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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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Aeromotive Announces the Fastest LS in America Challenge

Aeromotive, the industry leader in high performance fuel systems has created a cool new challenge for drag racers running GM LS engines and participating at NMCA races as part of the LSx Challenge...

Wreck Video: The Most Gentle Roll in the History of Drag Racing

Most drag racing crashes are violent and abrupt. The cars are meant to excel at nothing other than going straight, so when the program changes, big time flaws are exposed. In this video from...

Shocker: Chrysler to Pay $7.5-Billion in Loans Back by Next Month!

In news that nearly sent us ass over tea kettle off of our rickety shop stool, Chrysler has announced that it plans to have the $7.5 billion dollars in outstanding loans owed to the United States and...

Bitchin’ Barn Find Video: A 1964 Chevelle Stock Car Takes to the Dirt in Anger

Of course when one thinks of Smokey Yunick, his infamous 1966 Chevelle comes into play at some point in the day dream. That got us to thinking about Chevelle stock cars and ultimately,  it led...

Final Building at Former Smokey Yunick Daytona Complex Burns

The last physical vestige of Smokey Yunick’s Daytona, Florida, “Best Damn Garage in Town” burned to the ground on Monday night. The property has been essentially abandoned since...

eBay Find: An Insane Deal on an Incredible Vintage Bone Yard in Mojave, California

We were tipped off to an amazing eBay listing for a vintage auto parts business (and dog kennel) located in Mojave, California. According to the listing, the yard covers about five acres, has been in...

Quick Car Show Gallery: The 2011 McRee Ford Quick Lane Car Show – Dickinson, Texas

The hit parade of car shows from Texas continues! This show was held at a Dickinson, Texas Ford dealer and showcased a majority of Ford products, aside from the few Chevy models organizers had to...

BangShift Reader Garage Spotlight: Tony Field’s Killer 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback

This week, we’re hopping on the train to Moparville with our peek into a Bangshift reader garage. The car is a really menacing 1967 Plymouth Barracuda owned by BangShifter Tony Fields. Wearing...

Racing Junk Find: An Overkill Homebuilt Utility Vehicle

Small utility vehicles, sometimes called “side by sides” have really become popular over the last couple years. Initially coveted by farmers and ranchers, they are now popular as toys and...

BangShift Question of the Day: Can You Identify This Weirdo Homebuilt Junkyard Find?

BangShift member Matt was recently patrolling a junkyard near his abode in Wisconsin. While cruising the yard for parts, he came across a strange, Jeep-like homebuilt creation. Speaking in terms of...

BangShift Tech Video: Size Matters…Exhaust Collector Length Testing Part 1

If you hang out at any racetrack, car show, or dyno shop for long enough, you’ll hear all kinds of stories. Old wives tales about this thing or that thing making big power, cars that guys used...

Event Gallery: The 2011 SSC Spring Car Show

As we’re just starting to entertain ideas with what the heck we should do this summer, one thing became really clear, we need to hit as many shows and cruises in Goliath as is humanly possible....

Cruise Gallery: The Kemah, Texas Cruise – April 2011

The great American cruise night is alive and well, despite pressures from high fuel prices, shrinking job opportunities, and a general case of the blahs that has been hovering over the USA since the...

Lunatic Fringe Video: Helmet Cam Footage of The World’s Craziest Bike Race

We believe that this is the first (and most likely the last) time that bicycle racing will ever be featured on BangShift but holy smokes, this is crazy. The video shows the entire downhill run of a...