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Unhinged: Ten Auto Manufacturers Are Being Sued Over Keyless Ignitions – This Might Be The Most Idiotic Lawsuit Yet!

Auto manufacturers have been through the ringer the last few years, admittedly by their own fault. Toyota’s “unintended acceleration” deal. GM’s ignition system. Honda’s...

Incredible Video: Watch An Immense Liebherr Crane Lift A 756,000lb Generator 360 Feet Into The Air And Position It With Precision

We’ve showed you big before here on BangShift but this is big on a scale that we may have never broached in nearly 15,000 stories on the site. This is big in a mind boggling way. This is big in...

The City Of San Juan, Texas Has Outlawed Cruising – Not Just Driving, But It Is Now Illegal For Business Owners To Allow Car Meets!

(Photos: Cruise Nights in the 956 Facebook page) San Juan, Texas, a tiny town in southern Hidalgo County, has recently passed an ordinance that has not only banned cruising (actual slow driving to...

The FCA Rumor Mill: We Take A Look At The News That Is Flying Around The Internet

Within the last 24 hours, the Internet exploded with all of the rumors it could possibly handle regarding FCA’s future lineup, all of which are coming from a dealer conference in Las Vegas....

1800 Miles Or Bust! One Awesome Weekend At the Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East

As I’m sitting here in front of my computer, nearly three weeks after the conclusion of the Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East SCCA solo event held at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru Indiana from...

Syracuse Nationals 2015: Our Final Load Of Photos From The HUGE Show

(Photos by Brooks/Ferrer) – Well we have finally come to the end of the photo onslaught from the 2015 Syracuse Nationals and it has been a fun ride, hasn’t it? Mike, Jose, and Brian...

Chino Air Show 2015: Check Out The Incredible Planes That Came To The Show – Modern And Classic Stuff Alike

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – There are few things more impressive in the world than military aircraft. From the humblest beginnings one could imagine over 100 years ago to the simply...

Watch Jim Pace Battle It Out With V8 Iron In A Porsche 911 RSR – This Is Great Racing!

One of the undeniable facts about road racing is that balance and talent are two of the most important elements in a successful effort. You can have a car that hammers the straights like Thor but...

This 1971 Javelin Is The Perfect First Muscle Car Era Buy For A Young, Aspiring Hot Rodder – Cool Car With Tons Of Potential

It is no secret that the price of old iron is rising by the day and the “cost of entry” for younger guys into the muscle car market is certainly not what it used to be. Every once in a...

Car Feature: The Big Iron 1956 Chevy Gasser Is About As BangShift Approved As They Come – Killer!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Some of us who long for the more-simple, older days of hot-rodding wonder if younger generations ‘get it’.  Ryan Pope is a 28-year-old from Southern...

Quick Gallery: Some Of The Local Flavor At The JDRF Crusin’ For A Cure In Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Crusin’ For A Cure car show series in Bowling Green, Kentucky brings out the local crowd every week for a car show at Bruster’s Ice Cream’s...

Watch The 1985 Big Bud Shootout From Indy – Great Names, Great Cackle, Great Dry Hops, Great History

In working on all of my stuff for the upcoming Chevrolet Performance US Nationals, I came upon this video from 1985 that features nothing but the action from the Big Bud Shootout. Since the Traxxas...

Meet The HMMWV’s New Replacement: The Oshkosh L-ATV

The HMMWV, AM General’s military truck that has been in service since 1984, has a replacement, after years of testing and several prototypes. Oshkosh Defense was awarded the $6.75 billion (!!)...

Tri-Five Nationals 2015: Here’s Our Final Blast Of Photos From This Great Event

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) –  Like our coverage of the Syracuse Nationals, this will be our final photo gallery from the 2015 Tri-Five Nationals. Few shows or events in recent memory have had...