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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Personal Definition Of A “Big” Car?

The one thing I get a lot when talking about the Buford T Justice project is people talking about how big the car is. The words tank, boat, barge, etc get thrown around near the beginning of every...

Wild Videos: The High Flying Antics Of Icelandic Formula Off Road Racers – Big Power and Big Air!

Every time I watch or post video from Icelandic Formula Off Road events, I lament the fact that I’ve never seen one of these gatherings in person yet. I added the yet because I am going to get...

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Craigslist Find: A 1942 Dodge School Bus Mounted On A Deuce And A Half Frame With Chrysler Power

This completely awesome Craigslist find was just one day late for yesterday’s question of the day that asked you what vehicle you’d most want to drive in a Max Mad or zombie invasion type...

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Video Bonanza: Hoods Flying Up and Off – Or – Where Are The Effing Hood Pins?

If you’ve spent any time at a race track, or just screwing around with cars in general you’ve either forgotten to install the hood pins in a car, forgotten to completely latch the hood,...

Watch Aussie Mark Sheehan’s Top Fuel Dragster Erupt In Flames On Start Up – Wild Nitro Fire!

This is some wild video! Top Fuel racer Mark Sheehan and his tuner, American John Smith were lucky to escape unscathed from this scary fire down in Australia. Sheehan was sitting in his car and Smith...

Watch The World’s Quickest And Fastest Street Legal Hearse Run 10.70s and Fry The Tires For Miles!

This video serves as more proof that horsepower can cure all ills. The guys at AMS Performance in Wisconsin took a mid 1990s Chevy Caprice hearse built by Superior Coachworks and stuffed it full of...

Barnstormin’: Creativity For The Sheeple And The Lost Art Of Making Something From Scratch

Yesterday, Chad went into full berserker mode over the Paul Harvey voiced Ram “farmer” commercial during the Super Bowl. I think I shared the same reaction as many other people by being...

Liberation Of A Sanctioning Body: How The IHRA Was Saved, Who Saved It, And What The Future Holds

Not a shot was fired, no blood was shed, and there were no adoring crowds lining the sidewalks when Kenneth Feld, leader of the family owned Feld Entertainment empire agreed to sell the International...

BangShift Question of the Day: If The World Devolved Into A Mad Max Situation What (Real) Vehicle Would You Be Driving?

Yesterday’s item about the mammoth Kenworth 963 oil field truck got a bunch of commenters mentioning that it seems like a good choice for a zombie apocalypse or a Mad Max dystopia type of...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Pontiac Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson And The Animals (Recorded 1960s)

While the song Rocket 88 gets roundly awarded the praise for being the first rock and roll song about cars, there was automotive themed music long before the late 1940s when Rocket 88 was recorded....

BangShift Quick Tech Tip: Chassis and Body Grounds. They Are Your Electrical Friends.

Our pal Todd Ryden, sent us this quick tech tip last week, along with a great new kit from Painless Performance that gives you all the grounds and fasteners you need to make sure your car or truck...

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Chadmouth: Paul Harvey and Ram – Plus A Bunch Of Other Whining Bitches

So let me get this straight. Dodge uses a Paul Harvey monologue in a commercial for Ram Trucks during the Super Bowl, thereby creating the best commercial of the game, and arguably one of the most...

Buford T Justice Update: A TCI 700R4 And Breakaway Torque Converter Get Our 9C1 Caprice Shifty!

Last week I installed the cylinder heads, COMP lifters, rockers, pushrods,and LS lifter guides into Buford’s small block mill. While all that was nice, we still had a massive problem on our...

Gallery: The National Motorcycle Museum Tour Grand Finale Gallery

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Yesterday we showed you the first of two galleries that our own Greg Rourke shot on a recent visit to the National Motorcycle Museum. There was so much cool stuff that...