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The Parting Shift: John Coughlin’s C/Super Modified Cobalt Making Big Music and Small Elapsed Times at Beech Bend

Competition Eliminator is a place that brainy and wealthy people race with machines that seem to define the laws of physics. Take this awesome video of John Coughlin ripping off a run at an NHRA...

Hedman Hedders Is Looking For R&D Cars – FREE HEDDERS FOR YOUR CAR! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!

If you’ve ever wondered how companies like Hedman manage to build such great fitting hedders for all of the different applications that they have, wonder no more…you could be a part of...

New Photo Gallery: 25 Gasser-Style Cars

One of my favorite rants is about Gassers. Like the fact that too many guys today want to put a straight-axle under the front of any car and call it a Gasser despite the fact that history shows us...

Russian Dash Cam Video: Hilarious Video Of A Tank Driver That Should Have His License Revoked!

We used the word “tank” in the title but frankly, this thing is not as stout as a tank because if it were, the vehicle would have totally destroyed the pole it crashes into rather than...

eBay Find: The Most Bitchin’ And Perfect 1959 NAPCO 4X4 Suburban You’ll Ever See!

Forgive me if my spelling is slurred in this blog item because I fell and struck m head very hard after laying my eyes on this absolutely spectacular 1959 Suburban with NAPCO 4WD, clam shell style...

Caption This Photo: An Unfortunate And Highly Ironic Scene At BS Eastern World HQ

(Photo by Kerri Lohnes) – This horrifying scene greeted my wife as she entered my son Tom’s room yesterday. It was both hilarious and totally ironic. Obviously, I am a freak for the sport...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Largest Engine You’ve Ever Hung Around With?

When Chad posted the photo of the incredibly huge turbocharger the other day, it got me thinking about the biggest engine I have ever been around. That monster is show below. It is a 600hp powerplant...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Hot Rod Ford – The Swingin’ Demons (Year Unknown)

Here’s a good Rockabilly jam from a band called The Swingin’ Demons singing about a hot rod Ford. It is good Friday music because hopefully you’ll be cruising your own hot rod or at...

POWERSHIFT LIVE TONIGHT 6PM PACIFIC/9PM EASTERN – BRIAN AND CHAD TALK ABOUT ALL THE BANGSHIFTY NEWS OF THE WEEK AND MORE! – CLICK HERE TO WATCH

That’s right, we’re back with another weekly installment of Powershift, our live and totally interactive show that covers all the big news of the week. Chad and I are going to bring the...

BangShift Exclusive Video: Accufab Racing 5.4L Cobra Jet Engine Makes 1600 Horsepower!

We happened to stroll into Westech Performance Group the other day, and John Mihovetz and the Accufab crew were there testing a 5.4L Cobra Jet Engine. After exchanging the normal “They’ll...

Criagslist Find: A Running Chevy Small Block Equipped With A Cool Old Magnacharger MC-220 Twin Blower And Dual Carbs!

If you are looking for the wildest induction setup we have ever seen, look no further because it is for sale on Craigslist in the Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thanks to a tip from BangShift reader Jack Wayne we...

Caption These Photos: We Found A Prius Hearse Prowling The Highways Of California

If you’ve ever said that you wouldn’t be caught dead in Prius, make sure not to die in the Bakersfield, California area or else your last ride may actually be in one. I had forgotten...

RacingJunk Find: A Blown, Pro Street 1978 AMC Pacer X That We Put On Our DO WANT List!

If you are someone looking for attention, this is the way to get it. The 1978 AMC Pacer  shown below and in even more detail after you hit the link to the RacingJunk ad is a pretty unique machine....

Caption This Photo: What Were They Thinking? C10 Abuse Revealed Thanks To Comp Cams

They guys at Comp Cams, and Trent in particular, seem to post some of the craziest stuff on their Facebook page, including this hideous C10 Chevy pickup. Yes, it is a C10. And it’s horrible. I...