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Stunning Streamliner! This Coach-Built 1938 REO and Curtiss Aerocar Tandem Is Super Cool And We Want It!

Back in the height of the Art Deco era of the 1930’s, automakers were trying all sorts of new ways to build vehicles with a streamlined look. Influenced by the aircraft of the period, many of...

HURRY! You Have TWO DAYS To Take Advantage Of OPGI’s Massive Holiday Savings Promotion!

Ok listen, we know you have been spending some dough on the people you love, the people you work with, or the people you are trying to impress this Christmas. Now’s the time for you to spend...

A Dirt-Cheap Baja Bug And A Bunch Of Cameras – Hoonigan Recorded Their Trip To The Baja 1000, Check It Out!

I’ve heard marvelous things about Baja California…the rugged desert scenery, the gorgeous Pacific coastline, the people, the food, and all of that. I’ve never been south of the...

Is This Diesel Done Right? A 1930 Model A With Cummins Power Is Up For Grabs

There are few topics these days that divide hot rodders like that of the role of diesel engines. We seem to have completely leapt over the old carb vs EFI debate that raged on for years now that EFI...

Run What Ya Brung – Closing Down The Track For The Year Right!

Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official mark of the winter season having arrived. And we are still running racing footage from Georgia, from the final race of...

2017 NSRA Nationals Gallery: Pickup Trucks, Vans, Station Wagons, and Utility Vehicles Galore

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If these articles ran in sequence then this is the end of the general event coverage from the 2017 edition of the NSRA Street Rod Nationals.  I have a...

Santa’s Dragging Tail: This 1949 Mercury Is The Real Sled For The North Pole!

One sleigh and eight reindeer that can fly…or, if you listen to the song, nine, if you count the one that has a medical condition pertaining to the nose. Right…not buying that for a...

Asking Martin Truex, Jr. To Do A Burnout At A PR Gig Is More Successful Than Asking Santa For Stuff!

If you followed NASCAR at all this year then you know that Martin Truex, Jr. had “his year” this year. The dude had a monumental season and clenched the championship this year. But the...

Retired From The Daily Grind, This Chrysler Valiant Ute Is Now A Viper-Powered Cruiser

The work truck isn’t supposed to be pretty or potent. It’s entire role is based on utility: how much can it haul, how reliable is it, and how long will it last before the transmission...

Video Bonanza: Seven BangShift Approved Christmas Tunes!

We’re 100% certified Christmas dorks here at BangShift and we love our Christmas music. We have discerning standards as to what qualifies as a “great” Christmas song. You’ll...

The Relaxing Camper Of Your Dreams Or Just Another Resto Nightmare?

The Buick Super 8 was produced from 1940 through ’58, but its unlikely that any of them rolled off the Detroit assembly line with a chassis mounted camper shell.   This Minnesota...

Mopars & Muscle Cars At The Strip • Chryslers Everywhere!

(Photos and Words by Darr Hawthorne) A decade and a half of Mopar freaks gathering in Vegas can put on a very entertaining event and when they get access to a national event track like the Strip at...

Wowsers! The 1,200hp Allison Powered 1939 Chevrolet Is For Sale!

Thanks to BangShifter Chris Chenlo we got tipped to this Craigslist link featuring a car we have shown you on BangShift before. This 1,200p Allison powered 1939 Chevrolet is one of the wildest and...

The 12 Tanks of Christmas! 12 Sweet Aeromotive Stealth Performance Tanks To Check Out!- One You May Need!

Aeromotive’s expansion of their Stealth Performance tank line with 12 models that fit popular applications means that here’s a better than average chance they’ll something for your...