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Classic YouTube: The Service Station In 1957

Living with my grandfather as a young kid was always an interesting thing. Ken was a product of the Great Depression, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a high-ranking officer, and had a...

Beetle Trouble: Living With An Air-Cooled VW, Minus The Rose-Colored Glasses

I want to start this piece with an apology to the guys at Deboss Garage. I’m not sure which one bought this exact 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, but I’m sure that they’re not going to be...

Motorcycle Drag Racing Coverage: Arnold, Deck and Lee are Big NHDRO Winners

Doubling up wins on an NHDRO race weekend is a big enough achievement, but doubling up AND securing a championship at the Midwest’s largest all-motorcycle drag racing series is something else all...

Historical Footage: When The Peanuts Gang Hawked The Ford Falcon!

For fifty years and the majority of his life, Charles Schulz brought Charlie Brown and his pals to America via comic strips in newspapers. He is considered to be the example to which many comic...

Random Vehicle Review: The Boeing 929 – When Passenger Jet and Passenger Ferry Collide

Say “Boeing” and the first image in your head is probably the 747 jumbo airliner, complete with it’s distinctive hump, or any of the other passenger planes that the company has...

Rough Day At Work: EVOC Training With The California Highway Patrol

Who do we have to kiss up to in order to try our hand at EVOC driving? Effectively, the Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course, at least for police, is designed to ensure that officers of the law...

Caspian Mud Monster: This UAZ Is Now A Swamp Beast!

It’s a real-world, full-size version of a Stompers toy. How else do you describe this thing? The tires are five and a half feet tall, the axles are from a GAZ 66 military truck, and the whole...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: No Escargot, Thank You

Are you feeling the cold yet? Around BangShift Mid-West, we’re noticing it. The leaves are coming down in massive amounts now, we’re scheduling the last day of lawn mowing season, the...

Classic YouTube: Even Neil Armstrong Couldn’t Make Chrysler Look Good In 1979!

1979 Chrysler Corporation…in short, a dumpster fire mixed with a car lot. The company had been flagging since the 1960s in many aspects, but the real plummet kicked off right about the time of...

STS Releases Twin Turbo Rear Mount Multi-Fit Systems. Turbos For Everyone!!!

That’s right folks, with the STS Twin Turbo Rear Mount Multi-Fit System you can mount twin remote mount turbos on ANYTHING! We shouldn’t event tell you the number of possibilities that...

Watch The Million Dollar Bracket Race Right Here LIVE! The One That Started It All!

I remember when The Million was the biggest and baddest bracket drag race on earth. It was in a class by itself because nobody, and I mean NOBODY was putting up this kind of purse or an event this...

New Product: Total Control Products – Mini-Tub g-Link Rear Suspension Is Just What You Mustang Guys Have Been Waiting For

Mustang enthusiasts rejoice! If you are into 1964-1970 Mustangs then you know that their stock suspension leaves something to be desired, as does the tire and wheel clearance afforded by the factory...

Classic YouTube: The Monster Pontiac Trans Am From Norway

We say that we want all of the power in the world. We want all of the horsepower, all of the violence, everything that comes with it. Are you sure that’s what you really want? Think about it...

BangShift Project Files: A Turbo Small-Block For The Former Big-Block Mustang GT!

The red 1983 Ford Mustang GT you see hazing the tires into submission has been around BangShift for a decade now, ever since it was introduced as the donor body that was going to house a big-block...