BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Aftermarket Wheel?
Jun 25, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Slots. Turbines. Spokes. Cragars and Super Tricks…and yes, there is a difference. For most enthusiasts, the factory rolling stock is usually one of the first things to be modified. In years...
Watch This Rock Bouncer Flip And Roll Down A Cliff – Driver OK, Buggy OK As Well, Trees? Not So Much
Jun 25, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Driving a rock bouncer is not without its potential risks and that is why these chrome mole, tube frames wonders are built as they are. One wrong move, one wrongly timed stab of the throttle, and you...
The Best Rough Start Find Ever? This 360 Swapped 1987 Dodge Diplomat Has A GearVendors Overdrive Unit!
Jun 25, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
Unless you were a cop in the 1980s or early 1990s, chances are good that a 1987 Dodge Diplomat isn’t going to be your cup of tea. I get that…mainly, because I’ve heard it almost...
Watch Two 350 Supermodifieds Tangle And Rip Down The Fence At Star Speedway In New Hampshire
Jun 25, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We’re taking you to a favorite little short track of ours known as Star Speedway in Epping, New Hampshire. Located (literally) about two miles down the road from New England Dragway, it is a...
Big Fun: Brock Yates and Steve Evans Slay The Swamp Buggy Coverage In 1985 – Hilarious
Jun 24, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
No, we have not shown you ever swamp buggy racing video yet but we’re working on it. This video comes from the 1985 races and it is some of the best banter, joking, and loose television...
The Best Way To Sell A Product Is To Use It Yourself…But What If You Make Armored Cars?
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
I’ve seen just how well an armored vehicle can hold up to small-arms fire. Generally, armored SUVs and sedans can take some serious lead before the armor or the unbelievably thick glass becomes...
What On Earth Would You Use A 1968 Checker Aerobus For Other Than A Killer Roadtrip?
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, OTHER
It takes a very special kind of person to drive a Checker of any kind. Composed of GM guts, enough metal to crush the pavement, and a durability not seen since the car-manufacturing side of Checker...
The Way It Should Have Been: This Ex-Group A Toyota Celica Rally Machine Makes The Regular Car Look Weak!
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
“Rally Rocket” brings up some correlating images for anyone who knows what rally racing is. Scenes like watching Colin McRae making a Subaru Impreza fly, or watching Tommi Mäkinen making...
This 1960 Promotional Film For The Chevy Corvair Is Over The Top 1960s Greatness
Jun 24, 2017Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
You may be thinking to yourself, “Hey, it looks like that Corvair is driving in a river!” You’d be right and the friendly but authoritative voice narrating the film makes things...
BangShift Project Thread: Wrenching On Old Military Jeeps For A Museum Is A Pretty Sweet Deal!
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartProject Cars, TRUCKS
Our buddy Walt Dumont has a pretty neat deal on his hands that honestly, we just might be a little bit jealous over. He’s getting to play with military trucks. “Big deal”, you...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Most Hellish Traffic Jam Story?
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Good morning, readers. I hope you are having a great day. As I’m typing this, I’m not. Here’s why: in a few hours, when I wake up in the morning, I get to experience the wonder and...
Watch Roger Lessman’s Massive 1990 Streamliner Crash At Bonneville – He Lived…Somehow
Jun 24, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, Videos
Since Roger Lessman himself posted this video to his YouTube page, we don’t think that he’d have a problem with us sharing it here on BangShift. During the 1990 World of Speed meet on the...
Video: Awesome Locomotive Crash Testing Video – Six Minutes of Unbelievable Destruction
Jun 24, 2017Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
In terms of pure, unbridled, wanton destruction, this six and half minute video depicting multiple locomotive crash tests is unmatched. Shot at normal speed and in super slow motion, you’ll see...
Rough Start: A Classic With Enough Wrong To Anger Plenty, This Mercedes Diesel-Powered Ford Falcon Could Be The Perfect Daily!
Jun 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
Daily-driver practicality and a body from 1967 don’t have to be mutually exclusive, like a lot of people tend to believe. Tuned up properly, the stock setup from back in the day is perfectly...
