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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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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE!!!! THE WINGED EXPRESS FUEL ALTERED: IN-CAR AND ON-CAR

The Winged Express may be the most famous drag car of all times. I know that is a big statement, but it just might be true. And here at BangShift.com we have been lucky enough to get what is arguably...

Video: BangShiftChad visits Airtex Fuel Delivery Systems and Gets All “Dirty Jobs” on Them

When the guys at Airtex told me that Route2Media was coming to shoot a shop tour of their place in Fairfield Illinois, and that they wanted me to come be the host of the video, I was all in....

Question of the Day: What’s the Most Grueling Automotive Event/Task/Adventure You Have Ever Been Involved In?

In the deer smashing Corvette item earlier today I mentioned briefly that I had a reasonably awful experience at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia about 10 years ago. I happened to be down at...

Cool New Parts: The Hammerhead – A Bombproof 12-bolt Center Section For Your 5th Gen Camaro!

Our pal Jeff Lee and his dad Fred have spent the last couple of years working on perfecting what can only be described as the most bombproof IRS center section available today for 5th generation...

The 2012 GOJO Giveaway Week Three – Drag Racing Trivia Can Win You Free GOJO Products!

Hey kids, we’re back with week three of the 2012 BangShift/GOJO Industries Giveaway. In week one, you sent in pictures of your greasy, dirty, soiled hands and the most deserving hands got the...

Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts

Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was...

Clean Up Your Carb With a Jiffy-Tite Carb Fittings Kit – No Leaks, Easy Removal, Track Tested and Proven

Over the course of my weekend in Bowling Green at the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion I took more than 1500 photos of about as many cars. I was able to crawl all over them, look at details, and...

Gallery: Vintage Sports Car Action From Watkins Glen International Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Lest you think that Grippo is only capable of aiming his photo equipment at Fords, he took the time to cruise the rest of the pits at Watkins Glen International and...

Event Gallery: Race Cars at the Shelby American Automobile Club National Convention – Watkins Glen International Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This year’s Shelby American Automobile Club national convention, held at Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York certainly came under different...

Watch the Most Horrendous Crash at the 2012 24 Hours of LeMans – Drivers OK – Cars Annihilated

We missed watching the 24 Hours of LeMans last weekend due to our attendance of the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion. We did manage to catch some highlights and we saw the replay that you will...

Arizona’s Speedworld Raceway Locked in Fight With County Over Permitting Issues, May Be Forced to Close

In news that will probably make your blood boil like ours, Arizona’s Speedworld Raceway Park is in a pitched battle with county officials over permitting and red tape issues that may result in...

The 2012 Hunnert Car Heads Up – Bitchin’ Nostalgia Drag Action Gallery

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – While Chad and I were jamming photos and video down in Bowling Green, Kentucky, our two Midwestern lensmen, Greg Rourke and Bob Chulik hit historic...

The 48th Annual LA Roadster Show Photo Extravaganza: Hundreds of Windowless Wonders

While Brian and Chad were out “enjoying” Kentucky, Daphne was at home slaving over a sick kid, and covering the LA Roadster Show for us. The cool part is the fact that there are a ton of...

Over 1000 Photos, Multiple Galleries: The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green

What a weekend! The 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion was full of surprises, cool cars, and bitchin nostalgia drag racing action. Brian and Chad were once again on the scene shooting...