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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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Ford Mustang Personality Test: Hemi Powered ’69 Fastback or Brand New Shelby Super Snake?

Ok, here’s a personality test. We made outselves a nuisance at the chassis shop the other day only to find a pair of killer, but completely opposite Mustangs. One is a 1969 fastback sporting...

Car Feature: Jet-X, The 1972 Plymouth GTX that Mopar Never Built

Here’s a car from the cover of the October 2009 Mopar Action magazine, and one that’s being debuted at Chryslers at Carlisle, July 10-12, just as this is being posted at BangShift.com....

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: China Blows Our Doors Off in Auto Sales

Well that didn’t take long. An AP report published yesterday says that China has passed the US for first place in terms of the sale of new cars. Our junk box of an economy, combined with their...

So You Like the New Camaro? Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

So you really like the looks of the new Camaro? Into its muscular good looks and high performance? You must have been in GM’s latest target group for potential Camaro buyers: gay men....

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wants to Drive an Indy Car; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Since he’s handily dominating the world of NASCAR, Dale Jr. is apparently ready to move onto his next area of conquest, Indy. Oh wait a second, he’s not dominating NASCAR? We naturally...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Vintage 1935 Dodge Jalopy Race car

With this week’s CraigsList pick we’re headed to the backwoods of Thomasville, North Carolina, where we have located a killer, near prehistoric 1935 Dodge jalopy racer. These are the cars...

Silverado Outsells F150; Tundra Sales Plummet

PickupTrucks.com is reporting that the Chevy Silverado outsold the Ford F-150 in June and the Toyota Tundra suffered a major sales volume dip. Meanwhile, the Nissan Titan is quickly becoming a...

Thanks, Captain Obvious: CNN Tells us How to Spot Unmarked Cop Cars

We’re giving a heartfelt thanks to CNN for publishing this groundbreaking story about unmarked police cruisers and how to spot them while driving. They also give the top speed specs of each...

Cool Old Press Photo: The 1957 Butter Face Lincoln Premier

Recently we showed you an old press photo from our personal archive of the stunning 1957 Lincoln Mark II and the not so stunning 1957 Lincoln Premier. That shot did not give the full fledged view of...

It Came From the Fab Shop: All Hail the Old RV

(By Loren Krussow) – Most car guys like what other people call junk. We can’t walk by a broken transmission lying in the mud without a quick glance to see if we know what kind it is. A...

Video of the Week: 1970 Formula A Action from Lime Rock With Narration from James Garner

It’s 1970, James Garner was one of the coolest dudes on Earth, and one of his screaming V8 open-wheel race cars is pounding the pavement at Lime Rock. What could be better? That’s the...

GM Ditches NHRA Teams

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, during GM’s bankruptcy hearing on Tuesday, the automaker filed papers to sever ties with four NHRA teams: three Pro Stock operations and one Funny Car...

BangShift.com Welcomes MSD Ignition as Sponsor

Today Chad and I are very proud to introduce MSD Ignition as a sponsor of BangShift.com! MSD has a long history of producing high quality, hard working, American-made ignition parts to the automotive...

International Speedway Corp Posts Loss on Declining Attendance Figures

Your eyes weren’t lying. There has been a lot of exposed aluminum at NASCAR races this season and the financial reporting from  International Speedway Corp. proves it beyond a shadow of a...