Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
This Pissed-Off Circus Elephant Takes Out It’s Anger On A Nearby Station Wagon
Pissing off an elephant just might be the stupidest thing a human being can do. Once angered, there is very little a 180 pound human is going to do against a 10,000-15,000 pound elephant that is...
BangShift Tune-Up: Volbeat’s “16 Dollars” – Motorcycles, Spooky Stuff And An Upright Bass In The Middle Of Nowhere
Volbeat’s sound is one of the more unique ones in music. Incorporating heavy metal, rock and rockabilly music, their sounds echo the notable points of American music without sounding like a...
Lessons On Preparing Your Rear End And Gratuitous Van Burnouts, Courtesy Of Hot Rod Garage!
As you may have known, the Roadkill guys jammed a healthy LS7 into a 1973 Chevrolet van with help and parts from MSD and Holley for the goal of taking it on Power Tour this year. It’s a unique...
2,300 Miles! We Take A Roadtrip To Colorado And Back With The Angry Grandpa Chrysler!
I love a good roadtrip. Thousands of miles to see things I haven’t seen before…or, at least, haven’t seen in a while…is a yearly goal of mine. Over the years at BangShift,...
A Dodge Ram Van Grand Prix Happens In Japan, And It Is As Weird And Cool As You Would Expect
In the normal everyday world of the average BangShifter, an early 1990s Dodge Ram Van exists for one of three purposes: engine donor, parts hauler, or it is the neighborhood pedo-van that you keep...
Roadkill VS Gas Monkey Garage? Yes, This Is Happening And Richard Rawlings (Profanely) Says So
If you have been paying attention to the automotive social media world recently you may have seen the series of Tweets and FB postings that have been volleyed back and forth...
This 1,036hp Toyota Supra Is Legitimately Nasty, Well Engineered And Violent – 780RWHP On The Safe Tune!
Do not see “Supra”, think “Fast and the Furious”, and skip to the next story…you will miss out on one hell of a build. From the front, it looks like most any other...
Getting To Play With Hurst’s 500hp Small-Block Stroker 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Is Next To Impossible…Unless You Are Jay Leno
I have a special place in my heart for a black-and-gold second generation Plymouth Barracuda, and it’s purely because of Bob Riggle’s Hemi Under Glass wheelstander. That car is the only...
More Formula Offroad Mishaps – Tons Of Horsepower Can’t Save You Once You Start To Roll
Formula Offroad, the certifiably insane off-road sport found in the Scandinavian countries, just might be the only thing that could cause Lohnes to walk away from a passenger seat ride (something...
Show Coverage: The Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Drew Out Some Of New York’s Nicest Stuff!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks/Jose Ferrer) – The shores of Lake Erie was once again the perfect backdrop for the Lakeshore Street Rod Association’s annual Harbor Cruise at Point...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 – Here’s Our Final Blast Of Photos From The Event
Ok, anytime you can get stuff ranging from rat rods to Packards hanging out in the same place with people literally lining the streets to watch the cars come in and out, you have something special on...
UPCG’s Caption This: What’s Greasy Enough To Turn Cardboard Clear? No, Not The Fast-Food Chicken…
There’s a statement about fast-food that I learned about in my younger days: if the bag is clear enough to see through, it is greasy and therefore tasty. So, naturally, I assumed that the best...
Roadster Heaven! Another Collection Of Images Featuring Some Of The Coolest Roadsters In America
We have been pounding you with roadster images for weeks now and we’re not going to stop until we run out. The photos continue to come from the LA Roadsters show which happened a few weeks...
