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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Bottom Dollar Blazer: The Conclusion

While Lohnes and Reynolds were off devouring their 14th platter of free shrimp at SEMA, they forgot they never confiscated my keycard to BangShift HQ, giving me — the most hated man in...

Not A Lightning: This Turbocharged V10 Powered F-150 Is Odd, But Is It Fast? Craigslist Find!

I guess that I am in a V10 kind of mood today. Ok, well Drag Week veteran Mark Covey bears some responsibility for this because he’s the guy that sent me the link to this pretty interesting...

SEMA 2014: The Coolest Trucks On Display In The Truck Hall (Part 1)

One of the things that some people use to tell how “big” at SEMA show is entails checking out the truck and truck accessory hall. In leaner years, there would be a fair amount of space...

Gumbo Video: A Bobbed 5-Ton Truck On Tractor Tires Pull a Monster Ford Out of an Impossible Mud Pit

If you happen to own an old five ton Army truck, we’re jealous. If you own a 5-ton Army truck and decide to bob the chassis, add what look to be 50 inch tractor tires, and proceed to kick the...

Neat Video: A Scratch Built, 1932 Ford Themed Snow Blower – Amazing Fabrication

Take our word for it, this video is awesome. The nearly four minute piece shows the construction, by an amazingly skilled metal fabricator, of a kick ass snow blower themed after a 1932 Ford. It...

Punjabi Tractor Pulling Is Quite Literally The Craziest Motorsport In The Entire World

No, this is not the video you are expecting. You are thinking one of these tractors goes completely over backwards and bedlam ensues. That would actually be LESS scary than what you are about to...

Man In Australia Arrested For Driving Wingless Plane To Bar – This Could Be Our Favorite News Story Ever

As we have all learned over the last 6 years (our birthday is tomorrow!) at BangShift, fact is truly stranger than fiction. This news story from Australia certainly keeps that line of thought alive...

Craigslist Find: A Prerunner Ford F150 That May Satisfy Your Trophy Truck Itch

Lets face it, as much as we all like Trophy Trucks, the chance of owning one is pretty slim. These beasts are stupid money. But the cool thing is that we just found this 2005 Prerunner Ford F150 on...

Trophy Truck Video: Robby Gordon Qualifies Number 1 For The SCORE Baja 1000

When Robby Gordon straps into a Trophy Truck, everyone on the planet knows he’s going to be fast. In fact, there are quite a few off road pros who say that he’s ALWAYS the fastest guy in...

SEMA 2014: The Mercury Marine Dual Overhead Cam Four Valve LS Engine Was The Coolest Motor We Saw At SEMA

Ok, here’s wrinkle in the LS world that we had no idea was coming and it is a BIG one. Mercury Racing, the people that make all the awesome boat engines pulled the wraps off of a new engine...

SEMA 2014: Here’s A Collection Of Photos Featuring Trucks And Nothing BUT Trucks

Trucks are a massive part of the SEMA show because trucks are a massive part of the automotive aftermarket and they come in all shapes and sizes. In this group of photos you’ll see trucks of...

Watch a Street Legal Zamboni Drive Down the Highway – This is Insane!

Well this seriously beats all! In the video below you will see a Zamboni hauling down the highway and keeping up with traffic. The dude driving the thing is hanging out in the breeze like a normal...

SEMA 2014: This Chuck Mallet Built Silverado Is Retro Done Right – Sometimes Just Enough Really Is Just Enough (There’s Lots Of Horsepower, Though)

I guess I was in a truckin’ mood yesterday because after seeing the tracked FC170 Jeep at Daystar, the next thing that froze me was this awesome Silverado which is living in the Kooks Headers...

SEMA 2014: Daystar Products’ Jeep FC 170 Truck With Hemi Power And Tracks Is 100% BangShift Approved

There’s love a first site and then there are the emotions that I felt when I rounded a corner at the 2014 SEMA show and saw the amazing creation that lies before you on these electronic pages....