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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Event Coverage: Saturday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week

Today was the first day of competition at the SCTA/BNI 2009 Bonneville Speed Week, and if today’s top speed is any indication of things to come, we are in for some great racing action. Poteet...

BangShift.com Coverage of the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week Starts Now

It’s almost midnight in Wendover, Utah, on August 7, and I just arrived in town (late, as usual) to start off the BangShift.com coverage of the SCTA/BNI 2009 Bonneville Speed Week. Racing...

One Last Time: Hear Lohnes Calling Hot Drag Race Action on Saturday!

No date for Saturday night? Hankering to hear a guy with funny accent scream about “dragstas” and “jet cahs”? We’ve got the perfect thing for you! I’ll be...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Chad’s at Bonneville and We’re Not

Yep, this one is personal. My BangShift.com blood brother Chad is literally cruising toward the crucible of speed right now, and me? Well, let’s just leave it at, “I’m not”....

Crane Cams Back Up and Running

A rare piece of good news these days, Crane Cams (under it’s new ownership by S&S Cycle) has reopened and is back in the business of making parts. Currently only motorcycle stuff is being...

Texas Shop Building V6 Camaro to Kick Nissan GT-R Ass

East Texas Muscle Cars, a Texas hot rod shop, has announced its intentions to build a 2010 V6 Camaro that is capable of running with and beating the vaunted Nissan GT-R on the Nurburging in Germany....

Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1952 International Truck; Cool Ugly or Ugly Ugly?

There are varying levels of ugly in this car hobby we all know and love. There’s cool ugly, like, say, an Edsel. Then there’s ugly ugly that (and we know there’s some of you who...

Clunkers Progam Saved On Senate Vote; NY Times Damns Program With Faint Praise

We knew it was coming, but it still sucks to hear. The Senate voted to infuse $2 billion more dollars into the “Cash for Clunkers” Program today, cementing its presence as one of the...

Propaganda Machine? NASCAR.com Tells Mayfield to Pack It In

Of all the opinion columns we have read over the Mayfield mess this one, from NASCAR.com has the most blatant message of “Surrender Now!” that we have seen. We shouldn’t be suprised...

Chevy Tells NASCAR it will not run the Camaro in the Nationwide Series

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that GM, when spproached by NASCAR about running the Camaro in the Nationwide series against the Mustang said no. It appears that there was actual thought put into...

It Came From the Fab Shop: Snatching Victory From the Jaws of Defeat With a Lathe

(By Loren Krussow) – With only a few days to go before Bonneville Speed Week 2009, my buddy Jake’s flathead-powered 1953 Ford “Mainliner” sits spread out around the garage.  The...

Great Car Show Gallery from the Iowahawk Blog

We love a good car show gallery and this one from the Iowahawk blog delivers the goods. The show, called the “Turn Back Time” car show in Sycamore, Ill embodies everything that a good old...

Large Woody Collection to be Auctioned on August 13th; That Came Out Wrong

Oh get your heads out of the gutter. We’re talking cars people! One of the nation’s best and largest collection of “Woodies” will be sold by RM Auctions on August 13th, 2009...

It Came From the Forums: Vote on Your Favorite Cash For Clunkers Cartoon

One of our BangShift.com Forum members, Steve Cole found a bunch of great political cartoons about the maush despised Cash for Clunkers the government is in the process of feeding billions of dollars...