Category Archive: BangShift News
Overhaulin’s 100th Episode Is Tonight And They Are Doing A Dodge A100 Van! It’s A Van Man…
You know how much I love vans, so when the guys at Overhaulin’ told me that this episode was going to be all about redoing an A100 Dodge I was all over it. In fact, Freiburger and I used to own...
The Epic SEMA Adventure: Bob And Greg Eat Dinner With Isky And Lunch With Linda Vaughn
(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Rourke\Chiluk) – Bob Chiluk and I had the opportunity to go to SEMA this year, our first trip to the automotive aftermarket epicenter of the universe....
Goodguys Autumn Get Together Coverage – Hot Rods, Hemi Engines, And Stuff You’ll Hate
I’m back with more coverage from the 2014 Goodguys Autumn Get Together which was held last weekend at the Almeda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. This was one of the neatest car...
Would You Rather: The “Which Import Would You Rather Stuff An LS Into” Edition
The eBay Find we put up earlier was a pretty cool car, not only because we dig widebody Starion’s and Conquests, but also because it had late model Hemi power under the hood with some boost...
Watch A 9-inch Ford Explode At Launch From Underneath Paul Marston’s Monza
We’ve seen a lot of carnage at the drags, but never have we seen a rear axle destroyed in quite this fashion, or with a camera mounted at this angle. We can only assume they had the camera...
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...