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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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Elderly Junkyard Owner Beaten With Bat, Shoots Attackers With Shotgun, Is Totally Bad Ass

When a couple of young punks waited in the shadows for elderly junkyard owner Stanley Tabaj to open his Pennsylvania business last Monday they thought a couple of baseball bats and a taser would be...

Weirdo Dyno Video: An Awesome Blown 345ci International Harvester V8 Makes a Few Pulls

The International Harvester 345 and 392ci V8 engines were tough, heavy, and thirsty engines. The 345 was the biggest engine offered in the venerable Scout and despite being a workaday oxen of an...

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Bullets, Fingers Fly at Aussie Drag Strip During Crazy Biker Brawl

A recent motorcycle drag racing event at the Perth Motorplex in Perth, Australia turned violent when rival biker gangs got into an altercation. There were bikers wounded by bullets, fists, and in at...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A 1971 Lamborghini Miura

Recently we polled members of the BangShift forums about their level of interest in the new Lamborghini that made a big splash at the Paris Auto Show. The votes were split right up the middle with...

Freakshow: Mopar Unveils V10 Powered 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Well, things just got weird. While there is a part of us rejoicing over the fact that Mopar has enough life left in it to jam a 512ci V10 into the front of a 2011 Dodge Challenger and sell it as a...

Wreckage Videos: Doorslammer Carnage From Shakedown at E-Town

The 2010 Shakedown at E-Town produced a raft of amazing performances as well as some truly scary wreckage. The most major crash involved Benny Alphonso who was on a solo run and impacted the wall at...

240 plus Photos from the 2010 GoodGuys Lonestar Nationals

The 2010 GoodGuys car show season continues this weekend with hot rods, muscle cars, street machines, street rods and trucks cruising the grounds at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The...

The Parting Shift: Wheels Up and Screaming at Atco, NJ

We’ll leave you this week with some great footage from Atco, New Jersey. The two cars featured are super stockers sporting small block engines and crash boxes. The vintage Corvette is pretty...

Paris Auto Show 2010 Coverage – A Super Light Hybrid Shocks the Crowd

While recovering from injuries suffered during a police beating while in Montreal, we caught wind of another significant automotive related surprise that was to be released on the general public in a...

Twin Cacklefests Shaping Up to be Epic for the 2010 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion

Aside from the awesome racing that will be had during the 2010 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion coming in just a couple of weeks to Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California, the event will now...

Wind Tunnel Video: Gary and Pam Beineke’s 1971 Superbird at A2

Gary and Pam Beineke’s names are no strangers to the electronic pages of BangShift.com. We’ve featured several of their cars, highlighted the amazing work they did on a recent project to...

MORE: MISC, Videos

Not a Joke: VW Talking With Penske on Potential NASCAR Involvement

Calling all metro-sexuals! You soon may have a new weekend activity to participate in if your beloved VW brand makes a move into NASCAR, as the company is reportedly considering. VW is actually...

Paris Auto Show 2010 Coverage: 2011 Ram Trucks Revealed

With our coverage of the 2010 Paris Auto Show in full swing, we looked over our shoulder at the other guy’s covering this show and realized that they are in the wrong place. Apparently they...

Great Site: The Automotive Art of Nate Grice

We were told to check out the work of automotive artist Nate Grice while out on Drag Week 2010. Since we move at the speed of slow molasses, we finally got around to doing so. Plain and simple, Nate...