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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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Crazy Carnage Photos: Fiery Wreckage From the ADRL Race in Valdosta, GA

We finally got around to checking out the ADRL homepage for coverage of the Hardee’s Georgia Drags VI, which was held last weekend at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Georgia. In...

Screamin’ Six Dyno Video: A 266ci V6 at 9,800 RPM

We were browsing dyno videos as we often do and came across this gem featuring a bad ass, 266ci six-cylinder race engine on the pump. We don’t know what form of racing would be home for this...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Killer Show Coverage: The 24th Mooneyes Street Car Nationals from Tokyo, Japan

When we think of Japanese car show photos, the last things on our mind are hot rods, street machines, and muscle cars. Images of small cars that have been oddly modified usually fill our head. Thanks...

Event Gallery: The Spring 2010 Madison Classics Car Show and Swap Meet

Another BangShift.com field photo agent, Greg Rourke, has come through with a killer dispatch from his home state of Wisconsin. Greg recently attended the Spring Madison Classics Car Show and Swap...

Cruise Gallery: Tons of Cool Iron at a Local Sonic in Pennsylvania

Cruise season is on and we want your photos! Joe Grippo’s photographic prowess is once again on display today as he shared with us a load of snaps from a cruise night at his local Sonic...

Awesome Ad: A 1965 Mopar Spot Featuring the Little Red Wagon

Before the famous “Little Red Wagon” was constructed the world had never seen a wheelstander. However, the Wagon was not intended to be an exhibition vehicle when it was first constructed...

eBay Find: A Raggedly Cool 1941 Dodge COE Truck

We were tipped off to the eBay auction of this ratty, and totally awesome 1941 Dodge COE truck by BangShift.com reader Phil Cooper. The world is totally batty (and had been for more than a couple...

Event Gallery: Spring Carlisle 2010

Joe Grippo, our rogue BangShift field photo agent, attended the Spring Carlisle swap meet April 21-25 and offered us up a big batch of photos from the show/swap. The stories of these events are...

Smart People, Awful Idea: Germans Invent System That Steers Car With Eye Movement

The man in the photo is not Rick Moranis from “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.” He’s a German engineer who is working on a system called “eyeDriver” which uses the movements of...

Weird Ad: A 1984 Ford LTD Hits the Road Course

Our grandparents had a mid-1980s Ford LTD station wagon for a long stretch through the 1980s and 1990s. It was a complete and total barge, good transportation, but slower than a fully laden mule...

MORE: MISC, Videos

Boondoggle: Lawmakers Accuse GM of Paying Government Back With Government Money

We’re idiots. Really, we were dumb enough to believe that GM was repaying its government loans ahead of schedule because of better business practices and increased sales. Stupid us. We should...

Celebration of Mickey Thompson’s Life and Accomplishments at NHRA Museum on May 15th

Pal of BangShift and executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum Tony Thacker dropped a note letting us know that the museum will be hosting a great event celebrating the life and...

Cool Old Jeep Video: The Autobiography of the Jeep circa 1943

While we showed you the soft side of the Jeep with the whimsical 1960 Surrey version, the vehicle made its bones and its reputation fighting WWII. Churned out by the hundreds of thousands and...

AutoTrader Classics Find: A 1960 Jeep Surrey

There are few vehicles that scream late ’50s and early ’60s more than the Jeep Surrey. These little buggers were created first by a California resort as fun vehicles for their guests to...