BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Midnight Blue” Lou Gramm (1987)
Foreigner is one of those bands that transcends time and continental divides. Made up of both American and British band mates, Foreigner has had hits over three decades and has sold over 80 million...
Project Car Spotlight: Squirrel’s SMAV 1957 Suburban Goes From Blah To Beautiful In Weeks. An Inspirational Tale.
What’s an SMAV you ask? Well it’s the nickname BangShift Contributor Scott Liggett gave to Jim’s 1957 Suburban project. What does it mean? Soccer Mom Assault Vehicle. With 454 cubic...
Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Revive The Muscle Truck, Drag Race It On Nitrous, Nearly Die On Old Mini-Bikes
It is that time of the month again, kids. Our pals Freiburger and Finnegan have once again gone on an adventure, this time in an old friend know simply as “the muscle truck”. Originally...
Watch Robbie Gordon Dominate A Fair’s Tuff Truck Competition With A Stadium Racing Truck!
When the fine people of Orange County, California are not rioting after surfing competitions, they are going to fairs, specifically the Orange County Fair. Like at many fairs around the nation, this...
Powermaster Alternators and Starters Will Be At The Street Rod Nationals This Weekend In Louisville
This weekend, August 1-3 the huge NSRA Street Rod Nationals show will occupy the fair city of Louisville, Kentucky as they have done for many in the past. Our pals at Powermaster will be there with...
More Killer Photos From The Morgantown, PA Sonic Cruise — Gassers, Race Cars, Pro Street, Rods!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries from the cool Sonic cruise night in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. We kind of marveled at the quality of cars that were...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Funniest Thing You Have Ever Seen Someone Do While Driving?
We know that this can get way out of hand, and we’re pretty okay with that. We have done some crazy and funny and cool stuff while driving, and we assume all you cool BangShifters have as well,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Life Is A Highway” Tom Cochrane And Rascal Flatts Versions (1991/2006)
Life is a Highway is a great song that speaks to every single one of our roadtripping genes, and when it was originally sang by Tom Cochrane back in 1991 it was a big hit and has always been a song...
Mini-Feature: An 1960s Ford “Uni-Body” Truck With Bad Ass Paint, Perfect Stance, and Ford Power!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – From 1961-1963 Ford produced a truck that is commonly referred to by hot rodders today as a “uni-body” truck. While this isn’t entirely accurate...
eBay Find: An Awesome And Awesomely Rare 1958 Dodge W100 Factory 4×4 Dually!
My love of big old trucks is a longstanding conversation point among the members of BangShift nation, especially in our forum section. In fact, those intrepid men and woman long ago started a...
More Donut Derelicts Huntington Beach Cruise Photos. Hot Rods, Trucks, Street Rods, And More.
Every Saturday morning around 6am 150-250 hot rods, muscle cars, street rods, trucks, and bike converge at the corner of Adams and Magnolia in Huntington Beach for a couple hours of hot rod heaven....
Terrifying Wreck Video: Watch A ’33 Willys Outlaw Gasser Get Completely Annihilated At Ohio’s Dragway 42
Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian caught this horrifying video last weekend at the 2013 Rock and Race event held at Ohio’s historic Dragway 42 race track. The event featured all kinds of different stuff like...
Introducing The Wally’s World GTO: Dreams Becoming A Reality. Mullets, Muscle Cars, And More.
Wally Olczak is one of those dudes in the automotive aftermarket that you may not actually know, but you know everything he’s done. We’ll cover some of that later, but the truth is this...
2012 NHRA Champion Get’s His Own Day! The City Of Norco Will Proclaim August 10th “‘Fast Jack’ Beckman Day”.
We think this is awesome because we know that Jack will think they are crazy for doing this but also really really appreciate it. While a lot of professional drivers have moved off to be nearer to...
