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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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eBay Find: A Pro Touring 1966 El Camino That We Want Bad! (And That We’d NEVER Paint)

As we pay more and more attention to the Pro Touring scene we’re recognizing that for every mega-buxo, ocean trench deep pockets build there are 10 home built cars on reasonable budgets being...

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100% BS Approved: 2012 Video Highlight Reel From The Wild Postman Pat Kiddie Ride Drag Car! Insane!

Back in September we introduced you to the awesome British creation that melded a custom chassis, hot little motor, and the body from a stationary kiddie ride into a drag racing machine. Tom Armitage...

BS Daily Tune Up: Reverend Horton Heat – Galaxie 500

The hard rocking sounds of the Texas based trio known as The Reverend Horton Heat are tough to classify. Parts punk rock, surf band, rockabilly, and big band, these dudes can totally jam. We’ve...

Project Buford T Justice: We Go On Hot Pursuit Of Horsepower-Our 9C1 Caprice’s 350 Gets A Slap!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Buckle up kids, ’cause we’re going for a long ride. If you remember a couple of months back, we had a grand plan of hitting the drag strip, and then the...

Question of the Day: Do You Care About the New Corvette Stingray? Do You Like Its New Look?

Unless the rock you are living under is completely disconnected from the outside world, you know by now that the brand new Corvette Stingray was unveiled by General Motors yesterday in Detroit. The...

Ford Fans Rejoice: Trick New Billet Serpentine Belt Systems For Small Block Ford From Eddie Motorsports

All you Ford guys are used to being left out in the cold lately as everyone develops new bolt-ons for LS and tradition Small Block Chevy engines, but Eddie Motorsports has pulled out all the stops to...

Video: The 1960s Crash Test Footage – They (Thankfully) Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To!

There’s certainly something to be said for the safety features of modern cars. Sure, they’ve caused said modern cars to balloon up in the weight department, but they also keep people from...

Gallery: An Unexpected Treasure Trove Of Weirdo Roadside Finds! We Love Mechanical Freaks!

With the kids out of school the week between Christmas and New Year’s, we took a bunch of little day trips to places we had always been meaning to visit in about a 100 mile radius of home. One...

Event Coverage: Pomona Swap Meet Photos From The First Event Of 2013! It Was Cold, But It Was Packed!

When I rolled out of bed to head down to the first Pomona Swap Meet of 2013, it was almost 30 degrees outside. Yep, it gets cold here in California sometimes too. Too damn cold for me, but 28 degrees...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Record Run” by the Pyramids With Great Old Drag Racing Footage

We hadn’t even heard of this song until Ed Hohenberg sent us the link to this video, but it turns out that the song “Record Run” wasn’t the only hit from the Pyramids, but it...

Gallery: 50 Photos of Ford Mustangs From the BangShift Photo Archive

Over the years, we have amassed a pretty incredible photo archive here at BangShift so we’re going to start sticking together galleries like this one to bring you some specific photos of...

Craigslist Motherload: A Junkyard Owner Is Selling 40+ Cool Cars In California!

Here’s one that make your eyes bug out. A junkyard owner in California is apparently getting out of the business after more than three decades in operation and with his departure, he’s...

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Tech Video: MSD’s Flying Magnet Crank Trigger System. How To Install One And Why

We did this video 30 lbs and two years ago for MSD, but thought you guys might want to check it out. It’s one of many videos that MSD has that are aimed at giving you technical support and...

Movie Trailer: CLUTCH, Muscle Cars, Racing, Chicks, Car Chases, And More!

We hadn’t heard about this thing before, but apparently this independent film is the “Most Driven Car Film Ever Made”. That sounds cheezy to us, but the trailer looks like it could...