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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(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...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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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...

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When The Old Lion Roars: Watch This 1930s Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Car Bellow Up The Hill At Goodwood Sideways!

Old race cars are interesting things. Some of them we love for their bizarre attempts at innovation. Some of them we love because of their stylistic beauty. Some of them we love because of who drove...

Night At The Museum, Part 2: More In-Depth Looks From The Petersen Museum

The experience of having a museum all to yourself, nobody around, no security to whisk you away, that’s a dream come true for a car geek. It should be, anyways. We love seeing cars in action,...

Big News: Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing Moves to St. Louis! 

These are the days of making big and bold moves if you’re in the world of racing. In terms of legacy events and making sure they happen, few of them are better than this. The headline,...

Beautiful Beast Of Burden: This 1956 Ford F-100 Has An Amazing Utility Body And Is Weathered Perfectly

Alan Reinhart gets the credit for sending me this big truck that will haunt my dreams for months on end. You are looking at a wonderful 1956 Ford F-600 that’s equipped with one of the most...

Driving Road Slapfight: Can Lohnes Find A Better Driving Road Than The White Spar Section Of Highway 89 In Arizona?

Since the driving movie argument was one-sided, I’m claiming victory. Brian had plenty of time to come up with a challenger to Vanishing Point and Death Proof, and failed. Hallelujah, a...

National Day Of Nitro Planned For May 30th – Here’s How To Participate, How To Watch, and How To Support It!

This is an amazingly awesome idea and we cannot wait to see it! Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Stith Printing have teams up to create the National Day of Nitro that will happen on May 30th. What is it?...

Random Car Review: The Hagan/Felton 1982 Chevrolet Camaro LeMans GTO Racer

When an American car heads to LeMans, eyes are watching, and it’s because it appears that anyone who seriously takes on the Circuit de la Sarthe is deadly serious about the task at hand. Think...

Big News: Holley MoParty Sept 18-20, 2020 at Beech Bend Raceway All The Mopar Fun You Can Handle!

The GM guys have their LS Fest, the Ford guys have their Intergalactic Ford Festival, and the Chrysler guys now have the Holley MoParty! This will be a monster event if history is any guide and it...

One 3rd Gen Hemi, One StarQuest, Equals Greatness! Check Out This MoParty Build In The Works!

For some of our younger readers who might not have ever seen an “imported for DODGE” sticker, let’s explain: in 1970, Chrysler bought a 15% stake in Mitsubishi Motor Corporation and...

Gallery: An Awesome Collection Of 1980s Period Pro Street Photos From The Street Machine Nationals!

(Photos by BS Forum Member DragBike425) – One of the biggest stories for the upcoming Spring and Summer car show season is the return of the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals to Du Quoin. This...

BangShift Book Review: EVEL – The High Flying Life Of Evel Knievel By Leigh Montville

We’ve showed you all sorts of Evel Knievel video over the years here on BangShift and when it has been me posting the stuff I have always mentioned (to the large frustration of some) that...

Watch One Of The Most Intense Rock Bouncing Free Fall Wrecks We Have Ever Seen – Driver Is OK, Machine Pretty Beat Up

All forms of motorized competition are about evolution in one way or another. Drag racers constantly try to go quicker and faster within the confines of their rules and track lengths, stock car...

Fantastic Video: When Outrageous Was Possible – An Awesome Look At The Lambo Countach

An admission, I’m 40 years old and whenever I see a Lamborghini Countach I am instantly transported back to the middle 1980s and the first time my little kiddo eyes spied one. There are a...

Memorial Day Memories: A Tribute To The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, The Blood, Sweat And Years

On Friday, April 15th, 2016, 1-17 Cavary flew thirty OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopters in a formation flight around Fort Bragg, North Carolina in a public thank you and farewell. When the...

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