Canadian Man Busted Drunk Driving…..A Backhoe…Should We Mention He Was Speeding?
May 03, 2013Brian Lohnes4
There’s nothing quite like a good wacky news story on a Friday and we have to thank Timmins, Canada city employee Richard Page for providing the fodder. Richard, who had been in the employ of...
eBay Find: A 1969 Mustang Based Cord 812 Kit Car – So Wrong!
May 03, 2013Brian Lohnes9
The Cord 810 and 812 stand as some of the most beautiful and technologically advanced cars of the late 1930s. Like lots of good ideas though, their production run was short and just several thousand...
Video: One Of The Most Violent, Flaming, Engine Explosions We Have Ever Seen – Parts Everywhere!
May 03, 2013Brian Lohnes4
Oh this is one for the books! The Blazer you see with the blazing fire under it (see what we did there?) suffers what may be the single most violent engine explosion we have ever seen that...
Celebrity Car Death Match: The Nefarious Car From “The Car” VS The Goblin Big Rig From Maximum Overdrive!
May 03, 2013Brian Lohnes24
This could be our most dastardly, evil, and murderous pair yet! Two truly awful and bloodthirsty vehicles will challenge your very moral fiber today as we continue to weed out the weaklings in this...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Have Any Gearhead Plans For This Weekend?
May 03, 2013Brian Lohnes21
Outside of some places in the midwest, it is automotive fun time season in the rest of the country. Have you gotten your junk in gear yet? We’ve been hitting cruise nights, the drag strip, and...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “This Car Of Mine” by The Beach Boys 1964
May 03, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BangShift Daily Tune Up: “This Car Of Mine” by The Beach Boys 1964
Released on the March 1964 Album “Shut Down” Volume 2, “This Car of Mine” isn’t the go to car song from the Beach Boys, but the truth is it’s probably as true a...
Video: Watch A Worked Up Duramax Get Pushed To And Then Straight Past The Breaking Point On The Dyno!
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes2
Next week, I’ll be in Denver, Colorado for the Diesel Power Challenge. That contest pits 10 of the toughest diesel trucks in America against one another in a variety of challenges and events....
Race Gallery: The Mitty 2013 – America’s Coolest Vintage Car Race – IMSA, Can Am, ETC – Killer Cars!
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Craig Sutherland) – Yesterday we ran the great video of Jim Pace making hot laps in Sebring with a vintage Can Am car. Today, Jim’s right hand man Craig Sutherland is sharing a...
No PowerShift Tonight – Chad’s Been Thrown Into A Mexican Prison
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes8
I gave the guy one simple job to do on vacation, well two actually. Job numero uno was to keep himself from getting thrown into a Mexican prison. Job number two was to smuggle a massive quantity of...
Build Gallery: A 1965 Mustang That Combines New And Old School Elements With Great Parts From Rick’s Tanks, FAST, And More!
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes2
One of the toughest things to do when building a car is to combine old school elements and current technology/styling together. This Mustang that’s going together at Tube Chassis Designz...
Video Of BangShift Approved Zen: Watch And Listen To A Blown Hemi Powered Volvo Amazon Fire Up!
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes6
If you don’t check out Speed Hunters either on their site or their FB page, you are cheating yourself. Those guys do some killer work and profile bad ass cars from all over the world. This...
Celebrity Car Death Match: Bigfoot 1 From Take This Job And Shove It VS The Wild ’67 Chevy From Fast And Furious 4
May 02, 2013Brian Lohnes34
Today’s death match is all about trucks. We have two very different competitors here in the ring of doom. There’s the giant Bigfoot and the slammed 1967 Chevy from The Fast and the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Car Is On Your “List” That Nobody Would Expect?
May 02, 2013Chad Reynolds17
We’ve all got a list. You know, the list of cars, trucks, boats, or motorcycles that we ultimately want to own. It’s the list that would get a lot of check marks on it if I won Powerball....
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” by Primus 1991
May 02, 2013Chad Reynolds1
“Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” is probably one of my favorite Primus songs because it has just enough goofy fun to it that you won’t turn it off. The single was released in 1991 on...












