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It Is Wagon Wednesday And This Ultra Rare 2-Door 1965 Chevelle Station Wagon Has Earned Its Spot

Only 653 of these 2-Door Chevelle Station Wagons were built in 1965 according to the seller. That makes this sucker even rarer than hens teeth. And because it is so nicely built, we are actually a...

Leroy The Savage: We Take An Up-Close Look At The Naked C5 Corvette With The Twin Turbskies!

If you wanted to know where at least 10% of the population of the 2017 LS Fest was situated, all you had to do was ask one question: “Where’s Leroy?” You weren’t looking for...

Woah Baby! Watch This Driver Make A Top End Save When The Motor Kicks A Freeze Plug Out!

This video was made in the car of driver Rich Yale who competes in the Wild Street 8.50 index class. He was making a qualifying pass with frequent BangShifty guest celebrity Jon Sandahl in the other...

Heady Business: We Take You Inside The Edelbrock Foundries Where Their Products Are Made In The USA

(Words by Stephen Kim – Photos by Manufacturer) – Horsepower: 2,500. Cubic inches: 430. Boost pressure: 45 psi. Cylinder pressure: Absolutely ridiculous. Running 6.80s at nearly 210 mph,...

American Powertrain Tuesday Shift: Steve Clukey Pulls Lenco Levers and Adjusts the Rear View At 140mph

We’ve run some cool video of New England racer Steve “The Stickman” Clukey before. He runs a small block (340 based motor) Duster that he bought new way back in the day. The car has...

Your Daily Dose Of All Things LSFest 2017 Starts Right Here – Click For Photos

If you weren’t one of the lucky jillion people that were on hand at Beech Bend Raceway Park for Holley’s LSFest 2017 this past weekend, we are really sorry. You should be putting $20 per...

More Great Gearheads Ads From the 1964 NY International Auto Show – Fantastic History!

Yesterday I ran a group of really neat old ads from the official program of the 1964 New York International Auto Show. That was the first of many items you’ll see on the BangShift blog of these...

Two Men Dead After Their Hellcat Challenger Overshot The End Of The Runway Where They Were Test-Driving

In a bizarre story that is coming out of Buena Vista, Colorado, we are learning that two men in their seventies have died after what has been claimed as a “test drive” at Central Colorado...

Don’t Be Surprised When Kids Like The Ones On This Commercial End Up On The News

I’ve had one of those days where most of the people and things I have seen have made me think that most of humanity is filled with incredibly stupid people. When I saw this Liberty Mutual...

Get A Closer Look At The LSX-swapped 1979 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II That Stunned At The 2017 Holley LS Fest!

Every year I attend the LS Fest, I make it a personal mission to hunt down the non-GM vehicles that are competing. What can I say…I enjoy reading hate mail. And I’ve earned quite a bit of...

All Our Holley LSFest 2017 Photo Coverage Is Right Here!

Holley LSFest is one of our favorite events of the year, and if Friday morning is any indication this will be the biggest and baddest one yet! We’ve seen every kind of factor LS Powered...

It Was The Biggest And Baddest LSFest Yet, And We’ve Got More Photos To Prove It

As it has done each and every year, Holley’s LSFest was bigger this year than last. To the point that it was the biggest event in Beech Bend history! More participants, more spectators, more...

Here’s Our Last Gallery Of Photos From The Great Labor Day Cruise In SoCal

We told you that the Great Labor Day Cruise kicks ass, and we’re kinda sad that this is the last gallery of photos we’ve got from the 2017 event. But the good news for you is that if you...

If We Get Nuked This Volvo 6×6 Could Be An Awesome Bug Out Survival Vehicle

Lets face it, with all the natural disasters, North Korea, zombies, and terrorists trying to take over the world it might be time to start thinking about a bug out survival vehicle of some kind. A...