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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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European Clap Back: This Film From The 1971 Questor Grand Prix At Ontario Is Amazing

Back in the late 1950s American Indy Car drivers went to Italy to take on the best Formula One drivers in the best Formula One cars at Monza. Twice they went and twice they brought the bragging...

This Short Video Showing The Maintenance On A 5,000hp Locomotive Engine Is AWESOME

Now this is the kind of thing that BangShift readers LOVE. You are about to see a short video showing the maintenance on a 5,000hp locomotive engine and it’s not some long drawn out affair....

Merry Christmas From All Of Us At BangShift.com! Have A Happy And Safe Holiday Season!

Brian, McTaggart and I, along with our families and BangShift.com sponsors, would like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas. We also send a hearty Season’s Greetings...

We’ve Got Photos of Nitro Revival 6, An Awesome Party Of Friends And Fans!

(Photos by Kim Fuller & Darr Hawthorne) • When the California Hot Rod Reunion was created by Steve Gibbs and Wally Parks in October of 1992, it was to be a gathering of old friends to celebrate...

All Of Our Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals Photos : Nitro Funny Cars, Dragsters, Fuel Altereds, Back Up Girls And So Much More From Famoso!

Check out the gallery below AND a link to all the rest! (Photos by Kim Fuller and Darr Hawthorne)  This season-ending event for West Coast NHRA Heritage Series racing celebrates events at Famoso...

All Of Our North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pulling Photos Are Right Here! Wheels Up, Dirt Throwing, Fire Breathing Beasts.

We’ve got a gallery below, plus a link to all the rest right here! (Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well, we’re back on our yearly stop for the “Southern Showdown” at the NC State Fair...

All Of Our Street Rod Nationals Kalamazoo Photos Right Here: Check Out All The Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Street Machines, And More, Plus A Link To Anything You Missed!

Here’s our final gallery AND a link to all the rest! (Photos by Jim Hrody) Thanks to Jim, we’ve got photos from the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Kalamazoo and they are of course some of...

Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Street Machine Nationals Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks And Street Machines Galore!

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the Street Machine Nationals, and if you missed any of our previous photos there is a link below that will take you to all of them as well. (Words and Photos...

MORE SEMA Show 2023 Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Customs, Hot Rods, Parts, And More From The SEMA Show In Las Vegas

Here’s another photo gallery from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas! If you missed the previous photos, you can use the link below to check them out. The 2023 SEMA Show was another example of the...

Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals Is Right Here.

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the season ending Carolina Nationals in Darlington. If you missed our previous PDRA Photos, use the link below! We have to thank David Whealon for his...

PRI Show Photos: Here’s The Last Gallery Of Photos From The PRI Show, Plus A Link To All The Rest If You Missed Any!

Here’s our last batch of photos from the 2023 PRI Show and a link below in case you missed any of them. We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- 2023 Edition: Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R successfully defends its title

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...

This Is What It Really Takes To Paint A Race Car! Curry Does Bodywork And Paint On Topol’s Tombstone Camaro After Switching To Big Tires For No Prep Kings!

We’ve shared a few Paint by Curry videos before, where this master puts down some amazing candies, metallics, carbon clears, and more on bad ass race cars. Located in Alabama, he’s a go...

Building a PERFECT METAL SHAPING Station. EASY 2 SET UP. Customizable for YOUR TOOLS With Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom!

In his most recent videos, Karl has been showing how to build your own shrinking and stretching tools using mostly scrap and they have been awesome. When you combine them with all the other tools and...