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Dynatech Headers Launches Line Of Torque Boosters – Easy And Proven Way To Pick Up Low End Power On Street To Race Engines

One of the most oft neglected places that racers and hot rodders forget about in terms of making torque and horsepower is in the header collector area. Tuning the collector length can have a real...

Show Coverage: The 52nd Annual Dallas Autorama – A Texas Sized Hot Rod Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – For more than half a century Dallas, Texas area hot rodders, racers, and enthusiasts have gotten together and showed off their stuff to anyone who wants to stop by...

For The Young Ones: A List Of Truck And Construction Books For The Little Gearheads In Your Life

Forget tablets, Kindles, Notes, internet video clips…all of that noise. When your kid is young, books are the way to go. There is no shiny lights or noise, just them, the story, the...

This 1966 Rambler American Defines The Idea Of Something Being Simple And Really Well Done – Do Want!

It is kind of funny how our perception of things changes over time. Take this 1966 Rambler American for example. In 1966 this was about the most plain, boring, and uncool car that a young guy with...

Unhinged: “What Is The Strangest Combination You Could Think Up That Could Work?”

I’ll preface this with an apology: I’m running on fumes and have been for the last few days. Little to no sleep combined with hours staring at a computer screen have left me looking less...

Indy World Of Wheels 2015: More Cool Stuff From The Speed Capital Of The USA

(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – Last week we showed you the first load of Jake Marshall’s photos from the 2015 Indianapolis World of Wheels. Today we’re back with the second and final...

Rough Start: For The Truck Guys, How About a 1962 Ford Unibody?

For the most part, the Rough Start features are meant to be cars that you could drive with little to no work necessary. But if you’re focused on one particular vehicle, maybe you might be out...

Ford And Petty’s Garage Team Up To Produce The Limited Edition Petty’s Garage Mustang, And One Was Already Sold…

The Ford Mustang spawns “special editions” better than any other car currently in production (except maybe for the Bugatti Veyron, but that’s a completely different ball game). We...

Check Out This Boeing Turbine Powered ’23 Ford T-Bucket You Can Buy On Craigslist!

I can’t stand T-Buckets. It’s a bone of contention between Brian and I in fact, since he loves them. BUT…this is one I would own. You have to check this thing out. It’s for...

Sack Up Snow Blower Manufacturers! This Fair Snocrete Eats A Geo Metro!!!

And we have the video to prove it! When Phil Nase sent us an email yesterday saying that we were missing the boat in our search for the Ultimate Snow Blower, and that the Fair Snocrete was the...

Our Photos From The Calgary World Of Wheels Show That The Great White North Has Bitchin Cars!

(Photos by Ashley Howard) Thanks to Ashley Howard and the gang at the Calgary World of Wheels 2015, we’ve got some cool photos to share from this weekends killer show in the great white north....

Mystery Solved: A 1950s Sprint Car Driver and His Crewman Throw Each Other the Bird at Speed – We ID The Driver!

(Words unless otherwise noted, Lee Hulse) – If you can believe it, this is one of the coolest stories that has ever appeared on BangShift. Why? Mostly because it cleared up most of the mystery...

How Far We’ve Come: The Cadillac Cimarron, The Car That Was Such A Bad Idea That Even GM Admits It

If you happened to be watching the Oscars last night, you may have seen the first glimpses of the Cadillac CT6, the upcoming flagship Caddy that has been a controversial and well-discussed part of...

Question Of The Day: How Do You Cope With Being The Car “Expert” Among Your Friends?

In both my helicopter technician background and my work studying business management, a common theme was shared: when you are at an impasse and need advice, consult a subject matter expert....