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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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Caption This Photo: A Well Worn Econoline

We’ve seen lots of neglected vehicles in our day. Typically, up here in New England they rot into a pile, but down in bayou country, they seem to suffer a different fate. This Econoline looks...

Is The AHRA Coming Back From the Dead Again?

Like a drag racing zombie that eats money, hopes, and dreams instead of brains, the AHRA may be coming back again. We were tipped off to the existence of a new AHRA website and on that site are...

eBay Find: A Vintage Jet Funny Car Available for Fun and Profit

Now that Nostalgia Funny Cars are sweeping the nation like some sort of nuclear powered wild fire, it seems about time for the same thing to happed with Jet Funny Cars. Yes, we know that is a...

Killer Trade-In Offer From Aeromotive!

With the sudden closure of Barry Grant recently, Aeromotive has been getting a lot of calls regarding BG equipment and they ability to service it. While Aeromotive is not able to provide support and...

BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

You may have seen photos of an awesome project that centers around mating an old aircraft radial engine to a Toyota MR2 floating around the internet recently. Well it was no hoax, and we have the...

BangShift overcomes stiff competition to finish 4th at Goodguys 2011 Editors Challenge

BangShift’s own Chad Reynolds entered into the fierce competition of the 2011 Goodguys Editors Challenge, at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals, and came out with a number 4 finish. Getting...

Event Coverage: 400 plus pictures of Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and Street Machines at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals

The Goodguys 11th Meguiars Del Mar Nationals near San Diego featured everything you would expect in a California Car Show. Sun, fun, surf, hot cars, hot girls, and killer racing action were all on...

Car Show Galleries: The 2011 Lonestar Roundup – Austin, Texas

The 2011 Lonestar Roundup went down this past weekend in Austin, Texas and BangShift photog Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the massive show. He spent the weekend blasting photos and sent us...

100% BangShift Approved Video: Firing Up a Radial Airplane Engine Powered Toyota MR2

We normally don’t post a lot of stuff on the weekend because we’re usually out getting our BangShift on like the rest of you, but there are some “stop the presses moments” and...

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The Parting (Missed) Shift: Blowing Past the Redline Is No Bueno

The Parting Shift is normally a showcase of dexterity and skill with a manual transmission. Due to the date and the general theme of the day, it sure is not about skill or dexterity! In fact, it is...

Pro Drag Team Developing Electric Dragster Capable of Top Fuel Elapsed Times

BangShift.com has learned that a top tier drag racing teams with heavy ties to the US military has been secretly developing a revolutionary electric dragster that has already turned elapsed times...

URGENT SEMA LEGISLATIVE ALERT: ACT NOW!!!!

This one sucks folks. Please support the hobby by stopping this Arkansas Legislation. Legislation like this will only hurt our hobby, and revoke our rights. When legislation like this passes in one...

Project Car Update: The Dual-Quad 409 Powered 1955 Chevy Build

This is the introduction of a very cool 1955 Chevy project that BangShift.com member Monk is wrenching on. The car will be packing one of the nastiest 409 mills we’ve seen. It’s got all...

Roadside Find: A Cool Collection of Vintage Bulldozers and Equipment

On a recent Sunday cruise with the family, we came across an unexpected roadside treat. Said treat was a small collection of vintage bulldozers, crawlers, and equipment that included an old road...