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Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2025 Is Here! Custom Trucks Of Every Shape And Size!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend with my buddies Ryan and Jake and as usual was blown away by the turnout. This year’s show...

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Muscle Car Feature Video: BAD CAT – This 700HP Big Block BOSS 9 Mercury Cougar ‘Fastback’ Is Something Special

A few years ago, JF Launier from JF Kustoms built an insane Buick Riviera that won the Riddler Award at Detroit Autorama and then proceeded to get driven, and driven hard, while also being raced...

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Check Out Our Dallas Autorama Photos: More Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Customs, And Race Cars From This Iconic Indoor Show

We’ve got even more car show photos from the Dallas Autorama, so check them all out below. And if you missed any of the previous galleries, we’ve got a link below for them too! (Words and...

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The World’s First LMP Kit Car! Would You Order A Car From Bulgaria? I Might If It Was An Aeromaster LMP!

These prototype style cars are ultra rad to look at, haul ass, and have been a staple in endurance racing for decades. When you watch the 24 hours of LeMans, or Sebring, or Daytona, these cars are...

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DIY Fabrication: DIY Welding Table Fixture Clamps That Will Make Your Life Easier, And Won’t Break The Bank

Clamps are one of those tools that we never appreciate, but miss like hell when we don’t have any. Whether it is because you have used up all the ones you have already and need more, or because...

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DIY Upholstery How To: Old School Classic Car Bucket Seat Upholstery For Beginners. Do This At Home!

Paint and upholstery, the two things most folks send their cars out for when building something at home. They are the two parts of a build that intimidate folks most. Yeah, I know there are plenty of...

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Sheet Metal How To: Shrinking Disc Magic – Making High And Low Spots Disappear With No Filler!

Wray Schelin is a certifiable badass when it comes to metal shaping and belongs to a list of metal shaping masters that we are lucky to have. His YouTube videos, and in person classes, will have you...

Watch This 505ci Stroker FE Engine Make More Than 600hp With A Cross Ram and A Magneto

Isn’t it cool when you see an engine make great power with the “wrong” parts? Take this stroker 505ci stroker FE engine built by Barry Rabotnick of Survival Motorsports. Barry is a...

This 1950s Caterpillar Video Introduces The H-Series D8 Bulldozer – So Cool!

Nothing brightens my day more than vintage footage of heavy equipment at work. Seriously, that’s not a joke. Call me names if you will but I love this old iron as much as I love fuel dragsters...

More Gearhead Americana: Buick Dealerships, Louis Chevrolet, Dodge Army Trucks, Crankshafts, More!

In today’s dispatch from the time machine known as the Library of Congress digital archives we see some of the very people who started the automotive industry in the United States. Frank Duryea...

Great Read: This 1981 Profile Of Mickey Thompson Is Informative, Wacky, Raw, and Real

Just when you think you have read all the words that anyone has ever written about the late Mickey Thompson, you find perhaps the best thing ever penned about the man. This is a 1981 Sports...

Appleton Old Car Show Photos: This Is A Must Attend Outdoor Hot Rod Show

Here’s Jim’s fourth gallery of photos from this awesome looking show! (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) Appleton, Wisconsin is located in the east-central portion of the state, about 30...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Sick Shootout, Factory Appearing Stock Tire, Pro Street, 10.5, And More!

We’ve got our third gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Race Video: “Raceday” at The Race of Gentlemen

The Race of Gentelmen has become one of the more popular traditional hot rod and racing events and for good reason. This is an event that really does make you feel like you’ve stepped back in...

BARNFIND OLDS – Will it Run After 23 Years Of Being ABANDONED??

Another bring it back to life video, but this time it is JunkYard Digs who is going after this 1972 Old Cutlass to see if it can live to see another day. I’m a big fan of GM A-Bodies and this...

Can You Grade Stainless Steel With A Magnet? Cheap Stainless Isn’t Necessarily Good Stainless

As Justin explains in this video, there are several grades of stainless steel available on the market. This is important because in our global economy there are parts being made in all these...

Can You Really Build A Welding Fixture Table For Under $50? Watch.

Anyone who visits us here at BANGshift on a regular basis knows that I have a thing for metal fabrication. That means that I not only share videos with you guys that show how to shape and fabricate...

The Make It Kustom Mini 1956 Buick Project: Making It Run And Drive In Both Directions!

It runs and it drives, the body flips up, and Karl has made some ride height adjustments that give it the slightest tail dragger stance and then fitted some awesome fender skirts to it. But it...

This Killer Historical Video From Maple Grove Shows The Track In The Early 1970s

This historical video from Maple Grove is great because we see the track as it was during the early 1970s. Many of the features of today are not present. The timing tower has changed and the stands...

Wrecking Yard Tour: Different Yard! 1953 Plymouth Camper?!?, 1965 Pontiac Station Wagon, 1969 Plymouth Satellite & MORE!

Chad is back from Nobody Else’s Auto, the ultra badass vintage car parts wrecking yard in Kansas, showing us more cars from another old wrecking yard he is pulling cars from.  The cars and trucks...