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Listen Up: The Story Of The 1927 Dole Air Race Is One of The Most Tragic And Insane Missives In American Aviation History!

The 1927 Dole Air Race stands as one of the most bizarre and tragic events in the history of flight. Paid for by James Dole, the pineapple magnate, the race was designed to capitalize on the fame...

The Fiero Revival, Part 12: Assembly? Sure…Let’s Start There.

With everything that he has done to the 1985 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 that he drug out of the woods, you would think that with every painted body panel that is going on, that the end is in sight, that the...

Demonic Dyno Session: Watch Ryan Tuerck’s Judd V10 Touch 10,000 and 11,000 RPM On The Pump

There are pretty high stakes whenever an engine is put on the dyno for testing, right? No matter if it is a 350hp engine that you made yourself in the garage or whether it is some whiz-bang creation...

No Fear Whatsoever: The Trash Can Bronco Takes On The Cheap Truck Challenge

Nobody is going to confuse Kevin’s Bronco with any kind of showpiece. Not one person. It’s living one last time before the body completely and utterly bails the program, the engine gets...

Hater Maker: This Stock Looking Beetle Is Subie Swapped And Makes 300+ Wheel Horsepower On The Dyno

There are few things that we love more around here than an honest to God sleeper and when you see something like this Beetle you know what those words mean. Yes, once the guy hammers the pedal it...

Ultimate Street Cars At COTA! The Ultimate Street Car Showdown Relocates To Texas

(Words By Jim McIlvaine)  There were some things that just weren’t going to happen in 2020. The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by Advance Auto Parts wasn’t on that...

Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Ribs And Rods Car Show In Texas

This is it, our last gallery of photos from this awesome show.  Each and every photo gallery we’ve posted so far is full of cars and trucks from the show, and each gallery is completely different....

Big Tire, Small Tire, No Time, Drag Radials, And So Much More From Street Car Super Nationals 16 In Las Vegas

It’s on like Donkey Kong, the Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas is in full swing with qualifying all done and eliminations starting today. There are tons of cool cars and trucks making...

The Southern Rock Racing Series Finals Are Full Of Rollovers And Crazy High Flying Action Right Here

If you haven’t seen Rock Racing before, then strap into your chair because it’s about to get crazy. This year the Southern Rock Racing Series visited Oklahoma’s Mid America Outdoors...

The 44th Man Cup Motorcycle Drag Racing FuelTech World Finals Presented By Wiseco LIVE!

Motorcycle drag racing folks! LIVE right here. If you haven’t seen motorcycle drag racing much, then this is an event you will want to watch. These guys have big balls in my opinion. I like...

Watch The American Door Slammer Nationals LIVE Right Here!

I’ve driven dragsters, but my first love are door cars. They are fun, can be as quick as you want to go, and they just feel right. I do like the occasional roadster as well, but prefer those...

Our Street Car Super Nationals 16 Coverage Continues Right Here! Action Photos Galore!

You’ve come to expect tons of photo coverage from us here at BANGshift.com and we’re not going to disappoint you now. With Street Car Super Nationals 16 in full swing in Las Vegas, we...

Finnegan’s Caddy Project Is Out Of Control! Floors and Chassis In The Trash!

When you decide you want an 8 second, 200 mph, street car the natural choice for platform is something light and easy to build. So deciding to do it with a 1961 Cadillac is NOT the smartest choice in...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Awesome, Hand Shifted, Hot Rod Chopper Drag Racing Edition!

Oh, sweet baby BangShift! This is one of the coolest videos that we have seen in forever and the thing is centered around a motorcycle?! Yeah, we’re not kidding, this is beyond cool and...