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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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Memphis Motorsports Park on Sale for $6-Million

Memphis Motorsports Park, a former NHRA national event stop, as well as NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series venue has been closed since October of 2009. Rumors have been running...

Hot Rod Power Tour: A good hot rodder always carries his own spare.

Well, we knew it was unlikely we would make it through Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2010 without doing some kind of repair. We were hoping we were done after applying some tape to a piece of...

Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2010 Day 2 Show Coverage

Day 2 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour was just what we expected. After having a perfectly smooth uneventful first day, many folks, including ourselves, got comfortable with the trip, headed...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: A Huge Stash of Power Tour Photos

    Bangshift.com forum member Louich is out of the Power Tour jamming along with our Forum Freaks and all the other crazies hamming it up on the week-long cruise. This collection of Power...

Cherry Bomb on the Power Tour Trail

One of the coolest parts of the Power Tour is the fact that there are so many companies involved, and not just involved by throwing money at the event, but actually cruising their own junk! Matt...

Freiburger’s New Hot Rod Project Camaro Revealed on Power Tour

The F-Bomb has a shinier, younger brother. Hot Rod editor David Freiburger’s new project Camaro was spotted by our own Chad at the Power Tour stop in Newton, Iowa. Powered by one of GM’s...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: The Coolest Fire Truck Ever

    Here’s a quickie installment of our Guerilla Power Tour Coverage, which is being submitted by BangShift.com readers out on the Power Tour. Power Tour participant Bill Dunphy sent...

Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Good Times, Near Misses, Chad Holds Court

      With the first “official day of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour in the books we wanted to give you another great load of Power Tour news, stories, and Power Tour pictures....

2010 Hot Rod Power Tour Photo Coverage: Day One, Newton, Iowa

Jump here to see the photos! Day One of Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2010 has been as event filled as your typical Power Tour Week, but we’ve still got almost 150 photos for you to check...

2010 Hot Rod Power Tour Guerilla Coverage: Blown Tires, Hitch Hikers, and Chattering Rear Ends

      The great (and not so great) stories are already rolling into our special Power Tour e-mail hot line. Power Tour participants are rolling toward Newton, Iowa, the starting point...

Event Coverage: Bob’s Big Boy Cruise June 2010

The Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake, California plays host to a great cruise night every Friday. It’s a pretty famous deal and people travel from all around the country to take it in....

Vintage Drag Video: Billy Meyer and Gary Densham Burn Their Floppers to the Ground

It’s been said that if you drive a Funny Car long enough, you’ll have to experience a fire. Both Gary Densham and Billy Meyer certainly did, as evidenced from this vintage footage from...

Alabama Drag Strip Reopens After Years of Being Closed

Nothing warms our hearts like hearing about race tracks coming back from the grave. Such is the case for a drag strip in Alabama known as Lassiter Mountain Dragstrip. The grand reopening of the strip...

Unintentional Stunt Jump Video: A Drunk Driver Launches Her Car in Dallas

Well this may have sobered her up. A suspected drunk driver in Dallas, Texas, launched her car over a set of toll booths at the DFW Airport when she failed to slow down and pay the toll. We can only...