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Roadkill! The Guys Freeze Their Bits Off Delivering A Buick Wagon To A Fan

There is one thing I know, unconditionally, about Freiburger and Finnegan: they are not happy men when it comes to bitter cold weather. To be honest, neither am I, but when they were helping me with...

Dallas Autorama 2015: Flying Trucks, Flying Dirt Bikes, And An AWESOME Modeling Contest

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Here’s a great look at why shows like the Dallas Autorama continue to keep themselves rolling strongly every year. They literally offer something for...

This Ice Boat That Uses A Saw Blade For Power Is Totally Genius And 100% BangShift Approved

(By Jason Mazzotta) –Also known as an “Ice Scratcher” this is a new “old” twist on winter vehicle fun and a pretty clever way of not only getting across the ice, but also getting the...

BangShift Project Files: Meet The Pontiac GT-37, A Poverty-Spec Pontiac That’s Getting A Second Lease On Life

The Pontiac GT-37 falls into the same vein as the Oldsmobile Rally 350 Cutlass, Buick GS350, and more-or-less the “Heavy Chevy” Chevelle…they all were GM’s short-term answer...

Horsepower Gallery: 32 Photos Of Race Engines! Bonnevile, Drags, Road Course, More!

(Photos from the BangShift Archive) – Every time we run one of these galleries that we make from our vast collection of photos in the archive people go most nuts about the engine galleries....

Exclusive: In-Car Footage From the Dart and Chevelle Crash At The 2015 March Meet!

We’ve managed to obtain in-car footage of the accident that took out a Dart and a Chevelle at the 2015 March Meet. Riding along with Will Matsch inside the Dart, you can see Dave Jones’...

March Meet 2015 Wreckage Sequence – Big Doorslammer Contact And The Curse Of The Front Page?

Two machines competing in the Hot Rod class at the 2015 Good Vibrations March Meet were involved in a pretty hardcore wreck on Friday. The red Chevelle reportedly suffered some sort of mechanical...

MUST WATCH TV! The First Ever SEMA Battle Of The Builders Special Airs Tomorrow Night At 8PM EST On Velocity

Tune in, set your DVRs, or gather with your buddies at the local watering hole and demand they change the channel tomorrow night at 8pm (7pm Central) the first ever SEMA Battle Of The Builders TV...

Smash And Grab: These Thieves Used A Land Rover To Steal A Ford Escort Mk1

Car thieves are not like the glamorous Memphis Raines character that Nicolas Cage played in the Gone in 60 Seconds re-boot movie. Instead they are pure blunt-force-trauma, using whatever tactic is...

Ford Unveils Newest Generation F-750 With Mighty Ford F-750 Tonka Themed Dump Truck

Ford has rolled out an all new F-650 and F-750 into their medium duty truck lineup and since they’ll be at all the big truck and equipment shows with it this year they needed to do something...

The Parting Shift: The Ultimate Twin Stick Transmission Compilation Video

We have showed you guys jamming gears in old twin stick equipped big rigs before but we haven’t showed you this epic compilation video before which shows a bunch of different drivers knocking...

Copart Cadaver: This 1973 Dodge Challenger Was Pristine Before Being Meeting An Immovable Object

I really like 1973 Challengers. I’d actually argue that styling-wise they represent the best of the E-body lineup. That’s they way it always is at the end of a run though, right? Subtle...

Kurt Busch Saga: Busch Will Not Face Domestic Violence Charges – What Does This Mean For His Career?

Another chapter in the Kurt Busch domestic violence case has come to a close, as ESPN is reporting that the Delaware Attorney General’s office has announced that the suspended NASCAR driver...

Next-Gen Jeep Wrangler To Get 3.0L Diesel and 8-speed Automatic Transmission

(Photos: Dave Nutting) The next generation of the Jeep Wrangler has been extremely touchy, since all sorts of changes are lined up for the SUV that enthusiasts don’t want changed. Everything...