Buddy Holly Was a Motorhead And He Died 55 Years Ago Today – We Remember Him BangShift Style!
Feb 03, 2014Craig Fitzgerald4
Fifty-five years ago today, Buddy Holly’s plane crashed and claimed the lives of three of the most up-and-coming rock and roll musicians the world knew to that point. But before Buddy Holly...
SMART Electric Car Goes Offroading: Our Second Favorite Super Bowl Car Commercial
Feb 03, 2014Chad Reynolds7
It seems a little weird that we’d be choosing a commercial for an electric car as our second favorite car commercial of the 2014 Super Bowl, but we are indeed. After all, who would have...
RacingJunk Find: Andy McCoy Race Cars Is Selling Their Bad Ass Carbon Fiber 1969 Chevelle Bodies….WOW!
Feb 03, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Pro mod bodies range from the cool to the totally bizarre. Over the years different styles have become super popular. There was the 1963 Corvette era, the Willys era, the Studebaker era, and now we...
Our Vote For Best Car Commercial Of The 2014 Super Bowl: Dodge And Bob Dylan
Feb 03, 2014Chad Reynolds31
“Is there anything more American than America?” Well Dodge and Bob Dylan, I don’t think there is. Bob Dylan is described by many to be one of the most profound and talented poets in...
BangShift Exclusive Breaking News: Roland Leong Returns To Nitro Funny Cars!
Feb 02, 2014Chad Reynolds12
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) BANGSHIFT EXCLUSIVE. “The Hawaiian” Roland Leong returns to Nitro Funny Car for the 2014 Season! After a couple of weekend phone calls, BangShift.com...
Which One Of These Do You Think Is 2014’s Best Super Bowl Commercial So Far?
Feb 02, 2014Chad Reynolds8
For the past week several 2014 Super Bowl Commercials have been “leaked” out so that we can all get a preview of them. Which one of these do you think is 2014’s Best Super Bowl...
2013’s Best Super Bowl Commercial: Paul Harvey And Ram Trucks.
Feb 02, 2014Chad Reynolds15
We thought that the Ram Truck Commercial that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl was the best one of the bunch. There were plenty of other good ones, including the Audi that the kid took to the prom,...
Insane Photo Sequence Re-Run: A Competiton Coupe Nearly Power Wheelies Over Backwards!
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes24
(Editor’s note: Today is “big game” Sunday and undoubtedly we’ll see some awesome performances. That made me think of the most awesome performance I have ever captured on a...
Want A Job In Drag Racing? NHRA’S Division 5 Is Hiring A Division Services Coordinator!
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Love drag racing? Work you ass off at a local track and yearn for a shot to do it full time instead of just on the weekends? The NHRA’s Division V may have the opportunity that you are looking...
This Seattle Scrap Yard Painted Their Shear and Grapple Up Like A Seahawk And Used It To Eat A Bronco
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes14
This weekend there will be a gigantic football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Technically we’re not allowed to use the specific title of the game or the NFL can sue...
Was This Luck Or A Real “Save”? Watch A Drag Racer Go On A Wild Ride After His Brakes Fail!
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes11
If there is something more terrifying than losing your brakes at high speed on a race track, feel free to let us know. The mere thought of it makes shivers run down our collective spines around here....
Win Or Fail? This Guy Took A Sawzall To A 1969 El Camino And Made A Trailer Out Of It – What Do You Think?
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes18
BangShifter Steve Dunning goes by the handle ElkyGuy, so you can imagine his level of enthusiasm for seeing this 1969 El Camino trailer for sale on Craigslist. Steve wasn’t into it….at...
Watch The First Car To Ever Top 150-Mph Fire Up For The First Time In Decades
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes4
Sir Malcolm Campbell was one of the great heroes of the formative days of land speed record attempts. His machines were incredibly crude by the standards of today’s streamliners and ultra crazy...
Awesome Muscle Car Video: Factory Promotional Video for the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine
Feb 02, 2014Brian Lohnes4
After showing your the wild LS powered AMC Eagle in our Craigslist find, we had to get you some pure AMC redemption with this video. For us, the coolest AMC video we have ever seen arrives in the...












