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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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Killer Video: A Big 4×4 Ford Truck That’s Way Too Quick

What kind of lunatic builds an all-aluminum 511ci Ford FE engine and plugs it into a huge, lifted 4×4 truck for the purposes of drag racing it? A BangShift.com approved lunatic, that’s...

We Knew It: Chicks Dig Tractors (Well at least one does)

A 17-year old British girl recently won first prize at an English tractor show. She did a frame up resto-job on a 1963 Ford Dexta tractor and completed the entire project by herself. She comes from a...

Camaro Versus Train: Train Wins, Camaro Driver Lives

If you’re gonna be dumb, you’ve gotta be tough. These words are gospel for the driver of a Camaro in Texas who made the brilliant decision to run through a closed railroad crossing. His...

Hunnert Car Pile-Up Switches Venues, Moves to Decatur, Illinois, for 2010

We got wind that the massive “traditional hot rod and custom show” known as the Hunnert Car Pile-up is moving for 2010. The show has been held in Morris, Illinois, recently but will find...

Video Bonanza: Fast Station Wagons

In the wonderful world of BangShift.com, there’s nothing cooler than a station wagon that can haul ass. With respect to the drags, station wagons are actually a legit choice for a racer because...

Gratuitous Turbo Porn From DMC Racing

While we were at DMC Racing in Halifax, Massachusetts, catching up on the build of Eddie Krawiec’s Drag Radial 2000 Camaro, our wandering eye (and lens) zapped a few extra photos of killer...

Awesome Video: Todd Moyer Saves His Drag Car From Certain Doom

ADRL racer Todd Moyer earns the BangShift.com unintentional stunt driver of the week award for saving his freshly updated race car from certain doom in this video clip. We got tipped off to it while...

Book Review : The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book 2nd Edition

With the spring book release season right around the corner we recently found a copy of The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Edition by Peter C. Sessler. We’re motor and number geeks...

Killer Gearhead History: Huge Gallery of Old Ford and Mercury Dealership Photos

We were tipped off to this very cool gallery on Flickr.com of old Ford and Mercury dealerships. We dig stuff like this because it is as much about the cars as it is about the small cities and towns...

Name the Better Racing Offspring: Ashley Force Versus Dale Junior

We ran across a great piece on the SportingNews.com that compares the careers (to this point) of Ashley Force Hood and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and asks the simple question, who’s better? It’s...

RacingJunk.com Find: A 747ci 4-Stage Nitrous Snorting Monster

We’ll be honest, we were really close to blogging about a cool 2.0L Pinto motor we found that was set up for road racing, then we decided to peek around RacingJunk.com a little more and our...

New E-Force Corvette Blower Kit From Edelbrock

The guys over at Edelbrock have rolled out another variation to their popular line of E-Force Superchargers. This one is application specific to 2008-2010 Corvettes and it is an awesome way to take...

Girls With Cars, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Style

It seems that perhaps Johnny Hunkins, editor of Popular Hot Rodding magazine, has been reading the BangShift.com girls with cars thread. Actually, we’ll can’t really steal any credit for...

Street Race in Maryland, go to Jail

The Maryland State Police are pushing a statewide bill that would allow for up to 60 days of jail time and a maximum fine of $500 for anyone caught street racing. That fine is the current limit for...