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Merry Christmas From BANGshift! We Hope You Enjoy Christmas With Your Loved Ones And That Santa Is Good To All Of You!

Every year the message is pretty similar, and on behalf of the Reynolds family, along with our amazing BangShift.com sponsors, I’d like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry...

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CHRISTMAS TREES GOING 6 SECONDS IN THE 1/4?!?!? MORE CHRISTMAS TREE DRAGS FROM BRADENTON!!!!

Spoold Media was on hand at the Christmas Tree Drags at Bradenton, and we’ve got their video right here. We’ve already shared the video from 1320Video and KSR, but this one is different...

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MOONEYES Christmas Party 2025 Video: Classic Cars, Hot Rods & Models Together Celebrating 75 Years Of Mooneyes!

The Mooneyes Christmas Party is always one of our favorite events of the year, and I really do miss it now that I live in Texas. It was one of those annual shows that we really looked forward to each...

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Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: DETROIT DIESEL Dually Squarebody! Will It Make It 600 Miles Home or Leave Him Stranded?

This thing is cool! Well it looks cool anyway, even though I’m not a big fan of the 6.2 liter diesel under the hood. And before all you 6.2 and 6.5 fans start bitching, know that I grew up with...

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Stop Telling Me How To Drive! They Might Be Good At Instructions, But What Happens When a Rally Co-Driver Takes the Wheel?

Have you ever been driving down the road and had a backseat or passenger seat driver telling you how you should be doing it better? Or telling you straight up that you are doing it wrong? Worse yet...

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Is This Even Savable? THE FRAME REPAIR MASTER TACKLES THIS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX MERCEDES TRUCK FRAME REPAIR

I don’t know that most frame shops would even want to repair this thing, or that the condition of the wrecked truck would be worth saving. But that’s what is happening in this video here...

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Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week: He Bruised His What, Now?

You know what hasn’t happened at BangShift Mid-West in quite some time? Project car work. I’m ashamed but I’ll admit it, there hasn’t been a wrench spun in longer than I care...

A Stroker Hemi Hits The Pump With Headers Then Manifolds

This is a pretty fun video if for no other reason than we get to see a 472ci Chrysler Hemi get ripped multiple times on the dyno. The premise here is cool because we have the engine being pulled...

STOLEN: Keep An Eye Out For This Monte Carlo And Malibu In The Charlotte, North Carolina Area!

Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour is currently going down, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the event, and this morning we have some rather crap news to share with you from the road trip. Seems...

LIVE Streaming Video From The Lone Star Summer Shootout Right Here

The Lone Star Summer Shootout is on! This is the 6th Annual running of this Texas bracket race at the original super track, the Texas Motorplex in Ennis TX. Someone is taking home big winnings each...

We Find Out The Truth About Ceramic Coatings In Car Care. Is There Really Something To It?

It seems like every place you turn there is someone else talking about a wipe or wax or spray that adds ceramic coating to your car or motorcycle’s paint. But is there really something there?...

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End Date: If You Want To Get A C7 Corvette, You Might Want To Hurry!

It is odd to me that the C7 Corvette is almost done. When I moved out to Kentucky at the end of 2013, pre-production models were freaking everywhere. There was the green one that was being driven by...

Pro Street Or Pro Touring? Which Would You Rather Drive Cross Country On Power Tour?

Back in the day a Pro Street car was more fairground cruiser than anything else. Despite having a giant blower, dual carbs, big tires, and all the coolest race parts most of them had no power, no...

Our Pomona Swap Meet Photos Continue Right Here. Check Out What We Saw This Month.

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) Every Pomona Swap Meet is different, but there is always something cool as hell to see. From parts to cars and everything in between, you are likely to see stuff you have...

Last Call: The 1973 Baldwin-Motion Phase III Camaro…You Truly Weren’t Going To See Another Like This!

In 1974, Car Craft Magazine published an article: “King Kong Lives On Long Island”. The feature vehicle: a 454-powered Motion Super Vega. Wrap your head around that for a minute…the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Vehicle Would You Drive On A Rally?

Ever since I first learned what rally racing was, I’ve been enamored with the concept. Tarmac, dirt, snow, the surface didn’t matter…it was all about beating the clock over a set...

Morning Symphony: Fully-Loaded Drag Racing From The 2019 Great Lakes Big Rig Challenge

One event that we need to see in person is Rodéo du Camion-style semi-truck drag racing. The premise is simple: two trucks hitch up to a B-train trailer setup that is weighed down with forty-five...

Every Last Detail: Figuring Out Why A Ford Truck Refused To Idle

My buddy Kevin has a problem. It doesn’t involve a girl, it doesn’t involve a job, and it doesn’t involve that burrito he had for dinner a while ago. It involves one of the many...

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This Is What It Takes To Win The Baja 500. Watch The Action Behind The Win

Desert off-road racing is a completely different beast than any other kind of racing. I’m not saying that winning races in any series isn’t hard, because winning takes work, but there is...

He Didn’t Blow The Welds: Check Out The Damage A 50-shot Of Spray Did To A Prius!

Here’s a bit of a tip: when your on-call mechanic friend starts laughing at the damage in your engine bay, you did good. A little bit ago, we got a quick laugh courtesy of Tyler Hoover. The...