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One has a Flathead, One a Blown Olds, But Somehow These Traditional Hot Rods Share the Same Soul

There is just something about a traditional styled hot rod that just makes people smile. Even folks that wouldn’t describe themselves as traditional hot rod fans somehow find themselves drawn...

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From Dirty Dozen to Unreal Adventure 2026 Invited Subscriber: Pete Meyer and his 1963 Willys Wagon Made The Cut!

A few days ago we shared the Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen, those 12 rigs that came from more than 100 submissions to be chosen to participate in Unreal Adventure 2026. Out of those 12, 5 will be...

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Retropower’s Austin Allegro Build Is Restomod Greatness. But is it Hiding a Secret? You Bet Your Ass It Is!

This here is something special. It’s not that an Austin Allegro is at the top of my british car list, but it is certainly up there! And when you see what has been done to make this what some...

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Building A 1968 Camaro Drift Car In Autoshop, and Then Taking It To The SEMA Show AND PRI! This is Something Special!

When the Los Angeles Career Center decides to do something, they go all in. Given the fact that Southern California is the epicenter of hot rodding and racing, it makes sense that a project like this...

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Jay Leno Takes a ride in ONE of the TWO 1914 Knox Model 46s still in Existence: This is a 496 CI Overhead-Valve Monster From the Nethercutt Collection!

Sometimes we forget just how bad ass humans were 100-140 years ago. I say this because the amount of invention and ingenuity that was happening in the world was just insane. I mean people came up...

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Watch a Guy Crash His Z06 at the Drags Before Ever Getting to the Starting Line!

Yes, it is late to be posting stuff on a Friday, but frankly when we first saw this video we knew it would be something that BangShifters would want to see and we aim to please. We feel pretty bad...

Watch the Ridetech ’33 Being Driven in Anger at the Texas Optima Face Off – Autocross, Speed Stop, and Road Course Action

Ridetech’s new ’33 coupe is hella cool for a multitude of reasons. From the fuel injected. 600hp Ford engine up front to the totally hard core and bad ass Ridetech suspension, the car is...

Question of the Day: What is the One Element You Car Has to Have? Fast, Low, Corner Carver, Great Paint?

Hot rodders and gearheads are a particular bunch. We all have our likes and dislikes, whether they are rooted in certain eras of cars, styles of cars, or even specific performance elements, we all...

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Watch the World’s Lamest Drifting Event End With a Corvette Getting Smashed

When you watch this video, you’ll probably think the same thing we did on our first viewing, which was, “What the hell?”  Other than the Corvette, we have no idea what the other...

World’s Most Horrendous Rolling Disaster For Sale On Craigslist – Unparalleled Nightmare

There truly are not words to describe how heinous, wrong, nightmarish, and awful this “1962 International” is. We have no idea what in the hell the guy that glued it together was trying...

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Weld Racing Unveils Delta-1 Drag Racing Wheel – Revolutionary Design Unlike Any Pro Level Drive Wheel in Drag Racing History

For months, there have been hushed conversations happening with the guys at Weld Racing regarding a new product that they were finalizing for drag racing. It has been similar to the buzz the company...

Barnstormin’ – Why Bowling Green Serves As My Nitro Fueled Tent Revival Every Year

The 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky was another interesting endevour for Chad and I. The event itself was bad ass to levels previously...

Bitchin’ Gasser Video: Wheelstands and Wild Nose High Action From the 2012 Gasser Reunion

The yearly Gasser Reunion has been going on for about 10 years now. What started as a small meet at Thompson Dragway in Ohio has grown into a far more robust show that is currently held at nostalgic...

eBay Find: A 1946 Autocar Truck That’s Tough and Cool (and Probably Slower Than a Mule)

One of my favorite moments at the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion was literally running down the owner of a totally sweet 1964 Mack B61 truck and chatting him up about the big beast. Since...

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Weird News: Wrist Pin From Blown Up Airplane Engine Crashes Through Maine House Like a Bullet

A Maine family was minding their own business the other night when an unwelcome guest entered their home. That guest turned out to be the wrist pin from an airplane engine that suffered a mechanical...

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...