On This Day: The 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Motocycle Race: America’s First Automobile Competition
Nov 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
At 8:55 in the morning on a cold, snowy Thursday morning in Chicago, six cars lined up at Jackson Park to set off on a race. Three were gasoline powered Germans, one was a gas-powered American, and...
This Promotional Film Touting The New 1974 Opels Is Pretty Awesome And Hilarious
Nov 27, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos
Opens are cool cars. Of course everyone thinks of the GT model when they conjure the idea of a 1970s German car being sold in a Buick dealer but there were other Opels as well. Cars like he Manta...
This Video Of A Brake Rotor Exploding Is Awesome To Watch – Heat Is A Killer!
Nov 27, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
We have showed you a ton of videos from the Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube. The neat thing is that the same people that have that channel have another one called “Beyond the Press”...
Classic YouTube: This VW Golf Gives A 350Z And A Porsche A Great Lesson In Humility!
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
It takes a bit of cojones to pick a fight with a Porsche 911. From their introduction in 1964 to the modern day, the 911 has been the backbone of the Porsche lineup. The base models are no slouches,...
Seeing This Mini Getting Launched Into The Air Makes Us Think Only One Thing: “That’s Gonna Hurt.”
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Autograss racing sounds like a blast to us. Popular in the U.K. and Ireland, the basics are simple: there’s classes of cars that branch from mini-cars to V8-powered beasts, that race on a...
Historical Video: The 1982 Ford EXP, A Great Snow Beater For The 1980s?
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos
The Ford EXP is a polarizing car…it’s a two-seat Escort with one of the most…uh, unique…styling treatments up front. If you squint a little, it looks like a very surprised...
Winter Wonderland: A Compilation Of Snow And Ice Fails
Nov 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Technically, it’s just about a month away, but winter weather has already slammed the continental United States, and with it comes the delicate act of driving in the snow. While we’d all...
Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us At BangShift.Com!
Nov 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
With the year that we’ve had, the time where we get together with family and friends and break bread (and bird…cannot forget the turkey now) seems more special than it has in a long time....
Cringy Turkey: This Vintage Film From Firestone Tells The Stories of Making Brake Linings – Unknown Danger
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
It happens often in our world that humans stumble upon something cool, adapt it into many faces of every day life and then years down the road discover that it likely wasn’t the best move...
The Turkey Carving Shift: Ride Inside The Cars For Some Fun Touring Car Action At The Goodwood Revival
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
If there’s one thing we love about in-car videos from vintage races it is the fact that you can really see how hard the drivers are working to get their stuff hustled around the track. Unlike...
Cool Turkey: Here’s How Railroad Mechanics Change Out The Wheels On A Railcar – Awesome
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, MISC, TECH, Videos, XL Videos
There are certain things that we don’t really think about that often but when we see a video illustrating them we cannot help but watch. One of those topics was ho railroad mechanics change out...
Sexy Turkey: Check Out This Awesome 1970s Shadow DN5B F1 Car At Monaco
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The Shadow team of the 1970s had some kick ass cars underneath them. From their crazy Can-Am builds to machines like this awesome Shadown DN5B F1 car, these guys knew how to party. They also knew how...
Funky Turkey: Watch This 1949 Euclid Dump Truck Run A Tough Truck Course – Run Maybe Overstating It
Nov 26, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
There’s an old question out there that we love asking. “Why be normal?” That is exactly what pertains to this video that was taken a while back at a state fair where a tough truck...
Turkey To Go: The Anadol STC-16 Running The Istanbul Rally In 2011
Nov 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
One of the strangest vehicles I have discovered in the past decade has been the Anadol STC-16. Made between 1973-76, the STC was a side-gig for Ford Otosan, the company that cranked out Turkish-made...
