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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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eBay Find: The Coolest Mopar Wagon EVER! 1966 Coronet 440 With 361 Big Block – Sure Grip – Perfection!

This is the coolest freaking car we’ve found on eBay in quite some time. A 1966 Coronet 440 wagon with a 361ci big block, 20,000 original miles, 3.23 Sure Grip rear end, towing package that...

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Gallery: Classic Motorcycles and Scooters at the Dezer Collection Museum – Cushmans, Vespas and More!

Our virtual stroll through the sprawling Dezer Collection Museum in Miami, Florida continues with a gallery that takes a peek at the insane collection of scooters and vintage motorcycles housed in...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Anyone In Your Family Ever Owned?

With our BangShift Daily Tune Up being the “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”, it made me think about having a Granny that had a Super Stock Dodge. That would be cool! And then it got me...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena” by Jan and Dean 1964

She’s the terror of Colorado Blvd, “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena”, and she loves her brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge. So do we. And even though the song says that if we...

LIVE TONIGHT: Powershift LIVE From LA With Our Friends At American Powertrain! 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, WE’RE BACK with another live on location episode of Powershift, BangShift’s not yet award winning live weekly show hosted by Chad and...

TCI Unleashes Super StreetFighter GM700R4 Capable Of Handling 1,000+ HP!

We’re living in the greatest era of horsepower that hot rodding has ever known. It is honestly within the reach of many ‘rodders to make 1,000hp or more with available off the shelf parts...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Dumbest Or Most Annoying Automotive Myth?

There are a lot of really lame and widely believed myths out there about cars. Everything from the effects of dumping sugar in someone’s gas tank to the existence of a mythical 100-MPG carb...

Video: Watch A Katech Built LS Engine Scream To 9,000 RPM And Make 730 N/A HP! 6.0L Iron Block!

This is one of those dyno videos that should make the hair stand up on the back of your neck with total appreciation for the badassery you’re watching. The mill you can hear working in this...

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Gallery: American Classics, Military Vehicles, And An Odd Rod Or Two At The Dezer Collection

Our week long photo tour of the massive Dezer Collection Museum in Miami, Florida continues today with a look at the huge number of American classic cars, military vehicles, odd rods, and even some...

Video: Watch The Infamous Ice Monster Camaro Tear Around A Frozen Swedish Lake Road Course!

Over the last few years we have showed you several videos of this gnarly, dented, pissed off, and well worn second generation Camaro in Sweden. Known as the “Ice Monster” this car is...

Gallery: Sprint Cars, Drag Race Cars, Classic Trucks, and More From The 2013 Motorsports Expo

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with the second installment of Joe Grippo’s great photos from the 2012 Motorsports Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this gallery...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Custom Machine” By The Beach Boys 1963

Why don’t they write simple songs like this anymore that talk about how bitchin cars were and what was done to them? Who knows, but we sure dig listening to the old ones since they are so...

Caption This Photo: Lanny MiGlizzi’s On His Knees Bowing To The Gods Of Traction

Lanny McGlizzi knows traction. Lanny is the “track specialist” for John Force Racing and his job is to monitor the drag strip conditions on the most detailed level as is humanly possible...

Gallery: The 2013 Motorsports Expo – Greater Philadelphia Expo Center – Oaks, PA

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Every winter, hot rodders, racers, and gearheads of all backgrounds in the greater Philadelphia area gather at the Philadelphia Expo Center for the annual Motorsports...