NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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New Junkyard Inventory! This 1963 Ford Custom Cab Pickup Is Cool! But Does It Check All The Boxes for a Custom Cab?

We’ve got more fun junkyard inventory from our friend Chad Ehrlich at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas. This week Chad is sharing this awesome 1963 Custom Cab Ford pickup. These...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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Inexperienced, Undereducated Truck Driver Destroys Indiana Bridge Built In 1880

(Photos and statement by Orange County Indiana Law Enforcement) – When engineers designed the iron bridge in Paoli they tried to account for lots of things. Unfortuantely they could not...

Best of BangShift: This Incredible Boat Is Powered By A Supercharged Allison V1710 Aircraft Engine

No one does over the top excess like serious boaters and boat builders. Over the years we have posted about some boats here at BangShift but this thing is absolutely in a class by itself and likely...

Best Of BangShift 2015: What To Do With A 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara During The Winter From Hell

(Photos and snow to the face by Dave Nutting) – I’m by no means an overly intelligent guy but when the chance to nab the keys to a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara presented...

Watch Two Russians Slug It Out As One Of Their Vehicles Makes A Run For It With No One Inside

It takes a pretty amazing level of dedication and anger management issues to get so pissed off at someone walking in front of your car that you scream at them, draw them to your vehicle and then...

Watch a Finnish Pulling Tractor Blow A Dyno’s Water Brake Apart During a Pull!

Chalk this on up to the, “never seen that one before” file. This video shows some guys in Finland running their big honkin’ pulling tractor on a dyno. We assume that they’re...

Christmas Boggers Baby! This 1972 Blazer Has One Ton Gear, A Big Block, And Boggers. Perfection.

Dear Santa, I know it’s hard to carry this in your sleigh, so I know it might need to show up late. I’m okay with that. See I really really need a Blazer like this. It has one ton running...

Video: The 7,700-Pound, 5-engine, Black Widow Pulling Tractor in Action

We were initially tipped off to a great video of the Ohio-based Black Widow pulling tractor by BangShift.com forum member 67Prostreet. Here’s the video of this five-engined monster being used...

Best Of BangShift: Harvest Brigade – How Government, Industry, And Farmers Fed The Country During WWII

The story of the Massey-Harris Harvest Brigade is an interesting one because it combines elements of opportunistic business practices, an honest measure of good will and forward thinking, the...

Best Of BS 2015: The Kibbetech-built Crown Victoria Prerunner Is Stirring Up Ideas In Our Heads

Soak in that visual for a second: a 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria prerunner. Everything but four wheel drive is present and accounted for: ‘cage, flared out fenders, suspension with good travel,...

Best of BS 2015: First Time Ever A B-52 Flew OUT Of The Famed Arizona Airplane “Boneyard” And Back Into Service – This Is Awesome

(Photo: Master Sgt. Greg Steele/USAF) – Usually when old military aircraft fly into the famed “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona they don’t come out under their own...

When We Were Paralyzed: Videos From The Infamous New England Blizzard Of ’78

Because today may be the hottest Christmas on record for most of New England, we thought it appropriate to show some crazy footage of the white stuff not looking so pretty or nice. Check this out!...

Best of BangShift: The Mud Bog Wheelie To End All Mud Bog Wheelies

(By Jason Mazzotta) – This is one of those videos that is impossible to watch just once. Whether it is for the fact that the run is so quick and is over in seconds or the fact that it is just...

Best of BangShift: Lockheed Martin Invents Laser Gun That Can Melt A Truck Engine In Seconds – The Future Gets Creepier

(By Tony Sestito) – For years, lasers have been in many modern devices, from car CD players to those little pointers that you annoy your cat with. But up until recently, laser weapons were the...

Best Of BS 2015: This Finn Uses An Excavator To Become A Human Tetherball – Do Not Try This At Home

“Do not use for anything other than intended purpose.” That ominous warning goes for a lot of items, but the fact that it exists is simply due to someone daring to find a secondary use....