Category Archive: BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos

Large And In Charge Video: The Construction And Transportation Of Graythorpe 1 – The World’s Largest Oil Rig In 1974

When it takes 150,000,000 gallons of water to make something float, you know it is large and in charge, right? Well that was the case in 1974 when welders and fabricators finished their work in...

Classic YouTube: Blazing The Hides On A NASCAR-Powered Ford GT40 Replica

While we like to see every performance vehicle used to it’s full potential, there are some models that we can understand the hesitation the owners feel about doing more than a drive to a...

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Flying Caddy! Watch This Backyard Daredevil Launch A 1990s Eldorado – Lands Like A Ton Of Bricks!

I actually really like 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorados. I like the way they look, I like the interior appointments, I like the way they drive (for a gigantic front-driver, they aren’t too bad) and...

Morning Symphony: The Hillclimbing DeTomaso Mangusta Filling The Hills With The Sound Of Ford Power

One of my favorite cars ever filmed by sound aficionado 19Bozzy92 is this DeTomaso Mangusta. One of 401 cars made by DeTomaso and one of only a handful left at all, it’s my favorite because...

Video: That Time The Trailer Park Boys Ran The Targa Newfoundland Rally

If you have never watched the television wonder known as The Trailer Park Boys, we feel bad for you. This show is hilarious, raunchy, wrong, and sidesplittingly funny. It is a Canadian export and the...

Progress On The Hagerty Straight Eight Build! The Cam, The Crank, and Plastic Pistons For The Win!

We have been loyally following the Hagerty build of a classic Buick straight eight engine for a while now. Davin has been working his way through a variety of different issues and setbacks but has...

Big Tire No Prep Action Video: Check Out The Fun At Outlaw Armageddon In Oklahoma – Big Time No Prep Racing

Outside of the obvious heroes of the Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings series there’s been a handful of signature events in the world of no-prep style drag racing. Noble, Oklahoma has been home to...

OPGI Video Bonanza: Here’s A Few Cool Product Videos Featuring Parts For Your Classic GM A-Body From OPGI

The team at OPGI has been cranking out great product videos for a while now and they profile a wide range of the products that the company offers. Today I picked out a few of the things I know my...

The 700 Club: Watch This Little 427ci Ford Small Block With A Perfectly Sized ProCharger Make 764hp and 738 lb-ft On The Dyno

There’s just something about a really well designed engine combination that makes us happy here. To us, this little supercharged 427ci small block Ford is about as perfect as it gets for a hot...

When Mercury Was A Going Concern: This 1986 Laser Disc Preview Of Mercury’s Performance Cars Is Cool

Back when the Mercury division of Ford was a happening thing, they were all about getting on the performance bandwagon like the rest of the world was. Of course they, like the divisions of GM were...

Classic YouTube: This Hummer Look-Alike Goes For A Completely Underwater Cruise

We’ve seen videos of Army trucks driving while submerged before. One of the most memorable stories I’ve ever read here was showed a troop carrier several feet underwater, cruising around...

Gullet-Cam: Here’s What Goes On Inside The Intake Of A Turbo Supra!

The exciting parts of auto shop class in high school was any time you were hands-on with a car, right? You had the tools out, you had the test light out, and you were doing your best to figure out...

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Langdon, Beckman, Enders, and Pollacheck Win 2020 NHRA US Nationals – Watch Them Do It Here

Boy, it was some kind of race day on Sunday at the US Nationals. Everyone was wondering if it would feel like the US Nationals, if it would have that intensity and that craziness. Well, it did. You...

Morning Symphony: Who Would Be The First To Hop On This V-Twin Racing Lawnmower?

I can’t lie…the lawn mower I use to hack down the grass around BangShift Mid-West is not fast. Not in the least. But that doesn’t stop me from whipping around from one edge of the...

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