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This Ford-Powered Holden Became The Fastest Barra Six-Cylinder In Australia On It’s First Pass Out!

If you want to start some serious conflict while you are in the land down under, cross-breed a Holden and a Ford. You aren’t going to win on either side of the coin, and unlike Mustang faithful...

SEMA 2015: Cars Of All Shapes And Sizes From Late Model To Rat Rod – Fun Stuff!

After performing a pretty informal poll of people who had displays at the 2015 SEMA show, I got a couple of near universal positive answers. People believed that this SEMA is likely the largest one...

900+ Ford Falcon XR8 Ute! This Purple People Eater Rips Off Nines All Day Long

Any Ford engine known as a “Boss” is worth paying attention to, end of story. While the intake of this Falcon XR8 ute says “Boss 260”, ignore the number. It references the...

Love Cobra Jets? You’ll Really Dig This Look At Cobra Jet Domination At The US Nationals

Among the larger stories at SEMA 2015 was the unveiling of the 2016 COPO Camaro and the 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet. The two vehicles are designed to combat each other on the drag strips of America and...

Let Randy Pobst Teach You The Basics Of Performance Shifting In His Latest Episode Of The Racing Line!

There’s nothing quite like some excellent gear-banging to get the day started, is there? No, there isn’t. Why else would we call ourselves BangShift? No-lift shifting is great for the...

This RC Pulling Tractor Video Is Great! Slow Motion Dirt-Flinging Fun!

We have showed you plenty of remote control pulling videos before but none with this level of production value, which is pretty low but does include some slow motion shots that are pretty cool....

Race Coverage: The XS Power Batteries Throwdown In K-Town – Small Track, Small Tires, Big Thrills

(Words and photos by Denver Nageotte) – XS power batteries Throwdown in K-town is now in the books!  Mother Nature decided to show up Saturday afternoon and cut the event short, but she...

This 1967 Chevy Biscayne Is An Original Big Block, Four Speed Car That’s Factory Fresh

994 out of 1,000. That’s what this Biscayne has scored multiple times under the critical eyes of professional level car show judges. Stuff like that is not an accident and this magnificent car...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: More Trucks! Here’s Another Collection Of Nothing But SEMA Trucks

We’re not nearly done with our 2015 SEMA coverage. It is going to continue all this week as we roll out hot parts, cool cars and trucks, our favorites, freaks, and more. Because there were so...

The Sloppy Mechanics Give A Buick Regal GS A Turbo, A Buttload Of Nitrous And A Viking Funeral In One Shot!

In their annual tradition of giving a junkyard-bound beater the ultimate sendoff, the Sloppy Mechanics turned their tools onto a car that coincidentally enough, has a relevant feature for BangShift:...

Top 11: McTaggart’s First Round of Favorites From SEMA 2015! Cars, Trucks, Lowriders and Hot Rods, It’s All Here – Even A VW Bus!

The only legitimate complaint anybody could or should have about SEMA is that their feet hurt after walking all day. That’s it. If you are a gear head, you might as well listen for the angelic...

Used Car Lot Review: 2006 Cadillac STS-V – Meet The CTS-V’s Equally Angry Big Brother

There are really three types of Cadillac: the old-school all-visual, ultra-luxury Caddy that pretty much went away after the early 1970s Eldorado, the big floaty barges that filled in both front and...

Love It Or Hate It? Fred Williams’ Crazed 1973 Mad-Maxxis Off-RoadRunner Looks Tough At SEMA

One of the most buzzed about vehicles at the SEMA show is the wild Mad-Maxis Off-RoadRunner built by Fred Williams on Dirt Every Day. Powered by a new Cummins V8 that would normally be found in a...

BangShift.com LIVE From SEMA 2015 Continues Today! 3:00 Pacific – Street Outlaws Chief, Aaron From Gas Monkey Replay From Yesterday On Now.

That’s right folks, BangShift.com will once again be broadcasting live from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas starting next Tuesday at 3pm Pacific Time! Thanks to our friends at Aeromotive Fuel...