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Hot Parts: RideTech’s Bolt On C6 Corvette Solutions Will Make Your Vette Handle On A Budget

The worst kept secret in the hot rodding world is how Corvette values from C4 and up have taken a hit with the introduction of the C7. What that means is you can get into one of those cars for pretty...

New Parts: Lunati Bushed Mechanical Roller Lifters

If you are in the market for new lifters and your valvetrain needs are a little more stout than average, these new Lunati Bushed Mechanical Roller Lifters could be the ticket for you. Completely...

Wild In-Cockpit Funny Car Crash Video – Two Floppers Tangle At The Top End

See that funny car way up on two wheels there in the lead photo? This isn’t a clip from the new Mad Max movie, this is in-cockpit video of a funny car crash involving two nostalgia alcohol...

The Top 11: Most Violent Automotive Products

It has been way too long since we have done a Top 11 list so we decided to go straight to where we live, naming the most violent stuff in the world of gearheads. These are the parts we wish we could...

The Spirit Of A Touring Car, The Heart Of An F1 Racer, And A Soundtrack From Hell: Georg Plasa’s JUDD V8-Powered BMW

Regardless of what you prefer to do when it comes to automotive work, whether you wrench, drive or just like to watch, there is one thing that connects every gearhead: The sound that the car makes....

Wicked In-Car Video: Make Laps Of Road America Inside The Vintage Trans-Am AAR ‘Cuda Of Dan Gurney!

At its heart, every pro touring car wants to be a Trans-Am racer, right? That’s the was I feel about it anyway. I know when I am burning corners with ol’ Buford T Justice, I think that...

The Divnick UltruVan was the Prototype for Van-Based Camper Haulers And Insanely Bitchin’

Fifth wheel travel trailers are great, but hauling them with a 1970s-era pickup could be a grind. Modern trucks are filled with luxury amenities, but 1970s pickups were workhorses, not known for...

Cool Old Video: Watch A Video Showcasing 1930’s Suspension Tech

I guess this can be considered “cool videos from the 1930’s” day here at BangShift, as we first started by showing you a 1936 Plymouth being put through its paces by a stunt driver (Watch the...

Pure Perfection: Mike Cavanah’s 1966 Chevelle Makes White The Sexiest Color Ever

Mike Cavanah’s 1966 Chevelle is NOT the norm. With quarter panels as sexy as that spot on a woman’s lower back,  just above their hip, you wouldn’t expect it to be this white. Red?...

Shock Talk: We Get The Lowdown On Drag Shocks From The Experts At AFCO – The Basics You Need To Know Right Here!

Like everyone else we get pretty hung up on looking at horsepower when it comes to drag cars. After all, how can one not be blinded by the light of a twin turbo Proline big block or a massive 900+ ci...

Get Your Morning Started Right With These Vintage Trans Am Racing Videos

Earlier today, Brian wrote about a pretty gnarly 1969 Chevelle that was dropped onto a NASCAR chassis. While the chassis itself is from a late 90’s Cup car, the fact that a late 60’s Chevelle...

John Robison’s Cummins Diesel Altered Shows That Innovation Is Long From Dead In Drag Racing – NHRA Diesel Showdown In Works?

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – You’ve heard the cat calls because we sure have. People yelling from on high that there’s no innovation left in drag racing and that the sport is become...

Wild Torque Video: Watch An Aussie Holden Monaro Carry the Left Front Wheel 300ft Every Lap!

We’ve all seen the videos of old X-frame GM cars twisting themselves into knots at the hit of the throttle on the strip. They yank the left front wheel up in the air for a second or two and...

Watch A Horrifying Stuck Throttle Mud Bog Wreck From Two Angles – Driver Saved By Hay!

There’s a rocking party held in Michigan each year called the, “Michigan Bean Festival”. OK, it may not be a rocking party, but there has to be a ton of farting by the time it is...