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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Watch Real 1977-1980 Formula One Cars Race At Monaco! Late 1970s F1 Magic at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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A Race Weekend In The Life of The Safety Car Driver: Behind The Scenes At The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa FIA World Endurance Championships

In the United States, we often refer to them as the Pace Car, but in most of the rest of the world they are referred to as the Safety Car. Same thing, different name, as they are the car that goes...

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The Latest Snap-On Impact vs Milwaukee M18, Bosch & $130 Hopeful Get Put To The Test! Which 3/4 inch Impact Will Reign Supreme?

We’re back with more Impact testing to find out how Snap-On compares to the Milwaukee M18, along with offerings from Bosch and Hopeful. It’s 3/4″ impact testing, but the results...

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Lowlife! Andrew’s Traditional Low And Lean 1932 Ford Roadster Is Traditional Greatness, In A Not So Traditional Place

When you think traditional hot rods, you think of a few geographic areas of the States and a few specific shows that cater to them. I’ve seen plenty of rides like Andrew’s 1932 Ford...

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Rust Repair On A Classic Corvette? But They Are Fiberglass! Mortske is Refreshing a 1972 Corvette on a Budget!

Corvette. The plastic fantastic. The most mass produced fiberglass car in American history. One of the best things about them is you don’t have to worry about dents or rust. Or at least not...

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American Powertrain Launches New Website – Check It Out!

The dudes at American Powertrain have launched a totally new website and is easy to navigate and showcases their huge line of products and components. There are also lots of sexy transmission...

Question of the Day: What is the Coolest Cop Car Ever?

So we have been on a cop car kick around here recently. Part of is has been intentional with our coverage of Project Buford T Justice, while the other stuff has either fallen out of the sky into our...

Event Gallery: Fun Ford Weekend Houston Gallery 2

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with another slammin’ gallery from our man in Texas, Charles Wickam. He shot hundreds of great photos at the 2012 Fun Ford Weekend held at...

Evel Knievel’s Aston Martin Lagonda is For Sale – 502ci Chevy Powered

The Aston Martin Lagonda was produced from 1974 to 1990. Over that time period only 645 of them were made. They were incredibly expensive, pretty damned ugly, and amazingly unreliable in both the...

Another 1970s Vintage Mopar Cop Car Video – High Speed Pursuit Driving Narrated by Jack Webb!

Yesterday we brought you some killer early 1970s training films from the California Highway Patrol. Today it is another training film on police high speed driving circa the 1970s but this was was...

Caption This Photo: We Have a Sick Sense of Humor

(Photo by Dave Nutting) So it was a normal BangShift Saturday morning. Dave Nutting and I were in the middle of the woods taking photos of Buford T Justice, BangShift’s newest project car. I...

Driveway Tech: How to Adjust Your GM Steering Box in Five Minutes With Two Tools

As much as I like getting neck deep in grease, oil, and various automotive fluids, there is a certain satisfaction in tackling a quickie job that helps improve the driving experience of your car. On...

Car Show Gallery: The Northeast Rod and Custom Show – Gallery 1

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – While Wickam was prancing around Royal Purple Raceway in Texas last weekend, PA-based photo contributor Joe Grippo was romping through the massive Northeast Rod and...

Question of the Day: What is the Most Dumbass Automotive Argument?

Ford vs Chevy. Carbs vs EFI. Pure gasoline vs E85. The list of automotive arguments that one could enter into is nearly endless. Hell, there are genres of this hobby that we don’t even venture...

Watch Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel Autocross the Company Dually and Actually Finish Mid-Pack!

Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel is a mad man. He is also one hell of a driver, so when we saw a video that showed the Ridetech Chevy dually truck attacking the autocross at the Goodguys Pleasanton,...

Jeep Mighty Forward Control, J-12, Traildozer and other Concepts Revealed

Literally as we type this, Chrysler is having a media event in Auburn Hills, Michigan to reveal the concept Jeeps we told you about last week. In a surprise to no one, they all freaking rule. The...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Keystone Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull – Harrisburg, PA

When BangShift reader Eric contacted the home office and asked if we would be interested in a load of photos from the 2012 Keystone National truck and tractor pull held in Harrisburg, PA we jumped at...

Event Gallery: Fun Ford Weekend Houston Gallery 1

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The Fun Ford Weekend series was brought back to life be a great group of race track owners and promoters a couple years ago and they haven’t looked back...

Watch a Pro Stock Tractor Pull The Sled All the Way Through the Building at the 2012 Keystone Nationals

A little later today we are going to run a big gallery of photos from the 2012 Keystone Nationals, a huge pulling event held in Pennsylvania. This event has everything from the awesome two and four...