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California Man Reunited with Stolen 1969 Camaro Bought Brand New By His Vietnam Veteran Father!

We hear about car thefts all the time, and have been victims ourselves, so when we saw this story on the national news this morning we knew we had to share it. In 1969, after returning home from the...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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More Of Chiluk’s Photos From Columbus Goodguys Show

Here is our second gallery of photos that we have to share from Bob at the Goodguys show in Columbus. (Photos by Chiluk) If you are a regular here on BANGshift, then you know that Bob Chiluk has been...

Project AllegRo – Jonnys K20 VTEC Sleeper Build Just Might Be Something Special

We love project vehicles around here and are always looking for new ones that really stretch the imagination, have awesome creativity, are done at a whole other level of fabrication, or just inspire...

What It Takes To Make Ultra Bad Ass Recovery Ropes. These Are More Than A Tow Strap. Yankum Rope

If you’ve ever owned a “tow strap” that has the metal hooks on the ends, and have tried to use it to get a stuck vehicle out of the sand or mud you have either found yourself at a...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Almost Making It Through Tech Inspection… Almost

In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, he’s going through his first tech inspection with the car. Unlike many other organizations, the SCTA...

Can Steve Morris Break This Billet Rod! Will Hand Tools Make It Happen?

If you missed the previous videos showing Steve Morris’ engine that broke all 8 billet aluminum rods, use the link below to check them out. Why? Well you are going to want to see what has been...

Urban Hillbilly Video: 8.5, Small Tire, And Big Tire From Ozark Raceways Battle In The Ozarks

Sean Melton at Urban Hillbilly Videos is back with more racing action from his home track, Ozark Raceways, who just put on the Battle In The Ozarks No Prep race. There was a lot of action, lots of...

Who Makes The Best Right Angle Drill? Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi One+ HP, Kobalt, Ridgid, Metabo, Costway

Another tool test thanks to Project Farm is right here. A right-angle drill can be a great addition to any toolbox, but which one is best? There are so many available now, but some of them are really...

Cleetus McFarland Puts on the Largest YouTuber Race in the History of Motorsports.

Taking over Bristol Motor Speedway, in his fleet of Nitrous Powered Crown Victorias, Cleetus and his network of YouTuber friends will battle it out on the 28 degree banks of the “The World’s...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: Bitchin Fords Take Ohio By Storm

Our seventh gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here and we’ve got all kinds of cool action shots! And if you missed any of the photos from our previous galleries, use the link below to...

Dodge’s Throwdown: The First Of A Three-Day New Product Reveal Is Packed With Tons Of Good Stuff

Over the past decade or so, we’ve come to learn that when Dodge says they’ve got something to show, we might want to pay attention. They dropped the Hellcat in 2015 and basically told...

BROWN, TASCA III, COUGHLIN JR. AND GLADSTONE RACE TO WINS AT MENARDS NHRA NATIONALS

Here are the full results from this weekend’s NHRA Nationals in Topeak! Scroll all the way down to see video clips from all the winning runs. TOPEKA, Kan. (Aug. 14, 2022) – Three-time Top...

Old School Hustle: Ride on This 1978 KZ1000 For A Top Speed Test On A Florida Runway

In the late 1970s, few bikes had the guts that the legendary Kawasaki KZ1000 did. The story continued into the 1980s of course, but the KZ1000, while s kind of slow seller at first, really caught its...

Momo Steering Wheel Saved From The Crusher – Is Restoration Possible?

Ever walk through the wrecking yard or swap meet and find a part that you think would be great for your project but wonder if it is too nasty to be cleaned and freshened up for your ride? I’ve...

Making A 4000 Mile Road Trip In An LS Swapped, Chassis Swapped, Chopped, Channeled, Custom 1950 Buick

Brent from Half Ass Kustoms, and his lovely wife, headed off from their house and pointed their car west for a road trip vacation that had them going from Manitoba to British Columbia. But since they...