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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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More Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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John Jackson visits Squeeg’s Kustoms: Shop Tour, Projects, an insane Dodge A100, and photographing the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!

After missing it for a couple of years, it was good to be back at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in 2025. It was especially cool because the field of cars that were in contention for...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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This 1950s Caterpillar Video Introduces The H-Series D8 Bulldozer – So Cool!

Nothing brightens my day more than vintage footage of heavy equipment at work. Seriously, that’s not a joke. Call me names if you will but I love this old iron as much as I love fuel dragsters...

More Gearhead Americana: Buick Dealerships, Louis Chevrolet, Dodge Army Trucks, Crankshafts, More!

In today’s dispatch from the time machine known as the Library of Congress digital archives we see some of the very people who started the automotive industry in the United States. Frank Duryea...

Great Read: This 1981 Profile Of Mickey Thompson Is Informative, Wacky, Raw, and Real

Just when you think you have read all the words that anyone has ever written about the late Mickey Thompson, you find perhaps the best thing ever penned about the man. This is a 1981 Sports...

Appleton Old Car Show Photos: This Is A Must Attend Outdoor Hot Rod Show

Here’s Jim’s fourth gallery of photos from this awesome looking show! (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) Appleton, Wisconsin is located in the east-central portion of the state, about 30...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Sick Shootout, Factory Appearing Stock Tire, Pro Street, 10.5, And More!

We’ve got our third gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Race Video: “Raceday” at The Race of Gentlemen

The Race of Gentelmen has become one of the more popular traditional hot rod and racing events and for good reason. This is an event that really does make you feel like you’ve stepped back in...

BARNFIND OLDS – Will it Run After 23 Years Of Being ABANDONED??

Another bring it back to life video, but this time it is JunkYard Digs who is going after this 1972 Old Cutlass to see if it can live to see another day. I’m a big fan of GM A-Bodies and this...

Can You Grade Stainless Steel With A Magnet? Cheap Stainless Isn’t Necessarily Good Stainless

As Justin explains in this video, there are several grades of stainless steel available on the market. This is important because in our global economy there are parts being made in all these...

Can You Really Build A Welding Fixture Table For Under $50? Watch.

Anyone who visits us here at BANGshift on a regular basis knows that I have a thing for metal fabrication. That means that I not only share videos with you guys that show how to shape and fabricate...

The Make It Kustom Mini 1956 Buick Project: Making It Run And Drive In Both Directions!

It runs and it drives, the body flips up, and Karl has made some ride height adjustments that give it the slightest tail dragger stance and then fitted some awesome fender skirts to it. But it...

This Killer Historical Video From Maple Grove Shows The Track In The Early 1970s

This historical video from Maple Grove is great because we see the track as it was during the early 1970s. Many of the features of today are not present. The timing tower has changed and the stands...

Wrecking Yard Tour: Different Yard! 1953 Plymouth Camper?!?, 1965 Pontiac Station Wagon, 1969 Plymouth Satellite & MORE!

Chad is back from Nobody Else’s Auto, the ultra badass vintage car parts wrecking yard in Kansas, showing us more cars from another old wrecking yard he is pulling cars from.  The cars and trucks...

Urban Hillbilly Video: Drag Racing On A SKETCHY Old Airstrip For CASH

Sean is back at it with more great video! This time from an airport cash days event. I mean come on, that sounds like a great time. Make the airport extra sketchy and the racing only gets better. I...

Iron Trap Bought The MOTHERLODE Of Oldsmobile Speed Parts!! – Insane Blower Engines!

Matt and the crew are back at it and that means even more killer parts have been found and will live to power more hot rods. These guys bring more parts to the world than you might imagine, and when...