Category Archive: BangShift XL, CHEVY, SHOWS & EVENTS, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Videos
Number One On Our Christmas List: Check Out A Walk-Around Of The “Rerun” Chevrolet Camper From SEMA!
Nov 28, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
The 1972 Chevrolet C30 camper that was parked, well-hidden off of the far end of the Las Vegas Convention Center might be my most favorite vehicle from the 2018 SEMA show. “Rerun”, as...
It’s Ford vs Plymouth vs Chevrolet In This 1966 Station Wagon Showdown – Narration By Lorne Green
Nov 28, 2018Brian Lohnes4
Remember the good old days when car companies actually made cars? We live in an era now when seemingly every week we see news that car companies are discontinuing the production of, well, cars. Back...
Fox vs Trans-Maro Spectator Drags Mayhem: Getting Crazy And Bent Up At Beech Ridge Speedway
Nov 28, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Fox vs Trans-Maro Spectator Drags Mayhem: Getting Crazy And Bent Up At Beech Ridge Speedway
We have highlighted awesome spectator drags action from Beech Ridge Speedway in Maine for a few years now. The Carbon Videos channel is on top of all the action at that place and there are usually...
Dirty Plays: Low Blow Moves From The World Of Supercar Racing
Nov 27, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
“Have at it, boys” was supposed to be the rallying cry for NASCAR fans who were convinced that their beloved motorsport had lost every last ounce of personality possible. The slogan was...
Bigger, Badder Blasphemi: The New Motor, The SEMA Thrash, And The Hoonigan Callout Race
Nov 27, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Bigger, Badder Blasphemi: The New Motor, The SEMA Thrash, And The Hoonigan Callout Race
From the moment a shell of a 1955 Chevrolet was wheeled out of a backyard on a cart and onto a trailer, the car that is known as “Blasphemi” has been a major part of the scene. It’s...
Watch Don Garlits’ Amazing Speech From The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Awards Show
Nov 26, 2018Brian Lohnes7
There were many great moments at the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello awards show, but there was nothing that came close to the speech that Don Garlits made while accepting his NHRA Lifetime Achievement award....
Sheer Lunacy: Would You Have The Guts To Ride A GSX-R Powered Dirt Bike?
Nov 26, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
The first time I properly scared the holy hell out of myself on a dirt bike involved an early 1980s Yamaha YZ80. Prior to the Yamaha, I had ridden small Hondas…a 50cc Monkey bike and a 70cc...
Add This Simple Welding Cart Build To Your Winter Projects List
Nov 25, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Add This Simple Welding Cart Build To Your Winter Projects List
For a lot of you out there, Winter is the time to get cool project done while the weather is crappy. Well if you are looking for something fun to weld, that will be in your shop and ready to use from...
We’ve Never Seen A Buick Regal Like This One! And It’s Buick Powered, Too!
Nov 25, 2018Bryan McTaggart10
When I read the words, “World’s Fastest Buick”, a 1988-89 Buick Regal was the last car I was expecting. A Grand National? Possible. A Grand Sport or a GSX? Okay. But the W-body...
The Junkyard Digs F-250 Is Moving Again! Check Out The Progress On This Pickup Revival
Nov 25, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Junkyard Digs F-250 Is Moving Again! Check Out The Progress On This Pickup Revival
Kevin from Junkyard Digs has been hard at work in the garage ever since he got back from the other side of the world. Actually, he’s just been busy, period…he came out to Tennessee to...
Ring Randomness: More Oddball Vehicle Choices From The Nurburgring!
Nov 25, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
The Nurburgring Nordschliefe is one of those bucket list tracks. You don’t have to race on it to check the box, you just have to drive on it. And unlike most tracks, you can do just that on the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Got A Second Shot With Your First Car, What Would You Do Differently?
Nov 25, 2018Bryan McTaggart13
You know how people will say, “never get rid of your first car, you will always regret it?” Well…I’ve had the fortune…or misfortune, rather…of living through that...
Ever See A Monster Truck In A Mud Bog Before? Check Out How Well It Works!
Nov 24, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
A monster truck should be absolutely amazing in a mud bog. 66-inch tires, plenty of horsepower, beefy running gear that is designed to take waaaaay more abuse than any mud pit could...
Morning Symphony: The Almighty Trumpet Blast Of The Air Starter
Nov 24, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
While I’m sure there are earlier examples where my mouth got me into trouble, one distinct memory refuses to disappear. My father, Robert, was a long-haul trucker for a good part of his life,...