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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 Qualifier—TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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This Might Be The Most Insane JDM Wheel Collection Ever, And Larry Chen Found It By Accident. Check It Out!

I own just two vehicles that are not Chevrolets, and those two are both Japanese imports. They are my 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max and my 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback. And while my plan is to build the...

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How To Make New Wheels Look Like Old Steelies, With A Twist! A New Way Of Doing Things!

For several years there have been people using custom bolt on adapters to mount dog dish hubcaps onto Weld Draglite wheels, and while it sounds weird, it really does work. The dog dish caps cover the...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 1 and 2 RACING ACTION

It’s time for the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for a treat....

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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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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...

2023 Kentucky Invitational Finals Truck And Tractor Pulling: Super Modified 4wd Truck Qualifying

The Kentucky Invitational TNT Finals action started with 2wd Super Modifieds, but now we’ve got the 4wd rigs as well! This Van is so damn awesome that it really does it for me. Check out the...

Legion Racing Fastest Mopars On Earth LIVEstream From Houston Raceway Park

This one is going to be something special. Why? Well, it isn’t a race in the traditional sense, but it is going to be fun to watch. This special event is going to feature the baddest of the bad...

BangShift Question of the Day: What is The Single Most Influential Automotive Design Ever?

In the history of the automobile there have been thousands of different designs, maybe tens of thousands. Select few of those have been truly influential. While having a discussion about my childhood...

Cool Old Press Photos: The 1957 Nash Metropolitans

If all the smarmy jerks that drive around in their Smart cars knew that they were sitting in an idea that was more than 50 years old they may not be so smug. In fact, we think it would be awesome to...

Trash Or Treasure? This Crusty Corvair Corsa Is The Latest Hot Rod Hoarder Find

Sometimes you find a project car that grabs your attention and might make you get a bit excited but that isn’t a good choice to actually save. Having just come from a big auction of Tri-Five...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update – The $85 Paint Job Gets A Couple Dollars More Expensive With Patina

Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right along! It’s been painted and now some of that pain is going away in favor of some other pain, and some oil and who knows what else to make it...