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Criagslist Find: Bill “Maverick” Golden’s 1983 Dodge “Little Red Wagon” Pulling Truck — Yes, He Had A Pulling Truck!

While most hardcore gearheads know Bill Golden for his exploits in factory backed Mopar stockers and super stockers then ultimately as the longtime pilot of the famed “Little Red Wagon”...

MSD Drive-In Movie Night This Friday! Celebrate National Collector Car Day Hot Rod Style!

MSD Performance is hosting the MSD Drive-In Movie Night in honor of National Collector Car Day, and they want you to join them. The cruise in starts at 7pm at MSD Performance Headquarters in El Paso...

Video: Les Mayhew’s Baddest Nostalgia Drag Racing Video Yet. Un…F’ing…Believable!

To say that we are Les Mayhew groupies around here would be an understatement. This kid has been making videos for several years now, for no other reason than the same devout passion for Nostalgia...

Ebay Find: An Untouched, As Delivered, 2009 Drag Pak Dodge Challenger

We couldn’t believe this one when we say it, but are glad one of our astute BangShifters led us to this one. It’s a real deal, untouched, as delivered 2009 Dodge Drag Pak Challenger. It...

NEW PHOTOS! DuQuoin Street Machine Nationals 2013: Check Out New Photos Daily

Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke, BangShift.com’s Cagney and Lacey errr…Starsky and Hutch… of event coverage, were on site at the DuQuoin Street Machine Nationals shooting photos and...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which State Is Most Racing Centric?

This question actually comes from Brian, who is driving back home to Boston from the ECTA event in Wilmington this weekend, because as he traveled through Ohio and Pennsylvania he was blown away by...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “1320′ ” By Megadeth (2009)

By far the most hardcore heavy metal song we’ve ever had on the BangShift Daily Tune Up, Megadeth’s 1320 has been on my list since we started but I thought you guys couldn’t handle...

Video: Watch An Arab Monster Truck Team In Testing. Giant Wheelstands And More!

This is a super cool video to watch. As you would expect from a part of the world where the Toyota Landcruiser is the king of all SUV’s, this monster truck is a Toyota Landcruiser. And...

Video: Truck Tug Of War Gone Wrong. Axle Breaks, Rocket Scientist Assesses Situation.

There isn’t much going on in a truck tug of war. Chain two trucks together, back to back, on the surface of your choice and tell them to get it on. Well, in this particular video they are doing...

Ebay Find: Killer XR8 Ford Ute Pro Streeter. Be The Only One Stateside To Have One!

If you buy this bad boy, and we do mean BAD, you will never have to worry about pulling into the track, car show, grocery store parking lot, or pub and seeing one just like it. Not going to happen...

WRONG!!! An Army Themed “Rat Rod” We Just Can’t Wrap Our Arms Or Heads Around

Now before anyone gets all Toby Keith, and starts calling us the Dixie Chicks, let me officially proclaim that BangShift.com and it’s owners fully support our troops. With that said, the dude...

Flaming Dyno Explosion Video: Big Revs and Bigger Wreckage

This is a good old fashioned dyno disaster. According to the poster of the video, the cause of the failure was a wrist pin that left it’s duty post at the worst time possible, during peak RPM...

Big Time Wreckage Video: A Crash Compilation From the 1920s to the 1950s

This video will have you cringing and wincing all the way through. It is an amazing collection of racing crashes from the earliest days of motorized competition through the 1950s. For many years,...

PowerShift LIVE Tonight: 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern, Helicopters, Jamming Gears, And More.

Tonight’s PowerShift is going to be a good one. Normally we do them on Friday but this one got delayed due to the holiday. Tonight’s show will likely make you laugh, teach you a few...