Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Did Ford Really Try To Sell A Cab Over Big Rig As Aerodynamic In 1977? Yes, Yes They Did
One thing you just do not see on TV anymore are commercials for big rig trucks, right? When is the last time you saw a single name for a truck on your television? As we’d say in Boston...
When 320 Was Plenty: This Look At The 1995 Kenny Brown 320X Mustang Is Fun
Oh how the times have changed. You can waltz into a Chevrolet or Ford dealer these days, buy yourself a four banger equipped Camaro or Mustang and give the 1995 Kenny Brown 320x all it would handle...
Game Changer: This Look Back At The Game Changing 1989 Cummins Powered Dodge Ram Is Awesome
So much of automotive history is evolutionary that is can be difficult to place a pinpoint on when a certain trend or shift happened in the business. The argument about the “first muscle...
A Study In Balance: The 1998 Kenny Brown 289 RS Mustang Coba Wasn’t Cheap But It Sure Was Good
There’s the old adage that you can have cheap or you can have good, but you cannot have both. That’s been true forever with cars (for the most part) and this video from 1998 shows that...
American Bad Ass: This Video About The Life and Career Of Curtis Turner Is Fantastic
When we talk about NASCAR history, the name Curtis Turner looms large. One of the first true superstars of the sport, Turner was fast and loose in all aspects of his life. He made and lost millions....
Influence and Impact – Car Audio History Part 2, Big Sound Systems, OEM Integration to Car Play, Car Stereo Systems Aren’t Just Radios Anymore.
Marcel and Jason are back at it for Part 2 of the Car Audio history episode, and that means we’re going to hear about so many evolutionary and revolutionary steps in the area of automotive...
BC Video: The 1982 Toyota Cressida Shows Us Life Before The Camry – It Was Another Hit For Toyota
When the “foreign invasion” of cars really kicked off in earnest, we all know what Detroit did. They ignored it. Eventually they simply gave up the ground of economy and compact cars...
Boosts Of Burden: This Video Profiles 10 Of The Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Interesting Boosted Race Engines Ever
This is an interesting collection of boosted engines. Before you drag racers out there get your dander up about not seeing a fuel engine in this collection, just know it’s mostly road racing...
Goofy Fun: Check Out The Destruction Of The Easy Evans Used Car Lot At The Houston Astrodome
Sometimes it’s about having fun, right? When you flip on the tube or click on a YouTube link, you want to be entertained. This is one of the best examples of the magic of Brock Yates and Steve...
The Capable Sloth: This Review Of The 1994 Land Rover Discovery Is Heavy On Praise And Glossy Over Shortcomings
Back in the 1994 Land Rover was still a fully British concern and the name had some real cache here in the USA. They had the hardcore Defender which was expensive and designed to be lacking in frills...
Going BIG: This Profile Of The Komatsu D575A-3 Super Dozer Shows Off The World’s Largest Bulldozer
This thing may have the worst power to weight ratio we have ever featured on BangShift but that’s not a really relevant stat. Why? When a machine makes more than 1,100hp it is impressive. When...
Incredible Skills: See Allen Millyard Build A V8 Engine From Two Kawasaki Four Bangers – The Z1 1600 V8 Is Astonishing
England’s Allen Millyard may not be a household name in America at the moment but we’re telling you that by the end of the year, basically everyone in the gearhead world will totally know...
The Worst Tank Ever: This Look At The WW2 Valiant Assault Tank Is A Study In Failure
Of all the rabbit holes I have gone down in the last year, studying old tanks may be the weirdest. Early on in the quarantine adventure of 2020 I found a series called “Age of Tanks” on...
Harry Lee’s Tractor Collection Is Filled With The Greatest Freaks Ever – You Do Not Need To Love Tractors To Love This Video
Seriously, you do not have to give the time of day for tractors to love this video. Why? This is a video about homemade awesomeness, the kind of thing that we love to celebrate here. Harry...