THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

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Shop Tour Video: United by Trucks Visits Pennsylvania’s Hart Fab to Get A Look At What Makes Them Tick. This is UBT ON TOUR

I love shop tours. Who doesn’t? Seeing a hot rod or custom shop building cars and trucks is always fun to see, and when they do it right it is really fun to check out all their fabrication,...

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Laid On Its Balls! How This Custom NBS Went From Show To Scrap And Back To Life And On The Road!

This truck has got some interesting history and has lived a rough life but has been brought back to life in a big way. After being built, this truck lit the show world on fire as it was laid out on...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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This 1974 Ford F-600 Rollback Truck Is Glorious! Anyone Need A Neat Car Hauler?

It’s one of those days again, where I feel like messing with the bosses, so first thing’s first…Lohnes and his big, lumbering utility truck fetish. I love looking for things that...

New Old Seriously?! This Set Of Chevy 348 Heads Have Never Been Assembled Or Installed On An Engine!

N.O.S or new old stock parts are kind of the holy grail for people doing really stringent restoration work. In the case of this eBay ad, the parts we are talking about are a set of 348 Chevy heads...

This Grandpa Fresh 1981 K20 Scottsdale Chevy Truck Is Almost Too Cool To Mess With…Almost

I have to be honest, it takes a special car to make me question whether or not it is a good idea to start messing with it. Some you certainly wouldn’t want to cut up, but pulling all the...

LSFest West Is Only A Few Weeks Away And Here Is One Guy Thrashing To Make It.

LSFest West is awesome!!! But like most events, some big percentage of the people participating are thrashing to get their projects done in time. Peter Guy is one of those dudes who is building...

Laid Out On The Lake Is New Zealand’s Only Minitruck And Customs Show, And We Dig It.

With obscurity comes commitment. You can quote me on that one. It’s easy to build, show, and enjoy a 1932 Ford. No offense, but you can build one from a catalog and then go to a jillion events...

Adding LED Tail Lights To Your 73-87 Square Body GM Truck Is Super Easy Thanks To Brothers

If you have put together, or are putting together, a 1947-1987 Chevrolet or GMC Pickup then you know the name Brothers Truck Parts. They have restoration and custom parts for these years of trucks...

Morning Symphony: The Scream Of The C-5 Galaxy At Full Song

When I explain to people what I did before Brian and Chad decided that I’d work out fine here, I often get strange looks…”wait a minute. You were working on planes and...

Classic YouTube: It’s Midnight And The Streets Are Quiet…Time To Drift The Big Rig!

I can’t lie…I’ve done more dumb things after midnight that even those who really understand me would be capable of understanding. Name it…short of jumping a car, I’ve...

This Bobbed 1970 Kaiser M809 Series Truck Has Cummins Power, 53-inch Tires, and Sweet Seats!

So in today’s version of “things I want to own right now” I found myself seeking out cool 5-ton army trucks to drool over and that’s how I ended up with this 1970 Kaiser M809...

Awesome Historic Video: Combat Engineers In Action During WWII – Building, Fixing, Winning

As much as I love old films from WWII, this one may take the cake. The video is a tribute to the incredible work and achievements of United States combat engineers during the war. From building roads...

Money No Object: This Clean 1993 Chevy Dually Is Packing A Supercharged Rat Under The Hood!

We can’t leave well enough alone with a good dually truck around here. Luckily, Brian and Chad both have trucks with duals at their house and as for me, I’m using a slightly disgusting...

2018 Goodguys Del Mar Coverage: This is Truckin’ (And Vannin’) Awesome – Our Favorite Rigs From The Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – While it is not like the idea of hot rodding trucks is new, we think it is has been taken to a new level over the last 15-20 years. Even back in the day 50 years ago...

The Working Giant: Take A Better Look At This Case IH Quadtrac Tractor!

As the sun (FINALLY) starts to warm up the areas around BangShift Mid-West, it’s quickly becoming Early Tractor Season. We get two seasons: early, where ground has to be tilled, fertilizer has...

This Is Interesting: Someone Is Selling A Twin Supercharger Intake For A Duramax Diesel Along With All The Stuff Needed To Make More

No, the engine is not for sale. No, the blowers and the intake are not being sold for $29,000. What is being sold for $29,000 is a twin supercharger intake for a Duramax along with all the rights,...