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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Listen To A BRM V16 Scream Up The Hill At Goodwood, Best Sounding (Non-Nitro Burning) Race Engine Ever

BangShift reader Jack Church sent us the tip on this cool video that was made at the 2014 Goodwood event and it is really awesome for two reasons. The first reason is the fact that we get some fun...

Watch A Series Of Porsche Engines Make Dyno Pulls – 200hp Through 900hp!

When it comes to cool engines, one cannot deny that the Porsche legacy of flat power plants is among the top. These varied nature of their size, their power output, their displacement, and even the...

This Simple Video Is A Great Little Learning Lesson About How Interesting Nitromethane Is As A Fuel

This is a cool video because using a very simple demonstration it vividly illustrates how interesting nitromethane is as a fuel. Obviously it is the foundation for some of the most incredible drag...

HOW TO: Make a SIMPLE PLASTIC HAMMER FORM for Sheet Metal – Custom Dash For The Make It Kustom 1931 Model A Roadster

Karl has made several hammer forms on his YouTube Channel over the years and they are WAY easier and cooler than I ever realized. I never had put much thought into it, but didn’t realize how...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Custom Forward Tilting Hood From Spare Parks And Scrap In The Shop

In the next installment on the GMC Roadster Pickup build there is some more welding going on, as Brent works on the hood and making his own forward tilting mechanism from parts, pieces, and scrap...

1974 Dodge BIG BLOCK Shortbed Truck! A Mortske Budget Friendly Transformation Resulting In One Cool Mopar Muscle Truck!

A 1974 square body Dodge like this is always fun to see, but a grandpa owned ride like this isn’t very common anymore. I mean this thing was clean and grandpa perfect, and then Mortske got a...

John at Not Stock Photo Shows Us Around Murray Kustom Rods Fort Worth Texas – Whats in the Shop + Photoshoot with His Custom 61 Cadillac

John Jackson from Not Stock Photo has been shooting some pretty sexy cover shots and car features and that means being on location and getting the car from all the angles. While we dig John’s...

Featured Product: Simpson Off-Road Suspension Seats. Containment, Control, and Comfort From These High Tech But Affordable Seats.

These new suspension seats from Simpson are just what you need for your Side by Side, UTV, rock crawler, mud truck, or desert racer. With high strength, suspension, and containment there is no...

This 1961 Bel Air BUBBLE TOP was saved from CRUSHER by Puddin! Some assembly required!!!

While we love walking around wrecking yards full of classic cars, it’s almost cooler to walk around a normal late model wrecking yard and find some gem of a muscle car or classic hidden off in...

Sideways and Flying! Monza Plus Porsche 911 Race Car Plus Talent Equals Epic Video

An Italian race track, a German car, a British driver. As it turns out, that’s a magical combination for making a killer video and we bet that you will agree with us after seeing the footage...

Listen To The Awesome Noise Of The Famed Novi V8 Indy Car Engine In This 1963 Recording – So Cool!

This is a literal trip back in history. The other day I posted a photo of a Novi V8 on my Instagram page (@brianlohnes) and people went nuts over it. Basically two Offy four cylinders joined a common...

Cool Video: This Inside Look At A Formula 5000 Race Team In England Is Awesome – See The Car Built, Tested, and Raced!

We have run several videos featuring classic Formula 5000 cars over the last year or so. Formula 5000 is my favorite old class of open wheel cars. I think that they mix the great looks of 1970s era...

Fame And Terror At 200mph: This 1964 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Don Garlits Is Incredible

(Photo and excerpt from Sports Illustrated) – As a guy who like to read, there are few things out there that spin my crank harder than checking our old features in Sports Illustrated their...

Vice Grip Garage Christmas Special Video: We Almost ROLLED A School Bus While Riding FURNITURE ON WHEELS!

So you take a perfectly good school bus, remove all the seats, decorate the inside for Christmas, and then put a bunch of furniture in it and throw a Christmas party on wheels. What could possibly go...