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Category Archive: BangShift News

Sam Pack Auction: Another Mega-Collector Is Divesting – Why Are The Rich Guys Selling Off Their Stuff?

It seems like there is a weird trend going on right now with ultra-wealthy car collectors selling off most or all of their collections and these are collections that have largely been assembled over...

The Goodguys Autumn Get Together Was Full Of Awesome Cars And Trucks – See Our Photos Here

Just yesterday I wrapped up a weekend of announcing the Goodguys autocross at the Goodguys Fall Get Together at the Almeda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. I hitched a flight west on...

Rough Start: Since We’re Here In Scotland, Let’s Pick Up Some Wheels On The Cheap!

The last time I tried to find a Rough Start car in Europe I ended up frustrated, sorting through Renaults and Peugeots and deciding that I’d rather hunt for a car in the middle of Nebraska...

A BangShifter Abroad, Part 3: Finding Out Where You Came From

We woke up from our deep sleep in the Hotel Grasshoppers to a sunny day. After the wonderful homemade breakfast served by the hotel staff (a far cry from the dinner we had the night prior, which was...

Take Count Of How Many Stunts This Polaris RZR Does During This Video (Hint: Two Are World Records)

This modified Polaris RZR UTV was built to rip around a special course set up on Mount Baker in Washington State for R.J. Anderson, who is the driver for the XP1K2 video for UTVUnderground.com. Pro...

A BangShifter Abroad, Part 2: It’s Not The Journey, It’s The Destination

To read The Prelude, Click Here At six in the morning, my wife started shaking me in the usual morning ritual of waking me up, which is normally where she shakes me out of deep sleep, then I lay...

AWESOME BANGSHIFT APPROVED VIDEO: THE CHEAP ASS CHALLENGE – ICE BRIDGE EDITION

This video beats the snot out of ANYTHING you’ll see on TV today or tonight. Three guys on horrifyingly awful snow machines traveling nearly 300 miles in the northern Michigan winter, basically...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Road Race Fender Flares Do You Like Best?

While at SEMA this week, Brian and I saw lots of cars with fender flares of all shapes and sizes. It’s a trend that is as polarizing as the Ford, Chevy, Mopar battle, but we have to say that we...

SEMA 2014: Cars, Trucks, Tractors, And Hot Parts From The Show – More Stuff You Haven’t Seen Yet!

Yes, SEMA 2014 ended last night. Yes, we had days on end at the Las Vegas Convention Center. No, you still have not seen all of our photos yet. SEMA officials were telling us that the show was made...

BangShift LIVE From SEMA 2014 Starts TODAY 12:00PM Pacific RIGHT HERE! More Racers, TV Stars, And Industry Heroes LIVE!

Chad Reynolds and Brian Lohnes are proud to announce that BangShift LIVE is coming to SEMA! We’ll have a star studded cast of characters on all week long, including stars from your favorite...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Cool Or Not? SCION’s Custom Van SCION XB From SEMA 2014

When we walked into the end of the Central Hall on the first day of SEMA, we were greeted by this SCION XB that had been turned into a “Custom Van” if you will. As a guy who likes customs...

Check Out The Hendrick NASCAR Engine Build Demo Presented by Mahle And Clevite

We were over at the AAPEX Show yesterday shooting some video with the guys from Mahle, and they took us over to a live demo with a couple of NASCAR engine builders from Hendrick Motorsports, where...

SEMA 2014: New Products – Crane Cams Crank Trigger Ignition Systems

It’s always fun to go see the guys at Crane, because they are clearly a group of car guys that love what they do. You’ve heard us gush our love for Chase Knight, the valvetrain guru over...

A Diesel Vette Brian May Not Be Able To Live Without

While searching Craigslist, after talking about one of Brian and I’s several hair brained ideas, I found the perfect Vette for him. When i say perfect, I mean truly perfect. After all, who...