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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: THIS RARE FIREBIRD FORMULA 350 HAS HAD A HOD ROD LIFE! COME SAVE IT!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Pontiac. How about a real deal 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 that has had a few good go...

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Wild Ride at the May 2026 El Mirage California SCTA Meet – The Spirit of AutoPower III Comp Coupe Hits A Bump at 228 MPH!

The Spirit of Autopower Comp Coupe is a pretty radical machine, and a staple in the land speed racing community. This thing is based off a little tiny first generation Honda Civic, but the rest is...

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Dragfest Photos: More Bitchin Race Cars And Hot Rods On Full Display!

Here’s gallery #4! If you missed our previous photos, click the link below to check them out too! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The holidays are over, it is the middle of winter and the...

Kenosha Classic Car Show Photos: Wisconsin’s Hot Rods, Classics, And More!

Jim Hrody started contributing photos late last year and we’ve enjoyed the hell out his event coverage, but he was attending events before that and shooting photos as well. That means that we...

Some Kind Of Mess! Watch A Can-Am Car Spin Off Track And Then Cause Wreckage Trying To Get Back On

That cloud of smoke is encircling a Can-Am car that has locked up the brakes and is spinning off track. That black blur you see is a GT40 heading right into the mess. Thankfully that car escapes any...

Flywheel Explosion Video: Watch This Ratty Looking Chevy Get Violent – The Shield Saved Him!

This is one of those videos that proves you really never know what’s going to happen, no matter the budget or level of motorsport competition is taking place. This is a tug of war contest...

Truck takes FLIGHT! When You Get All 4 Wheels Off The Ground, That’s A HUGE Wheelie!

On paper, drag racing full-size trucks doesn’t make much sense, but we don’t race on paper and I LOVE drag racing trucks. The RedRum OBS Chevy pickup is one bad ass ride and we dig it....

Will This Cordless Die Grinder Beat Milwaukee’s M12? Ryobi & Harbor Freight Chief Hit The Dyno To Find Out If Batteries Can Beat Air.

With more and more tools becoming available in cordless, battery operated, versions it is truly amazing how much you can do with what used to require an air compressor and supply lines in your...

Kearney Cruise Night 2022 – Our Final Gallery Of Awesome From This Bitchin Event

Here’s our final gallery from the event! Scott Liggett is always contributing cool things to BANGshift and we love him for it, so when he sent me an email right before the new year and said he...

Dragfest Photos: Bitchin Race Cars And Hot Rods On Full Display!

Here’s gallery #3! If you missed our previous photos, click the link below to check them out too! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The holidays are over, it is the middle of winter and the...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild Continues! Once This Thing Is Clipped, Swapped, And Ready It Will Drive 5000 Miles To Canada

This project is way bigger than you might think, as the Deboss Garage gang scores a support rig from the Dirt Cinema guys and then buys this 1955 Chevy from Stanceworks before taking over his shop to...

Dakar Rally Stage 14 Video Coverage: The Desert Fights Back Some More, But Winners Are Crowned After The Final Stage Of Dakar 2023!

That’s it, Dakar 2023 is in the books! There are a lot of racers and crew who should be very proud of what they have accomplished because this is one hell of an event to finish regardless of...

Kearney Cruise Night 2022 – Look At All These Photos We’ve Shared So Far, Plus The Latest Gallery Of Hot Rods!

Here’s our 6th gallery from the event! Scott Liggett is always contributing cool things to BANGshift and we love him for it, so when he sent me an email right before the new year and said he...

Holley Announces Dates For SIX Events In 2023! LSFests, Moparty, Fordfest, Brother’s Truck Show, And More!

Holley is proud to announce the dates for their 2023 events right here! We’re talking about three LSFest events, the OG Bowling Green event, LSFest West in Las Vegas, and LSFest Texas in Fort...

ABANDONED Bricklin SV1 – Will it RUN AND DRIVE 700 miles? Tavarish and Vice Grip Garage Are About To Find Out

You know the drill, Derek finds some car that he just has to own and then flys in to see if he can make it run and drive well enough to get it back home. Of course these are usually not 20 or 50 or...

Dakar Rally Stage 13 Video Coverage: This Race Is Nearing The End, But Only Getting Tougher Each Day! Carnage, Injuries, And More

Stage 13 Extended Highlights are below! Hours of great DAKAR 2023 coverage! Dakar 2023 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous...