2014 Event

A recent memo from the operator of Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona is being refuted by news reports and statements from Tom Compton. The facility published a memo quoting Charlie...

PowerShift LIVE: REPLAY AVAILABLE NOW. CLICK HERE. It’s the Chad and Brian Show!

It’s our first PowerShift LIVE of 2013, and we’ve got plenty to talk about! Join us for an hour of recap on what’s going on in the motorsports world, here on BangShift.com, and in...

BIG NEWS: All New COPO Camaros Will Be Holley Equipped! HP EFI Is Standard

We are huge fans of the new COPO Camaros around here, although I am still pissed that one of the COPO owners has not let me make some passes in one, so we were super excited when we got the press...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst (Most Embarrassing?) Part To Ever Fall Off Your Car?

After two days of video showing driveline parts falling out of, or being ejected from, race cars, it seemed appropriate to have our BangShift Question of the Day be about parts falling off your car....

Project Fat Lane Update: The Tin Is Going In and Go Fast Parts Arrive

Project Fat Lane, the 2,500hp Ford Fairlane drag car being built at Tube Chassis Designz in Hanson, Massachusetts is on the move yet again. Actually it is still on the chassis table, but the project...

Here’s The Answer To Our “What The Hell Is This” Challenge From Yesterday – Tons of Info and Photos!

Yesterday we showed you photos of an odd looking like trucklet thing. Well, the owner of that odd looking little trucklet thing is one Brian Earp and Brian was kind enough to send us a ton of info,...

Photo Highlight Reel: Bob Chiluk’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Top Fuel, Pro Touring, and Barn Finds!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – My interest in cars and anything with wheels always presided over my interest in photography. But those grade school days reading Hot Rod magazine and seeing...

BS Daily Tune Up: Crawlin’ From The Wreckage – Dave Edmunds (1979)

Dave Edmunds’ 1979 ode to automobile wreckage didn’t make the charts in the United States, but it did manage to climb to the number 59 spot on the British charts that year. Some claim...

eBay Find:A 1974 Vega Racer With A Full Boogie Suspension, Built Up Cosworth Motor, And History!

Sweet mother of cone crushing, apex clipping, slaloming, coolness. This 1974 Vega is set up to rip, has a totally documented and cool racing history, a Cosworth engine that was run at Bonneville on...

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10% OFF Everything Sale At American Powertrain Through Jan 12th!

So many of you BangShifters bought stuff from American Powertrain during their two end of the year sales in 2012 that they decided they might as well do another one. And you guys are the ones that...