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OLD SCHOOL Dodge 1 TON TOW TRUCK Gets Repairs and Paint Work! A Vice Grip Garage Roadworthy Rescue Christmas Bonus Episode Not To Be Missed.

In honor of the Christmas holiday, Derek has been putting out a few extra Vice Grip Garage videos the past week and we dig them. Some of them are a bit of Behind the Scenes coverage, some combine a...

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Swapping SRT4 TURBO POWER Into A MINT 1985 Dodge Minivan!! Building an EPIC Family Hauler With A Crusty SRT4.

This one here is something special. Sure, there have been plenty of turbo 4 cylinder Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyagers over the years, but this van is so mint that it defies description. Just wait...

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2025’s Wildest World Rally Championship Stages: Dirt, Tarmac, Rain, Snow, And More! It Was An Exciting Year Of Racing!

The 2025 World Rally Championship season was something special and like any good WRC event, the drama and action were plentiful. We’re excited to see the season ending highlights that all the...

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IHRA Acquires Historic Memphis Motorsports Park In Millington Tennessee. Big Race Weekend’s Planned For 2026!

Well folks, the rumors that someone is buying Memphis are finally true! For the last 15 years I’ve heard rumor after rumor that someone was coming in to buy the race track formerly known as...

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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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DID SANTA FAIL YOU? DON’T WORRY, THE BACONSHIFT SALE IS ON!!! FREE BACON, Plus $250 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 9th!

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

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Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “You’re Worse Than The FedEx Guy!”

Heading into the store this morning to pick up a few items and to price some parts, I was greeted, at eight in the morning, by hearing the unbridled fury of Warehouse Guy in the back of the store at...

South Dakota Professor Claims That $2 Gas Will Lead To More Traffic Deaths – Here Are The Flaws In This Logic

It goes without saying that we are enjoying the recent drop in gas prices, but there are those in the world who think that cheap gasoline is, without question, the worst idea ever. And one of those...

Ride Along With Andy Seuss As He Races A Modified On Ice!

If you haven’t noticed, today’s theme is “cold”…mainly because that is exactly what I am right now. It is bitterly cold, yet it’s sunny and otherwise beautiful...

Just In Time For The Arctic Blast: Here’s How Manufacturers Tests Their Cars For Cold

Over the next couple of days, temperatures around BangShift Mid-West will be sitting at a high 0f maybe 15 degrees F with night time temps dropping to 2. And that’s before wind chill is even...

BangShift Project Files: Hemi Joel’s 1932 Plymouth Is An Exercise In Having It All In One Package

“Hemi Joel” Nystrom is one of BangShift’s more well-heeled forum members. That’s not a dig at him either, as he is a through-and-through gearhead: as far as I am aware of, he...

Craigslist Find: This Caprice On 30″ Wheels Is Putting The “Wagon” Into “Station Wagon”

Lohnes and I are currently in the middle of a bitter and cold war of the station wagons, and so far every shot has been, in one way or another, a good one. A low-mileage clamshell Pontiac, two Caddy...

Police Find Crashed Car, Tow Car, Locate Driver Six Hours Later

Dayton, Ohio police are trying to figure out the story behind on one of the strangest vehicle accidents in their investigation history. A Chevrolet Impala was found wrecked in the early morning hours...

Watch The Car Bros Lampoon Every Lame Video Car Review You Have Ever Seen – This Is Hilarious

There’s nothing better than good satire and there’s nothing better than good satire that gives the viewing audience a little credit and doesn’t dumb the jokes down to make sure...

BangShift 2014 Photo Highlight Reel: Scott Liggett’s Adventures To Shows, With Old Trucks, And To His Old High School

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – 2014 was my first full year back in my home state of Nebraska after 25 years of living in California. I moved to the rather small town of Kearney in...

Barrett-Jackson Preview: Forget The High-Dollar Stuff And Check Out This Knockout 1977 Ford!

All eyes are on the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, mainly due to the Ron Pratte collection going across the block. But if you take the time and dig through the docket on the B-J...

Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015: Flying Trucks During Qualifying At The Neatest Short Course Truck Race In The World

Well, the first day of public coolness at Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015 was pretty awesome. Yes, it was -15 degrees as Nutting and I were blasting photos of 900hp four wheel drive trucks hauling tail in...

This Is The Ugliest Mustang In The World. Period!

When Carl Ogren from Chris Alston’s Chassisworks, on of our great BangShift sponsors, sent me an email yesterday titled “Awful Mustang”, he was being kind. WOW This thing fell out...

Blog War: Forget That Brady Bunch Wagon And Go For This Gorgeous Country Squire!

Okay, Gator…congratulations on finding a big-block LTD wagon. I’ll give you credit where it’s due, a big-block station wagon is getting hard to find, regardless of who made it. And you even got...

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Honda Fined $70 Million For Failing To Report Fatal Accidents

Honda Motor Company was fined $70 million dollars by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) on January 8th, 2015 for failing to report fatalities in their vehicles, the latest...