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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Winner! Highest Volume of Bolt-On Accessories on a Jeep

It’s probably best to let the pictures do the talking here. If you find yourself unable to resist, you can actually own this Jeep Wrangler for $6,500. That’s got to be a deal. You...

2009 Bonneville World Finals Results Are In

We really wanted to be at Bonneville on October 8-11 for the World Finals race, but we just could not get everything done in time. Other racers did, though, but it was much smaller than Speed Week in...

Barn Find Muscle Cars Rescued

One of the most depressing yet entertaining web sites on the Internet is CarsInBarns.com. As the title suggests, the place is loaded with photos of old cars found in compromising positions, and most...

Video: Vintage AMC Javelin TV Commercials

A while back we posted a number of Chevy Camaro TV commercials from various model years. But, since it’s an AMC Javelin we have in our own driveway, we thought we should give some love to the...

eBay Pick of the Week Bonus: 1964 Ford N750 Wrecker

Oh man, this one hurts. Located only about 30 miles from the East Coast BangShift.com headquarters is this killer 1964 Ford N750 tow truck. This baby was high class back in the day with its Holmes...

Even More Collateral Damage From Cash for Clunkers: State Revenues Drop

Is anyone keeping score on the pros and cons of the recent Cash for Clunkers program? If so, slide another bead across the abacus. We can’t tell you exactly which way to slide it, though....

Ebay Pick of the Week: Pro Street 1979 Plymouth Duster

The title is not a typo. There was actually a Plymouth Duster made in 1979. It was really just an option package on a Volare, but the name and logo went on the car all the same. It would have had...

Speeding Tickets Actually Suck Worse in Some Other Countries

Speeding tickets suck no matter which way you cut it. Thanks to a tip from BangShift.com forum member TheSilverBuick, we now know that they suck far worse in some other countries than they do here....

Coming This Weekend: The Bangshift.com East Feast: Come on Down (or up)

It’s coming this weekend! The first annual BangShift.com East Feast is a get together for readers, forum members, friends, and hell, maybe even a couple haters, at beautiful and historic Beaver...

Event Gallery: Sidney, New York, Airport Car Show

BangShift.com Forum Member Mustang13 (Jeremy George) attended the Sidney, New York Airport Car Show and filed an awesome gallery of nearly 130 photos. This show has a little of everything, and...

Monday Time Killer: The Mexican Shelby Mustangs

We have to thank BangShift.com forum member Joes66Fury2 for the great tip on the DarkHorseRacing website telling the story of the Shelby Mustangs from South of the Border built from 1967 to 1972....

Engine Carnage from the BangShift Forums

This is the type of wreckage you don’t see every day. BangShift.com member BigBuds1 had his LT1 Camaro in full tire-fire mode when the engine gave way. He says he broke the crank, and that shot...

Cool or Not: You Decide

So we’re conflicted. Normally we dismiss weirdo, human powered, pod-like vehicles milliseconds after seeing them. This one is a special case, though. First off, it’s amphibious, and...

Racer and Cool Shirt Inventor Schafer Dies in Racing Accident

Here’s sad news from the world of racing, as we have learned that avid racer and the inventor of the Cool Shirt, Rich Schafer was killed in as accident while participating in a hill climb event...