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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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WRONG!!! An Ebay Find We Wish We Never Found. Taste, Clearly Does Not Grow On Trees

In tonight’s PowerShift episode, LIVE here on BangShift.com at 6pm Pacific, we are going to talk about some of the crap on TV, but why is it that the car shows we are forced to live with are...

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Craigslist Find: A Vintage Cab-Over Ford That Will Serve Perfectly As Our Mobile BS-Signal Rig! 800-MILLION CANDLE POWER

Chad and I are lucky enough to know lots of men and women in the hot rodding industry and high performance aftermarket. As many of those people are pals and readers, we get tips on stuff that...

Rods Only Photos: Traditional Rods, Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Street Rods, and More!

After running a jillion photos from the Mooneyes Christmas Party we decided that we better fine tune it a bit for those of you who only care about Rods, or Customs. So today we have the Rods only...

Wednesday Time Suck: The Weekend Warriors A One Hour Drag Documentary From 1964 – Action!

It is Wednesday and that means that your week is about to crest the hill and start rolling toward the weekend. We want to help hasten that transition, that’s why we have posted the following...

Bonus Mooneyes Christmas Party Photos From Newell Ruggles! Including Chicks!

Newell Ruggles sent us hundreds of photos from the 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Party Car Show, and this is part two for you to enjoy. Hot Rods, Customs, Rat Rods, Traditionals, Vans, Drag Cars, and More...

Wednesday Moment of Photo Zen: A Strange Modified Farm Truck We Saw Cruising In Florida

After attending the PRI show a short while back, my wife and I escaped to the east coast of Florida and more specifically Vero Beach for a few days of R&R. The rules laid down by Kerri were...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Power Adder?

“Injection is nice, but I’d rather be blown!” is one of those shirts that we see at shows all over the country, and clearly states the wearer’s preferred method for acquiring...

Van’s And VW’s From The Mooneyes Christmas Party: You Know You Dig It!

We love Vans. The shoes and the vehicles. Not stupid minivans, but real vans like the ones we have featured in this gallery. We also dig VW’s. Not new dumb ugly Beetles, but rather old school...

End Of The World Sale At American Powertrain! Big Savings Plus OddBall And Scratch And Dent Stuff

The end of the world is coming if you believe all the nut jobs who have been smoking too much green and reading the Mayan calendar. It’s December 21st according to those guys, which means you...

Craigslist Find: A Chrysler Hemi Powered 1956 Airport Tug – Straight Pipes and Slicks!

BangShift forum member BigBlockMopar is a dyed in the wool Chrysler devotee. He lives over in Europe and despite the high fuel costs he cruises his big bruiser Mopars constantly when the weather...

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New Jersey’s Historic Island Dragway Is Dead And Gone Forever: Suck Ass News

The death of a drag strip, specially one that had been operating for more than 50 years, had historical significance, a local following, and stands as one of only three in the state of New Jersey is...

Bonus Coverage: Newell Ruggles 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Party Photos Numero Uno

Newell Ruggles was either the first or second contributor to BangShift.com, as he was even helping us out back in the CarJunkieTV days. Newell is a SoCal resident and super committed car junkie for...

BangShift Submission Spotlight: John Tearle’s Aussie ’73 Falcon XB Coupe

Last week we ran a spotlight on a cool Olds that was sent in to us after the owner say a virtual twin in one of our photo galleries. This week it’s John Tearle’s turn because Darryl...

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Gallery: The Turkey Run 2012 – Muscle Cars, Street Machines, and Pro Street Monsters From Daytona!

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – The yearly Daytona Turkey Run is a massive car show that fills virtually the entire infield of the Daytona International Speedway the weekend following Thanksgiving...