.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

Read more

EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

Read more

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

Read more

Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

Read more

FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Testing And Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

Read more

HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

Read more

 

Retro Review: This Look Back At Motor Week’s Drive Of The The New 1988 Chevy Cheyenne Is Great

There are certain cars and trucks that hit the ground as both an advancement and a risk. For General Motors, it was the release of their 1988 trucks that stood as both of those things. After the...

Unhinged: The Impact That Ken Block Had

In the nine years that I’ve had here at BangShift, I’ve done my very best to not become too jaded to the car community at large. I’ve also put effort into removing the concept of...

MORE: Unhinged

Ken Block, The OG Hoonigan, Gymkhana Star, And Rally Racer Extraordinaire Died In A Snowmobiling Accident Monday.

Our hearts go out to the Block family, friends, co-workers, and to all the fans around the world who have come to love Ken Block. He was on a snowmobiling trip in Utah when the accident happened. We...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Taking A Random Dump Bed Ram And Making It Work On The NAPCO!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the dump bed! If you have missed any of the previous installments on this build, use the link below! NAPCO was a company that...

Car Guy Confessions Podcast E48 – Pro Surfer Turned Sprint Car Racer Tyler Hatzikian Joins Jeff Smith, Cam Benty, And Steve Strope

In this latest episode of Car Guy Confessions, you are going to meet surfer turned racer Tyler Hatzikian on this episode along with all the normal shenanigans you have come to expect! Listen to Jeff,...

Who Makes The Best Utility Knife? Let’s Find Out! Milwaukee, DeWalt, Gerber, Husky, Kobalt, Klein Tools, Craftsman

It seems like everyone either carries some kind of flip-out knife on their belt or clipped to their pocket nowadays as cutting open boxes in the shop, opening packages, etc is a daily ritual. So who...

1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?

The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: Building A Full Custom Chassis And Rear Suspension

In the latest episodes of this build the all new chassis gets going and so does the modified Corvette rear suspension. Watch, be inspired, and then it will be time for the front and the engine! So...

Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photos: Mopars, Fords, Chevrolets, And So Much More!

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Jim who is such a die-hard. Like Bob Chiluk, who also shot the show for us, these guys just live and breath this kind of event. We have several...

Do You Know How To Decode GM Body Designations? OPGI Has It Handled For You!

Lots of stuff in the gearhead world is based around numbers and letters, right? Whether we’re talking about engine sizes and families, different chassis or body types from manufacturers, or...

Amazing Historic Drag Video: The Mind-Boggling US Turbine 1 Dragster

The halls of drag racing history are filled with lots of little nooks and crannies. In those tiny spaces exist cars and people like the US Turbine 1 Dragster and George “The Stone Age...

The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets Custom Made Headers! Making Headers For A Ferrari Engine In And Alfa Romeo

There is so much going into building this little hot rod, and every single part of it is custom. After all, there are no kits to do this kind of thing so you have to build it all yourself if you want...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad – The Car The Internet Won’t Let Him Forget About!

DD Speed Shop has no shortage of project cars and somehow this one was completely forgotten. I don’t know how that’s possible, but man I’m glad they have such cool ones to remember,...

Harbor Freight’s New Impact is a $300 German Hazet in Green Clothes? Huh?

We’ve shared a lot of tool test results from the Torque Test Channel on YouTube, and besides giving the specs on each tool they are also known for giving information about what’s inside...