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Top Fuel Pilot, Nostalgia Pioneer Dan Horan Sr. Passes Away

  (Photos by Tim Marshall, Keith Burgan, John Ewald and Jeff Burghardt – Words by Darr Hawthorne)  Dan Horan Sr. has passed away, he was a cool guy who was a diehard dragster racer...

Which Of These $10,500 Vehicles Would You Rather Show Up In For A Holiday Gala At Trump Tower?

Weird question? We don’t think so, and here is why. Showing up at the Academy Awards wouldn’t garner as much attention as showing up to a Trump function will until his prospective...

Hays Now Has Steel And Aluminum Flywheels For Big Block Fords, 1986-92 Chevrolet Small Block And Late-Model Chevrolet Big-Block!

It’s easy for someone to mentally build up the powertrain of their dreams: the block, the internals, the heads, fuel delivery, transmission…all of that comes to mind rather quickly. What...

Question Of The Day: How Would You Build A Hybrid Vehicle?

Hold up a minute before you start typing all sorts of hate in the comments, because I’d never ask  BangShift readers to design the next Prius. No, we are far and away above that. The goal for...

Dinos Git Down 2016: The Must Attend Event For C10 Freaks

If you dig C10’s, and who doesn’t, then Dinos Git Down is an event you dream of attending. It’s not really a show. It’s not really a cruise. It’s not really a cook out....

Money No Object: This 1969 Cadillac DeVille Wagon Is A 1-of-5 Factory Unicorn!

I’m back home after another 1,500+ mile jaunt on America’s highways, and this time in a different vehicle, the late-model Tahoe that belongs to my mother-in-law. Overall, the Tahoe did...

The Alaskan Army Truck! Dirt Every Day Builds Their CUCV Chevy Up For A Romp In The Wilderness!

Normally, Dirt Every Day’s Fred Williams builds some of the most insane, mental and questionable off-roading units around: a Plymouth Roadrunner with a diesel, a Jeep that goes full submarine,...

Store Bought C Clamps Kinda Suck! ChuckE2009 Shows How To Build Your Own

Ever build a tool that you can walk into any home improvement or hardware store and purchase for reasonable money? Every start to build it and realize, when you are about 75% done, that it is going...

In This Episode Of Finnegan’s Garage The C10 Gets An LT4 And Magnum T56!

Mike Finnegan is so much cooler than any of you people out there know, if all you know him for is Hot Rod and Roadkill. In fact, if you are fans of his, only because of those two titles, he should be...

Not The Ghia You Were Expecting: This Volkswagen Type 34 Is Rare, Mostly Original And Driven!

I’m pretty open about admitting my under-appreciation of air-cooled Volkswagen products. I know how iconic they can be, I know there is a fan base, and I’ve seen some blisteringly fast...

Rough Start: Try Something A Little Different – A 1973 International Wagonmaster!

It’s not uncommon nowadays to see families using extended-cab or crew-cab pickups as the family car. You have seating for at least four and a bed…what’s not to like?  It...

Want To Build A Cool Bar Stool For Your Shop, Bar, Or House? Check This One Out

Making furniture can be fun, and it’s a good way to get your metal working and welding skills up to par for your car projects. It’s also a way to do something with your car building...

Two People Running Into Each Other’s Cars On Purpose…Awesome!

But doing it to fight over a parking spot at a laundrymat makes both of these women complete and utter idiots. We can only hope these two aren’t procreating and adding this kind of mess to the...

This 1951 Ford COE Fuel Truck Is Begging To Become A Car Hauling Ramp Truck.

Whenever we see one of these tanker trucks we think that cutting the tank off of it and leaving the sides with a ramp truck bed in between would be the coolest thing ever. And since this one is...