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Morning Symphony: The Almighty Trumpet Blast Of The Air Starter

While I’m sure there are earlier examples where my mouth got me into trouble, one distinct memory refuses to disappear. My father, Robert, was a long-haul trucker for a good part of his life,...

The Simple Recipe: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Effortlessly Cool

Most of the cars I’m aimlessly in love with require every last trick in the book to have some kind of cool factor associated with. That, or an unlimited budget and nobody looking to make sure...

This 1973 Plymouth Barracuda Is 440 Powered And Looks Like The Perfect Christmas Gift

There was no way to miss any of Mopar’s High Impact colors in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. To many they were the single most recognizable feature on any of Detroits most famed...

Sometimes Driving Accessories Is Far From Easy: Watch How This Flex Shaft Drive Unit Was Made

Sometimes fitting everything under the hood of a project can be incredibly difficult and require some pretty interesting solutions when trying to drive all your accessories. Belts and shafts and...

HOLIDAZE18: SAVE $400 On A Classic Dash And AutoMeter Gauges For Your Muscle Car, Truck, Classic, And More!

It’s that time of year! Savings are in the air and the holiday spirit is among us! Classic Dash, your only source for ultra high quality dash inserts and gauges, is pleased to bring you...

BACONShift Is BACK!!! The American Powertrain Baconshift Holiday Sale Is On! Save Money And Get Free Bacon!

If you don’t like bacon, then you are not allowed to hang out here at BANGshift.com. And furthermore, we will look at you a little sideways if you tell us you don’t like shifting a well...

Perfect Turkey: A 5-Speed, Big Block 1955 Chevy At Alaska Raceway Park!

This video could be better…actually it couldn’t! You are going to ride along in split screen perfection with Scott Granus as he pilots his 1955 Chevrolet called The Junkyard Dog. The car...

Turkey Day Test: Have A Soul Sucking Commute? See How It Stacks Up With Others Using This Neat Map

Communting is a reality for many people across the world. Some people get to cruise just a couple miles of country roads to the office while others are stuck in a hellish loop of city driving with...

Educated Turkey: A Look At Engine Bearing Applications From Stock To Top Fuel With MAHLE

Engine bearings, especially those handling the duties of the connecting rods and crankshaft are among the most vital pieces to keep your program functioning whether it makes 100hp or 10,000hp and...

Cash Stuffed Turkey: The Story Of The 1965 Mickey Thompson 200mph Meet At Fontana – Garlits, The Surfers, All The Giants

This video is very, very neat. What you are about to see is a nine-minute clip from a film that was produced in the 1960s called, “A Gathering Of Monsters” that told the whole story of...

Cacklin’ Turkey: This Totally Awesome Video Compilation Of Nitro Engine Warmups Is Cackle-tastic

We obviously love cool drag racing videos. This time of the year we get even more excited because we’re always on the hunt for stuff to make us forget that racing is still a ways off in the...

More Frozen Turkey: Watch Russian Guys Drag A Sunken SUV Out Of A Frozen Lake With Logs, Rope, And Human Power!

We have to thank our man Arild in Norway for the tip to this great video featuring a group of crafty Russian dudes extracting a sunken Honda SUV out of a frozen Russian lake with smarts, wood, and...

Moist Turkey: A History Of American Sports Cavalcade Swamp Buggy Coverage Hosted by Steve Evans! He Raced!

Two things that we’ve made abundantly clear since BangShift started are (1) Steve Evans ruled the roost when it came to racing announcers on TV and (2) watching Swamp Buggy races on TNN’s...

Stuffed Turkey: The First Mustang Was Built In The Late 1940s, Not By Ford, And It Looked Like This – Cool Story!

Ford is set to reveal the 2015 Mustang on December 5th and we’re in for a year of Mustang celebrations because 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the famous pony car’s debut. What if we told...