Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
The Earthmovers: This 1944 Film Celebrating The Seabees In WWII Is Absolutely Awesome
“Some guys want a Jeep after the war…brother, give me a bulldozer!” This is one of about 100 great lines in this 1944 war department film called “The Earthmovers” which...
PRI Cruise Video: The Unofficial Cruise Out Of PRI Is ALWAYS Fun To Watch. PRI 2023 Vehicles Leaving Performance Racing Industry tradeshow.
When the PRI Show ends on Saturday at 4pm, there is a nearly immediate exodus of vehicles from the show. PRI stands for Performance Racing Industry and this show is something truly special. If you...
The Man Who Turned A Simplicity Tractor Into A Miniature Combine Lawn Mower Is The Greatest Living American
My friend Jack sent me this video link in an email yesterday with the simple phrase, “prepare to ruin your shorts…” The sad fact is that the man has sent me some terrifying links...
Video Bonanza: 1980s Monster Truck Arena Show Screamer Ads – These Are All GOLD!
This is awesome! I randomly ran across a single 1980s monster truck TV commercial on YouTube and then I went straight down the rabbit hole looking for more, and boy did I find them. This collect of...
A $1,000,000 RV That Isn’t A Toter And Stacker!? Touring a $1 Million SCANIA RV Imported from HOLLAND!
Bruce Wilson is an RV reviewing machine and gets some of the coolest access to stuff that you and I would NEVER get to see otherwise. And while all of us racers are used to seeing stupid fancy...
Watch The Awesome and Pretty Complicated Starting Procedure For A 1958 John Deere 820 – Pony Motor!
If there is a basic rule of life it is that any engine that needs or happily uses another engine to start it is pretty awesome and the big (400+ ci) two cylinder John Deere diesel is nothing but...
An Amazing Tale: The Story Of The Rotodyne, The Vertical Take Off Airliner That Almost Made It (Video)
When we think of failed aeronautical innovations we normally put them in the same category known as, “stuff that could not actually fly.” Well this video and this story will stand as...
Remember Bigfoot and USA-1 Racing Down Lanes of Crushed Cars At Gateway Motorsports Park In 1983? Let This Video Remind You
This video is absolutely awesome on every single level and we have to thank Chuy Nava for thinking of us and tipping us off to its existence. You are going to jump back in time to 1983 and to the...
Demo Derby In Car Video: Watch A Cadillac Take Four Minutes Of Pounding Before It Spits The Bit
Ahhhh, the demolition derby. Long a staple of county and state fair entertainment it is about as pure a concept as you can get. Bash your brains out and the last man or woman running wins. Being the...
What’s Worse Than Turning Your Pulling Tractor Over? Turning It Over And Blowing Up All The Engines
We have showed you plenty of pulling mishaps over the years but this one has a special class that it will end up in. Why? Not because of the rather gentle roll but because of the fact that after the...
Let’s Go WWII Wheelin’: This 1940s US Army Training Video Teaches Drivers How To Handle Tough Terrain
This is some awesome WWII history right here. You are about to watch a training film shown to WWII Motor Pool drivers to aid in their training with regard to how best to cover and traverse difficult...
Building our first customers roll cage for his C10: what we charged & how much profit we made! The Right Tools And Methods Are Key!
Video Description: In this video Matt and Kevin show you how to build a cage to fit a C10 Chevy truck. We start with a custom fitting while the customer is in the C10 truck. To do this we used our...
Did Project Farm Waste $4,000 For A DIY Transmission Rebuild Kit? Or Is This Smart Money To Spend?
Transmissions are one of the things that enthusiasts seem most hesitant to build on their own. Whether you are talking about automatic or manual transmissions, and whether a newbie or the most...
Superboss! Watch Tyrone Malone Mangle Tires In This Bandag Promotional Film From 40 Years Ago
Tyrone Malone was one heck of a self-promoting machine and a guy who made his living in some interesting ways. The former trucker is most famous for his fleet of hot rod big rigs that he ran under...