A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Andrew Comrie-Picard, Chris Komar, and Brad Lovell To Take On Alcan Rally In Stock Jeep On BFG KO2s!

It is the craziest automotive event you have likely never heard of. The Alcan Rally is a 5,000 mile sojourn into the arctic that combines elements of a Time Distance Event with challenges, special...

Mud Bog Time Machine: More Rigs, More Muck, and More Action From Oklahoma In The 1980s

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part three of our time-traveling adventure takes us to my hometown (Blackwell, OK) and the mud events there.  I believe most of these were put on by the...

The Rest Of The Story On The Girl Who Drove The Big Rig Onto The Historic Bridge And Destroyed It – Honestly Fascinating

(Photo: Garet Cobb/Associated Press) – We were admittedly very rough on the 23-year old truck driver that piloted her big rig onto an historic Indiana bridge rated at six tons capacity and...

Best In The Desert Off-Road Racing Fun! Team Graf Tearing It Up At The 2016 Parker 425

The Best in the Desert series is pretty damn cool, and brings out the big guns. One team that knows how to run hard, and stay up at the top of the heap, is Graf Racing. Their Ford F150 is one bad ass...

It’s The Van Man… This Dodge A100 Is Classic Greatness

1970’s and 80’s vans, with the rake, custom wheels, and crazy paint, are bitchin! But so are the subtle ones. In fact, that’s my speed. Like this Dodge A100. Sure we’d letter...

Ron Braxling’s LSA Powered 1972 Chevrolet C20 4×4 Is One Bad Ass Rig

(Words and More than 65 Photos by Metalworks) Most of us have a classic car that we have dreamed of owning, but due to circumstances the opportunity has never presented itself. With luck and time...

Classic YouTube: We Have Never Seen A Happier Car Than This Broken 4×4 Camaro!

Maybe it’s because I’ve watched the movie “Cars” one too many times for my own good but I tend to see faces in the front end of vehicles. Sounds a bit stupid, doesn’t...

Movie Truck Freak! Check Out This Weird Custom Truck Used In The Movie Tango And Cash!

As a kid who grew up in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s, I have a fond appreciation for the great action movies of the era. My friends used to (and still do!) call these films...

Three Minutes Of Hell: Last Chance Qualifying Run For The 2016 King Of The Hammers

This is brutal! Fighting55 Racing’s Jimmy Haughy and Brian McCarthy show us just how crazy the King of the Hammers can be. They worked their asses off but didn’t qualify for King of the...

Mud Bog Time Machine: Let’s Take A Trip Back To The Gumbo Of Hennessey, Oklahoma 1983/84

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the second in a new, throwback (wow…) series I put together from my photo archive.  First stop is a mud bog near Hennessey, OK situated on the...

It’s No 1600 Horsepower Sand Car, But This Baja Bug Would Still Be A Riot In The Dunes!

I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Baja Bugs. I don’t know why, but there is something ultra cool about them and I really would like to have one. Unfortunately they are not...

This 1600 Horsepower Sand Car Is Amazing, And Maybe The Fastest Car Ever At Glamis

Sand cars are bad ass. I realize that most of you never seen them, or have anywhere to drive one, but if you live out here on the west coast, or in certain areas of Michigan and Oklahoma, you are...

Mud Bog Time Machine: Early 1980s Mud Bog Action From Oklahoma – Awesome Rigs!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part one of our expedition to yesteryear takes us to Perry, OK.  Situated just off Interstate 35, Perry is home to the Cherokee Strip Museum and the...

Nissan’s Tracked SUVs Are The Right Idea For The Snowbound – Shame They Are Only A Concept!

To say that I’m not a fan of winter is really understating the fact. I have enough broken bones in this body that I can physically feel the season coming in…it feels like a migraine...