Would You Rather, The Former SEMA Edition: Which Show Car Takes The Prize?
Mar 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart11
Every year, right at the beginning of November, there is a pilgrimage made to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some view the SEMA show as a three-ring circus of everything automotive, some view it as...
This 1950 Film By The ESSO Oil Company Is A Great Look At This Evolution Of The American Gas Station
Mar 27, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1950 Film By The ESSO Oil Company Is A Great Look At This Evolution Of The American Gas Station
Standard Oil was one of the most all conquering businesses ever. It is mind boggling to think about the control they had not only on the US oil industry but the entire industry worldwide. Eventually...
Question Of The Day: Can You Find A Freakier For Sale Ad Than This “Bitchin’ Chicken Car”?
Mar 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart11
Here’s a bit of insight into my typical work day: I spend hours at my computer searching, performing research, and in general dredging the Internet for things that I think BangShifters would...
HHP Is Starting The Year Off Right With A 9.15 Pass In The Fastest Hellcat Challenger!
Mar 27, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on HHP Is Starting The Year Off Right With A 9.15 Pass In The Fastest Hellcat Challenger!
Just because the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is on it’s way doesn’t mean that the Hellcat twins are now to be underrated. Far from it…as the cars sell each and every day, more and...
Physics Be Damned: Lee O’Donnell’s Front Flip In The “Mad Scientist” Monster Truck!
Mar 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
Mad Scientist, or mental and in solid need of a psych exam? Many fans who attended the Monster Jam World Finals 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada certainly wondered after seeing Lee O’Donnell’s...
Richard Petty’s Crash Relived By The People That Were There – Linda Petty, Ned Jarrett, Dale Inman, More
Mar 26, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Richard Petty is an American icon. We can debate until the cows come home as to his rank in the all-time list of NASCAR racers but what cannot be debated is his dominance during NASCAR’s most...
Watch Lyle Barnett Drive Jason Digby’s Tooth Jerker Dart To Another New Leaf Spring Record! 4.19
Mar 26, 2017Brian Lohnes4
One of the most impressive cars we have ever laid eyes on has done it again. The famed Tooth Jerker Dart has reset its own leaf spring drag racing record with a 4.19/184mph pass during the 2017...
SpeedVegas Road Course Is Being Sued By A Driving Instructor After Fatal Wreck
Mar 26, 2017Bryan McTaggart5
A driving instructor has filed a civil suit in Clark County District Court in Nevada with the aim of closing down the SpeedVegas track, following a fatal accident. Francisco Durban, who has been a...
Is This Two Lane Blacktop Themed 1964 Pontiac GTO As Cool As We Think It Is?
Mar 26, 2017Brian Lohnes12
Ok, now THIS is interesting! The guy who put this car together did it with an idea in mind and he executed it to a T. Basically the mythical back story that he created is that in 1972 the famed Two...
That Howl: This Holden FJ Ute’s Inline Six Is Good For High Eights!
Mar 26, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
The Holden FJ line isn’t the first Holden product. That title goes to the Holden FX series, but the FJ was more of a mid-cycle refresh than a completely new design. The FJ was available in...
Money No Object: A Nearly Perfect, Low Mile, Manual Trans 1974 Jeep Cherokee!
Mar 26, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
American Motors knew to not mess up a good thing when they got the Jeep brand. They put AMC emblems here and there, supplied powertrains, and that was mostly that…you do not mess with success....
This Video Of The Pulling Competition At The 2016 RC World Finals Is Pretty Fun
Mar 26, 2017Brian Lohnes2
We have shown lots of cool RC stuff over the years here at BangShift but we’re not sure we have ever showed RC monster truck pulling action! This video was shot at the 2016 RC World Finals and...
Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
Mar 26, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
It was a crazy night of qualifying at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion on Friday. There were huge runs made in many categories but one of the most significant came from the Bruder Brothers in their X275...
MATS 2017 Gallery – Inside The Mid-America Trucking Show In Louisville!
Mar 26, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
The Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky is mecca for anyone who has looked at an eighteen wheeler or a dump truck as a kid and wondered what it must be like to sit that high up, looking...












