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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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Not a Suprise: Danica is Coming to NASCAR

The Associated Press, among other sources, is claiming that Danica Patrick is on her way to the world of NASCAR Stock Car racing. Teams are apparently scrambling the lure her in with good deals and a...

Prepared for Launch: 49-State, 9-Day Drive Kicks off at Midnight on Wednesday

Dave Schaub will be attempting to drive his 1932 Ford roadster (pictured) through 49 States in 9 days. He’s doing it for charity which is good, but aside from that even we think that this is an...

Pedregon and Force Have Explosive Confrontation at US Nationals; We Share Our Thoughts

This is one for the books and it is just getting fired up. John Force had an explosive near brawling confrontation with Tony Pedregon after he was defeated by Robert Hight at the US Nationals on...

Event Gallery: The 2009 Endless Mountain Truck Show

We have to thank reader Jeremy George for this killer gallery from the 19th Annual Antique Truck Club of America Endless Mountain Truck Show. Inside you’ll find everything from pickups to...

Event Coverage: 46 Photos of OCCA’s 2009 Great Labor Day Cruise

Every Labor Day weekend for the past 26 years the Orange County Cruisin’ Association has put on the three day Great Labor Day Cruise, and the 27th running of the event promised even more fun...

Event Gallery: Radir Wheels Dead Man’s Curve Wild Hot Rod Party 2009

The Radir Wheels Dead Man’s Curve Wild Hot Rod Party 2009 is the unofficial kick off party for Lead East, the rollicking 1950s-themed celebration/car show/concert that essentially takes over...

Event Gallery: 2009 Spindles Car Club Auto-Fest

The Spindles Auto Club claims to be the oldest continuously operating car club in the country, and it has great name recognition in eastern Massachusetts. The club uses that good PR to draw tons of...

Garlits Eliminated At Indy; Becomes Incredibly Overqualified Spectator For Weekend

Don Garlits’ trip to the 55th annual Mac Tool US Nationals as a racer has come to an end. After qualifying his 2009 Drag Pack Challenger in the Stock Eliminator field, he was felled in a heads...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Gov’t Hopes to Have Dealers Paid by the end of September; Year Not Specified

The phrase, “Close enough for government work” is ringing true recently. The row over getting car dealers paid for their Clunker trade-ins seems to have finally been settled and now the...

Tragedy: Three Killed in Horrific Florida Street Racing Wreck

Three people have died as a result of a high speed car wreck in Holly Hill, Florida. The single car accident happened on Thursday night and is believe to be streer-race induced as the Camaro that...

Event Gallery: 2009 Old Time Drags and Funny Car Reunion at Englishtown, New Jersey

The Englishtown Old Time Drags and Funny Car Reunion is a kick ass event. We’ve been to two of them and can vouch that the fun factor is very high. Luckily for us, reader Joe Grippo attended...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: A Monte We Wanty

This one is personal. Back in high school in the late 1990’s we knew a kid, whose name we’ll withhold to protect him, who had this identical car. It’s so close to the car he had, we...

Audi President Says Chevy Volt is a Car for Idiots; We Think It Sounds Like a Perfect Fit For Him

Smarmy. It’s a word used to describe someone who oozes trumped-up self importance, arrogance, and a sickening level of uppity-ness. Basically it describes Johan de Nysschen, who is the...

BangShift Member’s Project of the Week: Eric’s Speedy Beater 1979 F350 Build

This is a new weekly feature where we’ll feature a Bangshift.com forum member’s project each week. We have a huge number and variety of reader project cars that you can read all about...