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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer To Yesterday’s Quiz and Today’s Challenge!

Thanks to the boys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California, we’ve got a pile of new material on hand to challenge just how hardcore a gearhead you are. Yesterday we slapped you upside...

BangShifters Join Up To Remember Ray Brady and To Help Fight ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease

We never need to be reminded just how cool, tight knit, and thoughtful the BangShift community is. Chad and I always take a ton of pleasure in meeting the people who read the site, hang out in our...

Gallery: The Lehigh Valley Pennsylanvia Shelby American Automobile Club 2012 Northeast Regional Meet

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – Each year the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Shelby American Automobile Club has a fall meet and this late October Shelby and Ford enthusiast gathering is quickly...

SEMA 2012 New Product Spotlight: FAST EZ-EFI 2.0. The Throttle Body Injection Battle Has Begun

When FAST first launched their EZ-EFI, self-learning throttle body EFI system, nobody could have predicted the Throttle Body Injection craze it has started. This year at SEMA, FAST announced that...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer You’re Waiting For and Today’s Challenge!

It has been more than a week since our last Test Your Gearhead Knowledge item, so first off we need to apologize for that. We set this series aside for our SEMA coverage but now that we’re...

SEMA 2012 Gallery: Cool Trucks, Parts, Cars, and Some Genuine Weirdo Stuff From Friday At SEMA 2012

Chad and I literally walked the SEMA show floor until I had to peel off and catch a plane back home to the East Coast. Friday is always an interesting day at the show as people are generally gassed...

Video: Hot Rod’s Roadkill Drag Week Episode With Some BangShifty Guest Appearances!

The Hot Rod Magazine staff has been cranking out some cool video content from the hours and hours that were shot during their Drag Week adventure in September. This time they’ve dropped a new...

Craigslist Find: A Factory Built 1953 Packard Camper! Rough but 100% Cool!

Chad and I certainly had a great week at SEMA and worked our backsides off to keep you up to date with cool products, info, and cars. In fact, we’ve still got lots of stuff you’ll see...

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SEMA 2012 Featurette: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 1970 Hot Wheels ‘Cuda Funny Car

Of all the cars and trucks that filled the nearly one million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center last week during SEMA, the most historically significant race cars is this one. Don...

Caption This Photo: Excited Chad is Excited

Jeep’s Mighty FC truck was a huge hit when released as a one-off specially built deal earlier this year. The truck was part of Chrysler’s yearly fleet of vehicles that head to Moab for...

Bitchin’ Video: The First Preview For The Upcoming Snake and Mongoose Movie!

One of the things I have been quietly looking forward to is the upcoming film, “Snake and Mongoose” which tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen, their rise to fame with the...

SEMA 2012: One Hundred More Photos of Cars and Trucks You Haven’t Seen Yet!

The hits just keep on coming from the 2012 SEMA show. Outside of the massive Las Vegas Convention Center are parked hundreds of great cars, trucks, motorcycles, kustoms, monster trucks, race cars,...

Jet Hot SEMA 2012 Update: An Awesome Coating Breakthrough From Jet Hot That Will Change The Way You Think About Exhaust!

Innovation and new ideas are what drive the high performance aftermarket industry. Jet Hot high performance coatings served as a great example of this at SEMA 2012 with the introduction of their new...

SEMA 2012 Featurette: Mark Stielow’s 1967 Camaro “Mayhem” – Greatest Pro Touring Car Ever?

Mark Stielow’s name has been and will forever be connected to Camaros and for good reason. His awesome string of 1967 and 1969 Chevys have helped to both birth and revolutionize the Pro Touring...