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Race Everything! Watch a Latvian Drag Race Between a Soviet-Built ZAZ and a Classic Mini

Bikernieki Race Track isn’t particularly well-known internationally, nor is the drag racing scene in Latvia, but we’re equal-opportunity race fans here at BangShift. If there’s a place in the...

Our Pal Cameron Ferre Is Going Rounds In Top Fuel Debut Today In Charlotte!

Update 09/18/2016 1:57pm Eastern: After kicking ass and qualifying in the number 14 spot in the Paton Family Racing, JBS, Racepak, Ted Wiens Tire and Auto, Precision Racing Suspension, Nitrohead,...

We Are LIVE From Shakedown At The Summit 14 – Sunday Eliminations HERE!

Sunday: We go live at 9am Eastern! Racing starts Friday, and we’ll be bringing you all the action LIVE right here on BangShift.com. BangShift’s Bryan McTaggart and the Original Minion...

Wild At The Wheel – 1970s Driver’s Education Film From California

We’ve all been through driver’s education and we’ve all had to sit through a myriad of different films about the dangers of bad driving and reckless behavior. This videos have...

Drag Week Sleeper! This Chevy Caprice Runs 12’s And You Would Never Know By Looking At It!

(All photos by John Welsh) As you’ve probably heard by now, this week is Hot Rod Drag Week! As the rolling display of horsepower traverses the Midwestern United States all week long,...

Big Wreck: Doomsday No Prep Chevelle Almost Goes Through Guardrail

While we dig no prep racing, there is always something really really bad happening that just scares the crap out of us. A lot of times that something has to do with crap guardrails like the Armco...

This 1000 Plus RWHP, Nitrous Huffing CTS-V, Is For Sale At Cosmo Motors

The guys at Cosmo Motors are not your average car dealers. We know them through our friend Eric Yost, and we can vouch for the fact that Cosmo and his crew make sure each and every car that comes...

Daily Dually Fix: A Dually Van!!! Yes, Yes, Yes, This Ford E350 Is Dually Greatness

I love vans and I love Dually’s, so what could be more perfect than this Ford E350 with dual rear wheels? Okay, since I’m a Chevy guy I would love to see it with a bowtie on the front,...

EXPLOSION! Detonating a 10,000 POUND EXPLOSIVE Next To A U.S. Navy Ship

Holy crap! This is HUGE. Apparently the Navy is tasked with testing their ships on occasion for their ability to stay together when something explodes next to them. In this case that something was...

A Pro Touring Nash Metropolitan. Nope, We Aren’t Kidding.

There have been too many styles of Nash Metropolitan hot rod builds to even count, so it’s hard to surprise me with one, but this one just might. After all, when was the last time you saw a Pro...

This 2011 Camaro Has Twin Precision Turbos And More For Only $24,000

Don’t get us wrong, we don’t have $24,000 to spend on a 5th Gen Camaro or anything else, but if we did this one might just be it. With twin Precision Turbos on board, and clearly a touch...

Car Guy Cool Welding Project: Steel Wheel Fire Pit AKA Car Guy Chiminea

There are plenty of ways to practice your cutting and welding, and most people use scrap steel and just play around. But why not work on a project that really won’t be any less fun and...

Sheridan Hale Bought This 1937 Willys Coupe New, It May Be The Only One Left.

When Chadly Johnson, one of the gang over at MetalWorks, sent me an email telling me about this 1937 Willys Project they were working on I just about died. An original owner Willys?! And one that...

Daily Dually Fix: This Bagged And Suicide Doored Ford F350 Powerstroke Crew Cab Is Awesome!

I didn’t want you Ford guys to feel left out, so I hunted for a cool Crew Cab Dually to highlight today and boy did I find a good one on eBay. This sucker is trick, but still useable with...