This Year’s Hess Truck Is A Funny Car Hauler, Complete With A Wheelstanding Flopper
For starters, I have no skin in this game. Just wanted to get that out of the way that I’m not hawking Hess Trucks (like they need our help?!) but rather pointing out the fact that this...
OMIX-ADA Releases Statement Regarding Product Searches and Seizures In Las Vegas
It was big news at the 2016 SEMA show when federal marshals came into the event and shut down the displays of eight companies accused of creating knock off parts. The company that was being copied,...
Pulling Action Gallery: More Screaming Engines, Killer Rigs, and Great Photos From The NTPA NC State Fair Pull
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPHOTOS) – The biggest and baddest NTPA pullers in the country all showed up at the North Carolina State Fair recently for their last hook of the 2016 season....
SEMA 2016: Here’s A Gallery Of Engines and Only Engines From The SEMA Show
While bling items like wheels get lots of attention at the SEMA show, we’re engine guys around here and we made sure to blast lots of photos of engines to show you. Yes, the LS motor was as...
Action Gallery: More Awesome Cars and Action From The Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the last report from the Southeast Gasser’s visit to Mountain Park Dragway. Couple of things I didn’t get many photos of includes Quain...
Eight Cylinders and a Lot of Glass: Here’s a Cheap-ish ’66 Barracuda For Sale
Early 1960s American fastbacks are interesting cars and while not everybody finds the shape of a Rambler Marlin appealing, the early Plymouth Barracuda fastback seems to draw more fans. It’s...
BangShift-Approved Music Video: Red Fang Smashes Their Way Through ‘Wires’
This music video came out five years ago so you’ve probably already seen it. However, Red Fang’s music video for the song “Wires” is such an entertaining six minutes of automotive...
NHRA Expands SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown To Five Races For 2017
Great news for fans of the NHRA’s awesome and popular Factory Stock Showdown in 2017. The series will hit some different races and it will expand from four to five races during the 2017 NHRA...
SEMA 2016: Here’s A Wheel Gallery From The Show – Hoops Of All Types Here
McTaggart looked at me a little funny when I told him to go into the show and take photos of wheels. One wheel per car and then compile all of them into a photo gallery. He did a great job and the...
Bastards: Eight Chinese Companies Busted By US Marshals At SEMA For Selling Knock Off Parts
There is nothing worse than being ripped off. Whether it is someone lifting a story from BangShift for their own crummy website or a person making a shady deal, the feeling is the same. In the...
SEMA 2016: More Cars, More Cool, and More Overload From Gearhead Paradise In Las Vegas
The city of Las Vegas is a strange place. If you have never been here there’s no real way to describe it. There’s lots of glitz, lots of in-your-face stuff and lots of weirdness that...
The WTF? Files: Anybody Looking For A Very Pricey Dodge Magnum Ute?
When DaimlerChrysler rolled out the LX cars, they were pretty generous with the variants: two sedans, a two-door performance coupe and a station wagon. Let’s focus on the Magnum for a second:...
SEMA 2016: If You’re Ready To Get Your Build In Gear, American Powertrain Has What You Need!
The folks at American Powertrain are friends of BangShift for many reasons: they advocate the third pedal treatment for your project cars like few others do, they stock solid pieces and parts that...
