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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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Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: This BIG BLOCK Swapped Squarebody ROLLBACK Is Going On A Road Trip! Break In or Break Down?

This rollback has had an interesting life, and after a fire and some other drama, this one has got a new to it engine and transmission. The fire wasn’t on this truck. The fire was on the truck...

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CHRISTMAS TREES GOING 6 SECONDS IN THE 1/4?!?!? MORE CHRISTMAS TREE DRAGS FROM BRADENTON!!!!

Spoold Media was on hand at the Christmas Tree Drags at Bradenton, and we’ve got their video right here. We’ve already shared the video from 1320Video and KSR, but this one is different...

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MOONEYES Christmas Party 2025 Video: Classic Cars, Hot Rods & Models Together Celebrating 75 Years Of Mooneyes!

The Mooneyes Christmas Party is always one of our favorite events of the year, and I really do miss it now that I live in Texas. It was one of those annual shows that we really looked forward to each...

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Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: DETROIT DIESEL Dually Squarebody! Will It Make It 600 Miles Home or Leave Him Stranded?

This thing is cool! Well it looks cool anyway, even though I’m not a big fan of the 6.2 liter diesel under the hood. And before all you 6.2 and 6.5 fans start bitching, know that I grew up with...

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This Seattle Scrap Yard Painted Their Shear and Grapple Up Like A Seahawk And Used It To Eat A Bronco

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!

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?

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

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

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...

This Clean Pro Street 1965 Chevelle Couldn’t Be Built For Twice The $16,000 Asking Price.

We love 1965 Chevelles. They are the best of the two years of “small” Chevelle, and since we grew up with a 1965 El Camino in the driveway they have just always been special. But,...

CL Find Redemption: A Super Rare 1967 International Military Ambulance

Because of the earlier Firebird Craigslist disaster we felt like we had to redeem ourselves on this fine Saturday, lest you think we can only find worthless junk. Take this cool 1967 International...

Video: Where They Raced New Teaser PLUS – Where YOU Can Watch This Bitchin’ Documentary On February 9th!

We’ve showed you several clips from the Where They Raced documentary over the last year or two. This is the latest teaser released by Harry Pallenberg and the crew who has been working on the...

Uber Bitchin Exotics Photos That You Won’t Believe From Cars And Coffee In Irvine California

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) We’re into all kinds of cars around here, but Bob Chiluk who shot these photos is fond of saying “I like them all, sure I’m a muscle car guy, but I’m...

Craigslist Find: This Was A 1983 Pontiac Firebird – We’re Not Sure What It Is Now

Ever felt bad for a 1983 Pontiac Firebird? You’re about to. The “car” you see in the lead photo and all of the photos below rolled out of a factory in 1982/1983 as a shiny new third...

Four BangShift Approved Methods For Moving Snow – From Trains To Pulse Jets They’re Here!

Here in Chicago we don’t let a little snow shut down the whole joint but with the current situation in Buffalo that’s an whole different kettle of fish. During normal circumstances of...

New Go-Pro Video Of Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump Is Beyond Words – Incredible Footage

Back in October of 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space, some 19-miles above the Earth to set the world records for the highest free fall of all time, highest speed achieved by a...

Gallery: Hot Rods At Point View Baptist Church – Great Cars And A Real Deal Cacklefest!

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) –  It’s the middle of winter in Oklahoma and all the drag machines are still in hibernation. So, what’s a die hard racing addict to do? Well, we loaded...

Project Violent Valiant Update: Fuel System Components From II Much Fabrication And Aeromotive Enter The Picture

Project Violent Valiant is coming right along. Kevin Tully has really been burning the candle at both ends at his shop, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois. We’ve seen the car start as a...