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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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Classic Iron Junkyard Gallery: Walk The Aisles of a Cool Junkyard in Pasadena, Texas With Lots of Neat Old Junk!

(Words and photos by Charles Wickam) – With the dog days of summer holding the gulf coast in a firm headlock, car shows during these months are pretty much nonexistent. So with a need to go...

Action Video: A Look Back at the 2012 Goodguys Sponsor Challenge With Hurst Shifters, the No Limit Truck, and…Chad?!

Like we told you about earlier today, the 2012 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio played host 2012 to the Sponsor Shootout. The dudes and dudettes at Hurst made a cool video showing the action...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Goodguys PPG Nationals – Columbus, Ohio

(Photos by Justin Oney) – The Goodguys have been stopping in Columbus, Ohio for the last 15 years and for good reason. The show has a life of its own and seems to get bigger and better each...

Video: Chad and Daphne Cruise, and Push, Joe’s 1980 Yamaha Enduro 100 After The Minibike Reunion

You know that we had an awesome time at Joe’s Minibike Reunion in La Crescenta on Saturday, and when the show was over, the fun certainly wasn’t. Daphne and I hit the road on Joe’s...

Watch An Awesome Drag Racing Save From Santa Pod in Super Slow Motion!

A couple weeks back our drag racin’ BangShifty brothers and sisters in England held a big nostalgia meet at Santa Pod called Dragstalgia. There were lots of cool cars and hopefully some of you...

WOW!!! Lucas Oil Off Road Racing RULES!!! We Get The VIP Treatment And Tons Of Jump Photos!

Tom Bogner and the entire team at Lucas Oil have always been great supporters and sponsors here at BangShift.com. But last week when we called Tom up, to talk about a bunch of new dyno tests we have...

Screaming Dyno Video: Jay Brown’s 530ci, 850hp, Fuel Injected, FE Ford Drag Week Hammer!

Jay Brown, he of FE engine building, home dyno owning, awesome Ford drag machine fame will once again fly the Blue Oval banner at Hot Rod Drag Week 2012. This time it is an aluminum, 530ci, fuel...

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Guest Blog: A BangShifter’s Great Stories and Memories of the Late Tom Hnatiw

(Editor’s note: Ed Nicholson is a long time BangShift reader. He’s also a long time competitive road racer, instructor, and car guy. Ed knew and raced with Tom Hnatiw a few years before...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Carlisle Truck Nationals

(Photos by John Button) – We’ve never been afraid to express our love of trucks here at BangShift. Chad is a reformed mini-truck guy, I love mud trucks, big rigs, and stuff that runs out...

Hilarious Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Bolt A Blower On to a SBC Powered Jag and Pound On It Mercilessly

The newest episode of Roadkill the web-show that documents the wacky adventures of David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan from Hot Rod Magazine was released last Friday and this one is pretty damned...

Cruise Gallery: The Sonic Cruise – Morgantown, Pennsylvania – August 2012

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Before Grippo spent the weekend at the drags, he and his wife took in a cool local cruise night that always draws some neat stuff. From classic bikes to old trucks,...

Drag Gallery: The 2012 Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags at Maple Grove Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Pennsylvania nostalgia drag racers and fans were out in force at the famed Maple Grove Raceway last weekend at the 2012 version of the Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags. With...

Hundreds Of Photos From Joe’s Minibike Reunion 2012: Customs, Hot Rods, Ruckus, CT’s, You Name It!

Joe’s Minibike Reunion was awesome!!! We showed up around 10:30am and the place was packed. Folks had started rolling in before 8 am, and were having a really good time. We have to say, this...

BangShift Sponsors Take Over NSRA Street Rod Nationals In Louisville This Weekend!

It’s true! We’re taking over the world, one drag race or car show at a time! And BangShift sponsors are helping tremendously, but spreading the word. If you are going to be within a few...