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Massive 1200+hp Turbo-Diesel powered Race TRUCKS attack the Goodwood Festival of Speed!

It’s amazing what you can do with a really big truck. After highlighting one of the world’s fastest mini trucks in a video today, now we are highlighting absolutely huge trucks, doing...

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Is This 1,400 horsepower Toyota, The Fastest Land Speed Racing Mini-Truck In The World? Larry Chen Check Out This Bonneville Speed Week Machine!

I’ve loved this truck since I first saw it on the salt at Bonneville a few years ago, and it continues to impress me every time I see it. It’s not just that it is fast, because it’s...

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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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The Wilshire Shaker Is For Sale And It Could Be Yours! (w/video!)

In the coming weeks, you’ll be seeing some cool stuff from the electronic pen of Steve Magnante here on the pages of BangShift. We were cruising his new site SteveMags.com and came across an...

Sideways With Rodney Prouty: Who is “That Guy”? Wait, I Know, I Know…

Every week or two Rodney Prouty sends us his next edition of Sideways and we love them all. Great stories from a regular Joe hot rodder who races his daily driver ’68 Camaro as often as...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Hanous Cross Brand Violation You Have Ever Seen?

After the Mustang photo that we posted yesterday, with the Chevy Rally Wheels on it, I got to thinking about other weird cross brand violations. Of course engines are a big one that get people all...

Nostalgia Funny Car Testing Photos From Famoso: Stone, Woods, and Cook Plus More

Zane McNary and the Stone, Woods, and Cook Team were up at Famoso this past weekend for an open test and tune session in their Dark Horse II Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car. They weren’t the only...

Drag Gallery: The First Annual Nostalgia Drag Race At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Bangshift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd is at it again, with another gallery of photos—this time from the first annual Nostalgia Drag Race at Brainerd...

Celebrity Car Death Match: The A-Team Van VS The Fall Guy Truck! (W/video!)

By now you know all about Celebrity Car Death Match, our on going series that places two famous cars or trucks into the ring against each other and a winner is chosen based on your comments below the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Turn The Page” Bob Seger (1973) and Metallica (1998)

Bob Seger rules. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, have seen him live, and applauded when Chevrolet decided to use his song for their ad campaigns. And anyone that ever saw Tom Cruise lip sync...

Guess What’s Wrong: What Is Wrong With This Mustang? Tell Us For Fame And Glory

We hit the Pomona Swap Meet yesterday and, as usual, saw some weird stuff. A van with a whacky body lift that was like 30 inches tall, and other strange stuff, along with tons of cool cars and parts....

Shop Tour: Murpho’s Hot Rod and Customs – Austin, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re finally at the end of Wickam’s amazing 2013 Lonestar Round Up photo coverage with this great shop tour gallery at Murpho’s Hot Rods and...

Question of the Day: Is it OK to Spec a new Camaro or Mustang With a V6?

We recently read some stats that suggested half of new Mustangs and Camaros sold leave the lot equipped with a V6. The V6 motors that Chevy and Ford are offering in the cars are certainly stout for...

Wreckage Video: Watch A Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series Vessel Crash And Violently Disintegrate At Firebird Raceway

Call me names if you want but drag boat racing terrifies me. I’d sooner sit in the co-driver seat of a World Rally Car hurtling through the Finnish woods than I would strap myself into a high...

Cruise Gallery: Cruising South Congress St In Austin, Texas During The Lonestar Round Up

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The hits from Austin just keep on coming from the camera of Charles Wickam! While he was at the Lonestar Round Up, Charles and his buddies headed on over to the...

Craigslist Find: A 1957 Chevy Kit Car Based Off Of A Fourth Generation Camaro?!

We owe BangShifter Brandon Jones a thank you for the tip off to this creation that he found on the Olive Branch, Mississippi  Craigslist. Our lives were probably better before we knew that there was...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: Tow Truck Battle! 1973 Ford F-350 Wrecker VS 1951 Dodge M-37 Wrecker (w/video!)

We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles against...