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Predictable Move: Hellcat Challenger 001 Off Assembly To Be Auctioned At Barrett-Jackson (Charity Gets Dough, So It Is All Good)

Remember back in the good old days…like 10 years ago when new cars would come out and arrive at the dealers to be driven off by happy new owners? Remember when THAT used to be the chain of...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Dog Days Of Summer And The Unenjoyable Results Of The Heat

With temperatures hovering in the mid-90s, humidity at full steam, and the only relief coming in the form of a thunderstorm, summer is wearing out the locals around here. I, for one, only bitch about...

If You Have Ever Wondered What A Pulling Tractor On Asphalt Wearing Slicks Would Look Like, Here’s Your Answer

Being that it is Sunday morning and I am surfing the internet for fun videos of stuff that may entertain you, finding a mini-modified tractor on drag slicks, pulling a sled on asphalt and essentially...

Holy Smokes! This 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Pro Stocker Is Completely Unrestored, Exactly As it Was Raced, And For Sale

So I have basically turned this into “Stuff For Sale Sunday” at this point but frankly, these links keep coming to me and they contain cars and trucks that are so freaking cool I have...

Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Killer Photos From The Pits – What An Event!

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – And we have finally come to the end of a literal week of coverage from the 2014 Meltdown Drags that were held at Byron Dragway in Illinois. We’ve...

Someone In England Has Built A Rolls Royce Turbine Powered Mini-Van – You Can Buy It, You Should Buy It

In this situation, there’s only one tactful and polite thing to do and that is to buy this Renault van with a Rolls Royce Viper turbine mounted in the back. The van is for sale in England, the...

Another Killer 1968 Dodge Power Wagon W300 For Sale – This One Is An Old School Expedition Unit – Cooler Than The Wrecker?

So this has turned into the Dodge W300 Power Wagon W300 weekend here at BangShift. Why? Well yesterday we showed you a 1968 W300 wrecker that was looking for a new home and today we’re showing...

Bonneville Speed Week 2014 Coverage: The SCTA Course Condition Report From The Salt

If there is one single thing that every Bonneville racer is concerned about as we inch closer to Speed Week, it is the condition of the salt. The SCTA monitors the salt for months ahead of the event...

Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: More Cool Iron And Thrash Photos From The Pits At Byron Dragway

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – Our week of Meltdown Drags 2014 coverage continues with more photos from the pit scene at Byron Dragway in Illinois. We know of people who took a full...

The Twin Turbo Lamborghini Plot Thickens As Dallas Performance Answers Back With Statement – Read It Here

Yesterday, we ran a story about a Lamborghini owner named Billy from Arkansas who brought his car to a shop in Dallas known as Dallas Performance to have it outfitted with a twin turbocharger setup....

Craigslist Find: A Rambler Wagon Trar That Means Muddin’ Fun For The Whole Family

BangShifter Matt Cramer was getting concerned and for good reason. It had been a while since a trar (truck/car mashup) had appeared on the site. Desperate to correct this ever growing problem, Matt...

CATASTROPHE VIDEO: Watch A Draw Bridge Lower On A Passing Ship – This Is The Definition Of Horror

Recently we reported on a tugboat going all submarine as it was washed under a bridge. Here we have another boat and another bridge, but very different circumstances. Not trying to turn this into...

This Could Be The Most BangShift Approved Motorcycle Ever Built – BSA A50 BY HAZAN MOTORWORKS

I know jack squat about custom motorcycles. I have been learning lots about racing bikes through my work with the ECTA, but when it comes to custom stuff, I can’t usually tell good from bad,...

This 1968 Dodge WD 300, 4×4 Wrecker, Is The Coolest Old Wrecker For Sale In The Known Universe

So here’s Chris Cabe sending me links to some of the coolest wreckers for sale in the country while I’m flat on my back trying to get the brakes working on my own man-sized Tonka toy 1968...