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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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Watch England’s Andy Frost Run 6.995/218mph at Santa Pod – World’s Fastest Street Legal Drag Car!

England’s own Andy Frost, in his wild Red Victor III ran 6.995/218mph at Santa Pod Raceway’s Easter Thunderball last weekend. That run makes Frost’s car the fastest street legal...

Gallery: The 2012 Space City Cruisers Spring Car Show – League City, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While Dave Nutting and I shot 400 miles south last weekend to cover an event for BangShift, Charles Wickam rolled out of bed and went a couple of miles right in his...

2012 Run to the Shore – Start Stop Squared Action Gallery

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – The great photos keep on coming from the 2012 Run to the Shore. This time we’re focused on the “Start Stop Squared” event which was held to cap off...

Original Parts Group Giving Away $4,000 in Gift Certificates – Enter and Win Today!

The guys over at Original Parts Group have caught give away fever like lots of other companies at this time of the year. OPG has stepped up to the plate with a neat program that will award a total of...

2012 Run to the Shore Autocross Action Gallery

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – While the NJ Motorsports Park road course gave the participants in the 2012 Run to the Shore some high speed thrills, it was the autocross that truly tested the...

eBay Find: A 1971 Hurst Jeepster Commando – Potentially the Rarest Jeep Ever Made

If you asked a group of gearheads to raise their hands if they knew there was such a thing at a 1971 Hurst Jeepster Commando, it would look like you were standing in a room full of people with broken...

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2012 Run to the Shore Road Course Action Gallery

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – As promised, we’re going to be rolling a bunch of killer photos at you from the 2012 Run to the Shore, held last weekend at NJ Motorsports Park in Millville,...

2012 Run to the Shore: Action Gallery of Spins, Skids, and Off Track Excursions!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We had a ball at the 2012 Run to the Shore Pro Touring event last weekend in New Jersey. We had a great crowd tune in for our live broadcast which highlighted the...

Live Streaming Video from This Weekend’s American Street Car Series Run to the Shore!

We’re happy to announce that BangShift will be live streaming the action from this weekend’s Run to the Shore event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This event will showcase more than 40...

Here’s a Sneak Peek at a Few of the Racers Here at the 2012 Run to the Shore!

We’re here at the 2012 American Street Car Series Run to the Shore event in New Jersey. Some of the region’s coolest Pro Touring cars are getting prepared to hit the autocross and the...

Traxxas Race Day: Kids get in FREE at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax, RC Funny Cars, and More

Traxxas,The Fastest Name in Radio Control, not only has the baddest RC cars on earth, but has stepped up in a big way as the title sponsor on Courtney Force’s Fuel Funny Car and has a killer...

Project Update Video: Jason Lewis’s Viper V10 Maverick Project Moves Closer to Completion

Jason Lewis is a crazy talented video guy and he’s also a hard core hot rodder. A while back, we showed you a unique and very cool project car he was building, which is an old Ford Maverick...

Ron Capps Gets a New Crew Chief: Rahn Tobler to turn the screws after restructuring at Don Schumacher Racing.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Rahn Tobler has been named crew chief for the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car of Ron Capps effective immediately, team owner Don Schumacher announced Wednesday. Tim Richards...

Chadmouth: Rental Cars Rule! You paid for them, so use them.

Let’s face it, most of us don’t drive like idiots all the time. Sometimes…but not all the time. Sure, we will do the occasional burnout, hang the ass end out, or brake check our buddies, but...