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US Street Nationals Testing: LIVE Testing Action From Bradenton Motorsports Park. It’s Time For The Drag Illustrated Winter Series!

It’s time for the Drag Illustrated Winter Series in Florida to continue! The US Street Nationals are on this weekend, and while the rest of the easter half of the country will be freezing, the...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Joe Grippo is one of BANGshift’s longest running contributors and has covered everything from junkyards to car shows and drag races to drag and drives, and so much more. He drags his lovely...

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IHRA ANNOUNCES THE LEASING AND OPERATIONS OF THE PULASKI COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK, FORMERLY THE MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY

It feels like forever since IHRA announced a new track purchase, but they haven’t been sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Nope, yesterday they made the announcement that they had signed a...

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Paint And Body 101: How To Eliminate Orange Peel So You Can Paint Like A Pro! Kevin Tetz Walks Us Through The Process

Kevin Tetz is a bad ass. We’ve said it multiple times, but some things are worth repeating. He’s been painting cars and trucks for decades, showing millions how to do it on tv for...

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CHEAPEST Lincoln EVER! Will $155 Make It Run and Drive? Free Lincoln, Plus Free Big Block, Equals FUN!

Dylan McCool knows how to take advantage of some good fortune. When he was offered a big boat of a Lincoln, for free, and had already been given a 460 big block Ford, for free, he knew that the...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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2023 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: It Was Frozen Outside, But Hot, Hot, Hot, Inside Detroit Autorama

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Detroit, and we’ve got a lot more to come! Michigan was going through an ice storm that hit the night before load in for Detroit Autorama and that made...

March Meet 2023 Photos From Famoso: Wheels Up Door Cars From The Best Nostalgia Drag Race On The Planet!

Our third gallery from the March Meet is made up of great shots of the door cars we know and love. We’ve got multiple galleries of door cars, and they include muscle cars, gassers, hot rods,...

Lone Star Throwdown 2023: How Many Of These Amazing Custom Trucks Would You Take Home?

I was so focused on getting photos during LST, that I didn’t get to enjoy some of the trucks as much as I am now in the photos! Some of these are so inspiring that I just want to build a couple...

The Other 3/08: Here’s A Look At The Hudson 308ci Inline Six!

Today’s date is one of the fun one when we play the displacement calendar game. Why? Well because we have two great engines. We already told you about the Holden 308ci V8 but what about the...

Happy 3/08! Today We Celebrate The Little, Long Running Holden 308ci V8

Just when you thought there was nothing good about 3/08 your old pals at BangShift come through for you! March and April are the engine months, at least the good engine months and we do our best t0...

FINNEGAN FIXED HIS 632CI BIG BLOCK CHEVY WITH JB WELD!

If you didn’t know, Finnegan bought a new drag boat last year and was planning on racing the hell out of it in California and the western states. On the first outing, after the boat had been...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 15: Lowering The Radiator

So, maybe mounting a radiator isn’t that exciting, but if you don’t do it right when channeling a hot rod then you will have a radiator and grill shell that sticks up way too high...

March Meet 2023 Photos From Famoso: Top End Shots Of Funny Cars, Dragsters, And More With The Chutes Out!

Our second gallery from the March Meet are awesome shots from the top end with chutes out, smoke huffing, and more. Wes nailed it, and if you have missed any previous photos, use the link below....

Lone Star Throwdown 2023: This Show Is Custom Truck Heaven

Just when you think there is no way there can be more trucks to see at a show like this, they open up into another area of the show and there is a whole new batch of trucks to see. If you’ve...

2023 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: Customs, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And Trucks Filled Cobo Hall.

Here’s our third gallery of photos from Detroit, and we’ve got a lot more to come! If you missed any of our previous galleries, then use the link below to check them all out. (Photos by Mike...

Watch This Dirt Track Racer Roll Over Twice And Then Get Pissed When A Flattened Tire Forces Him Out Of The Race

Hardcore. That’s how we’d describe the weekend warriors of the dirt racing world. After all, there are so many different tracks, series, and classes that you have to be at the top of your...

Derek At Vice Grip Garage Bought A WRECKED NASCAR Truck! Let the BUILD BEGIN!

With the Independence Chevelle being retired, what do you think about taking a NASCAR truck and making it into a burnout machine? I’ve certainly heard far worse ideas and think that Derek could...

Watch This Turbocharged, EFI Equipped Air-Cooled VW Engine Make 300+ Horsepower On The Dyno

When one thinks about the lifespan of the air-cooled VW engine you have to be impressed, right? These things pre-date WWII and they are still being innovated on, hot rodded, and boosted to power...

2023 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: The Countries Biggest And Baddest Indoor Show

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Detroit, and we’ve got a lot more to come! (Photos by Mike Brooks) – The last time our boy Mike Brooks shot a car show for us his truck got...