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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Video: More Aussie fun at the 2010 Spring Nationals in Victoria

While most of us are bundling up for a cold Fall season, our friends down under are enjoying Spring which means the 18th Annual Spring Nationals in Melbourne Victoria. And when we think Spring...

Neato Gearhead Gift: The New Drag Strip Girl Butterfly Steering Wheel Keychain

Our pal Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian is no stranger to the readers of BangShift. Her company DragStripGirl Designs has supported out live streaming video efforts at the California Hot Rod Reunion and her...

Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing sold! Now MasterCraft Safety.

MasterCraft Safety, builders of some of the finest off-road safety equipment, announced today that they have purchased Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing. Impact Racing by MasterCraft Safety gear...

The 2010 Houston Autorama — Photo Gallery Two

The 2010 Houston Autorama went down last weekend and Charles Wickam was there to snap more than 600 photos of the humongous affair. There are so many photos from the Houston Autorama that we busted...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Killer 1967 Mustang NASCAR GT Series Clone

Now this is something cool and different! Lots of 1960s Mustangs get done in Trans-Am trim, but this is the first we have seen done to look like a competitor in NASCARs oft forgotten GT series which...

Horrifying Video: The Creepiest Crash Video We’ve Ever Seen

This is the most breathtaking crash video we have ever seen. Featuring a massive truck in a mud bog, somewhere down south we’re guessing, it looks like the driver is dead a couple of times....

2010 Houston Autorama Show Gallery – Part 1

The 2010 Houston Autorama went down last weekend and Charles Wickam was there to snap more than 600 photos of the humongous affair. There are so many photos from the Houston Autorama that we’re...

Video: Wescott Runs 8.221 @ 162.72 at the National Open in Valdosta in his Super Stock Hemi

Wayne Jesel of Jesel Valvetrain Innovation just sent us video of Charlie Westcott Jr. running 8.221 at 162.72 miles an hour during the Division 2 National Open this past week in his Warfish...

Win $500 in the Ridetech T-Shirt Design Contest

Wanna win $500 and be able to say “I designed that shirt”? Well then get off your ass and go to the Ridetech T-Shirt Design Contest page below. They are looking for cool new shirt designs...

Funny Video: A Russian Dump Truck Clip With a Surprise Ending

After watching this video, we’re sure that comments involving Russian’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for vodka will follow. We looked at the video and nearly shut it off before the big...

eBay Find: A 1964 Riviera That Proves Sometimes Too Much is Too Much

This 1964 Buick Riviera has a lot of awesome parts and pieces, in fact it may have too many awesome parts and pieces. The stance is pretty mean, the RideTech suspension is sweet, the 409, yeah 409,...

Historic Drag Video: Incredible Footage From the 1964 NHRA Winternationals

There is cool old drag racing footage and then there is stuff like this video. If you dig old drag racing stuff, this video is all-time. Back in the early 1960s NHRA National Events were not held 20...

Epic Photo Collection: Jungle Jim Liberman and Jungle Pam Hardy in all Their Glory

Funny Cars have been the drag racing petri dish of choice for introducing big personalities into the sport. We’d argue that none before or since have been as big as “Jungle” Jim...

Video: World’s Fastest Ridetech Street Challenge Suspension Install 3 hours 6 minutes

Here at BangShift.com we’ve installed our fare share of Ridetech Suspension systems, and have 200,000 miles of driving Ridetech equipped vehicles of our own and others. But when we heard about...

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