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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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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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eBay Find: This Aluminum Boss 429 Block, Awesome Heads, and Experimental Crankshaft Are Can-Am History!

You are looking at Boss 429 valhalla. Seriously. This is the block, heads, and crank that would make up the major components of a 494ci Can-Am engine Aluminum block?! XE (experimental) marked crank?...

The Slog: Bashing And Creeping Through The Pipeline From Hell Mud Bog

Thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Laura, which proceeded to turn the better part of Western Kentucky into utter swampland, mud is now a part of the daily routine and will be until things dry out....

Sound and Fury: Ride In and Watch Outside Of A Vintage Matra-Simca Sports Prototype Racer At Goodwood – Wild!

Maybe one of the finest compliments anyone can bestow upon a race car, especially one that runs in a “prototype” style category is that it’s look and sound at timeless. Not in the...

The Buick Strikes Again: Hagerty’s Buick Straight Eight Build Hits Another Roadblock

There’s something really awesome about getting honest information, right? In today’s world of cloak and dagger, hide the flaws, and don’t let anyone know that you’re human...

Real Hustle Video: Watch The Quickest Stick Shift Coyote Mustang In The World Run 7.86 –

Joel Steele is the man who can claim to own the quickest h-pattern shifted Coyote anything after this rip he recently made at Beech Bend Motorsports Park, in Beech Bend Kentucky. The run, as you will...

Fear No Swap: Hooker Blackheart Has Introduced A Bunch Of New Coyote Engine Swap Parts!

Obviously when it comes to engine swaps by volume, the Ford Coyote engine is not a challenger to the LS for having the most non-original cars powered by it. There has been a fear and maybe some...

Audi Makes Changes To Performance Lineup – Goodbye R8 and TT, Hello RS6 Avant!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Audi fans listen up, because there is some good (and bad) news coming at you right now. Starting off on the good news the new 600-horsepower, AWD, RS6 Avant station wagon has...

STROKER: This Amazing Documentary looks at the life and times of Tom Medley, one of Hot Roddings Great Story Tellers

This is definitely the coolest thing you will see today, bar none. The 18-minute film below called, “STROKER” is a short documentary on the life of Tom Medley and his alter ego Stroker...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was The First Job You Helped Out On?

More often than not, our first tasking is best described as “gopher”…go for the wrench, go for the flashlight, go for a couple of aspirin because Dad just banged his head off of the...

Classic YouTube: Texas A&M Testing A New Truck-Resistant Barrier. Make No Mistake, It Works.

In a past life before BangShift, back when I was visiting locations that would require an up-front payment that even Bill Gates himself would choke to write out onto a check, we had a major problem:...

The Challenger Revival, Part 23: Engine In, Transmission In, And Electrical Going In!

Dylan McCool has a date with destiny in a couple weeks. That’s his self-imposed mark to have the 1973 Dodge Challenger project build/revival that he’s been working on running and driving,...

Money No Object: 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary LT4

Colors and stripe kits are open call-outs for performance cars. Rosso Corsa Red might be the international racing color of Italy, but tell me you don’t immediately think of a Ferrari. LimeLight...

Selling For The Pound: A U.K. Take On American Cars From 1977

Until you’ve crossed the pond and have spent some time watching traffic patterns to see just what is going on, it is difficult to tell just exactly how out-of-place it is to see an American car...

Historic Video: Barnstorming IMCA Sprint Car Racing From The Early 1960s!

Thanks to pal Don McGinniss, I have this truly cool video to share. What you are going to see is highlights from the early 1960s featuring racers in the IMCA. What’s the IMCA? Only the old...