BangShift XL Photos: Sweet Trucks A The June 2014 Pomona Swap Meet – Big Ones, Tall One, Short Ones, Small Ones
Last weekend the massive Pomona Swap Meet went down and we were there, right in the thick of it all. There was so much neat stuff that we’re going to bust it up into chunks for you to take in...
Hedman’s New Swap Headers For 1954-1972 Ford F-100 Trucks Makes That FE Or 385 Big Block Swap A Breeze
We’re pretty sure that there hasn’t been more or better aftermarket support for the Ford FE and 385 series big block engines than there is today. From heads and cams to intakes and...
Watch A Syracuse, Utah Dad Use His Lifted Ram To Stop A Crazed Driver From Running Over Kids At A Park
(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – A fourteen year old decided that he would grab the keys to his grandfather’s Hyundai Veloster and go driving around Syracuse, Utah like he was used to doing on...
Watch Four Minutes Of Hilarious Trailer Loading Fails To Get Your Monday Started Right
We sure hope you had a fun weekend. The crappy part, as we all know is that a fun weekend ultimately comes to an end when Monday morning rolls around and that’s just one of the realities of...
eBay Find: This 1957 Thames 800 Freightliner Van Is The Only One We Have Ever Seen And Ripe For BangShifting
We love it when we find out about cars and trucks we never knew existed in this country. Take for example this 1957 Thames (English Ford) 800 Freightliner van. We’ve never heard of these let...
Craigslist Find: This Survivor 1965 International Scout 80 Is An Amazing Survivor That We Want
Normally when we’re talking about “survivors” we are talking about muscle cars and other high horsepower, limited production, super desirable vehicles. Rarely does the term apply to...
Craigslist Find: Is There Anything Sadder Than A Clapped Out Former Jacuzzi Limo?
The career arc of a stretch limo is pretty interesting to consider. When new, they haul important people, bachelorette parties, prom dates, and drunken wedding goers around in high style. Then, like...
The BangShift History Of Railroad Crossing Signals PLUS Bonus Video Of A Locomotive Smashing A Big Rig In California Just Days Ago!
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Streets and railroads sometimes have to share the same space. Trains always have the right of way, so there must be a way to warn traffic of their approach....
WTF Video: Please, Please, Please Help Us Figure Out Why This Virtually Submerged Big Rig Is Driving Down A River
We have posted nearly 11,000 blog items here on BangShift in the five (going on six) years we have been in business and NONE OF THEM has elicited the type of initial response that this video clip...
XL eBay Find: A Hummer That Isn’t Really A Hummer But Is More BangShifty Than A Hummer
Sometimes things are not what they appear to be and this truck pretty much sums that up to a T. What you think you are looking at is a military spec Hummer that has been upgraded, updated, and made...
Check Out This Crazy Cool And Rare 1943 CMP Chevrolet C8A Military Heavy Machinery Truck We Found On eBay
This thing rules! According to the seller, and several references, this 1943 CMP Chevrolet C8A is called a ZL-1 and is one of just a few built. And, although it has been restored, it is all original...
The 2014 F-100 Supernationals – Vintage Ford Trucks And Sweet Blue Oval Cars Invade Tennessee!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a busy weekend in the Southeast, with big shows in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, as well as the NHRA event in Atlanta. Tommy Lee Byrd spent the...
Huge Tractor Auction This Weekend In Oregon – One Of America’s Biggest Collections Of John Deere Machines
It is a good thing that I’m contractually obligated to announce the NHRA event in Topeka, Kansas this weekend because if I wasn’t, I’d be on a plane to Oregon to take in and...
This 1977 F-250 Is Actually A Heavy Duty 2008 Ram In Disguise – Cool Old Ford Looks, Big Modern Cummins Power
There are certain things we stumble upon while trolling eBay and other online marketplaces for trucks, tractors, cars, and parts which literally lap off the page and scream, “SHOW ME OFF ON...
