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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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More Rock Crawling, Truck Bashing, Off-Road Racing Photos From King Of The Hammers 2015

We’ve still got lots more action photos from the King of the Hammers 2015, and we want to make sure you get to check them all out. if you think 800 horsepower, 130 mph speeds, and a combination...

The Incredible Restoration Of This 1979 Kenworth K100 Truck Is One Of The Best Things On The Internet

As a 12-year old kid on vacation from England over here in America, Paul Cox saw a Kenworth K100 truck and was instantly in love. The model was best known for its role on the show BJ and the Bear...

Watch This Video Of The New Corvette LT4 Getting Built At Chevrolet’s Tonawanda Engine Plant

We dig plant tours around here. I don’t know why, but ever since I was a little kid I’ve loved touring everything from candy factories to tractor plants, and everything in between....

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Pro Street Bargain? This 1975 Pontiac Firebird Isn’t Perfect But It Is Cool And Priced To Sell

There’s something about a pro street style car that I’ll never get tired of looking at. Whether it is the stance, the look of the different rubber on the corners, or the general attitude,...

Fragola Performance Systems Introduces New O-Ring Boss Carburetor Fittings

If you have a big horsepower, big fuel system, big flow application, chances are that you are running a serious carb to introduce that fuel into your engine. Getting the fuel into that carb in the...

Evel Knievel Video: This Pretty Raw Look At The Life And Times Of Evel Is Enthralling

Evel Knievel is one of the most fascinating people of the last 50 years. He was certainly one of the most brave people of the 20th century and we say that with a bit of admiration. This guy would (at...

Ever Wonder What It Takes To Completely Repaint An Airliner? Virgin Australia Created A Time-Lapse Video Of The Process!

A couple of days ago we showed you what it takes to custom-paint an aircraft with the WestJet “Magic Plane”. And it got me thinking back to my aviation side, and one question kept coming...

More Information For Owners Of Mopar 5.7 Hemi LX Vehicles: The Timing Chain Issues And The P01 Customer Satisfaction Notification

The power of the Internet can sometimes work for good. I’ve been lurking around ChallengerTalk for a week or so now and noticed a sticky thread that involved 5.7 Hemi cars, timing chains, and...

Toughness Video: Watch A Lowly Nissan Pathfinder Take Five Minutes Of The Most Incredible Punishment Ever

What if I told that that a Nissan Pathfinder was the toughest vehicle that I had ever seen. Up until I watched the video below, I would have laughed as well but the fact is that I have never seen a...

Battle Barge: This Supercharged, Big Block 1970 Impala Kingswood Wagon Is BangShift Approved

If you have ever had the urge to assume the roles of both Clark Griswold and Mad Max at the same time, boy do we have the car for you! This 1970 Impala Kingswood wagon has a roof rack, a sweet...

A Superbike On Studded Tires, A Snowmobile, And A Rally Porsche Drifting In Snow And Ice – Welcome To Finland!

Being as near to the Arctic Circle as Finland is, it’s no surprise that the locals can handle snow and ice. Whereas Brian has been dealing with a pattern of snow/shovel/repeat, the Finns simply...

Ebay Find: A Simple, Basic, Useable 1986 Dodge D-150 Ram That Is Cleaner Than It Should Ever Be

When it comes to trucks, my choices break down into two types: either I want a badass diesel truck that is oriented towards work, or I want a simple and clean half-ton that has decent power and...

55th NHRA Winternationals – Professional And Sportsman Champions Repeat

The first race of the 2015 season for NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series brings with it a surge of optimism for all the race teams. With a clean slate in a new year to build upon most teams...

This Awesome 2.0L Turbo Pinto Engine Is So Old School It Hurts – History Anyone?

Potent, angry, temperamental, and not all that common, the turbo Pinto engine became a frightening force to be reckoned with in the hands of guys like Ohio George Montgomery, Buddy Ingersoll, and a...