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Did Project Farm Really Improve Gas Mileage by 22.4%! Don’t Get Scammed and Do What Works!

With average gas prices in the country in the $4.50 range today, it’s no wonder folks are trying to get better gas mileage right now. For many of the drivers across the country it is going to...

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FIA World Endurance Championships Highlights From TotalEnergies 6 Hours of SPA – Wheel To Wheel Racing Action

Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championships was held at SPA, aka Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and did not disappoint. This is an epic race track, and the action here is always great,...

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Capturing Car Culture With Larry Chen: First Cameras Allowed in Toyota’s GR Factory: Minimal robots & More Humans

This is a cool episode of Capturing Car Culture if you are like us and love to see factory and how its made videos. I’ve been on several automotive assembly plant tours and can tell you that...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 1 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Needs Some Love!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND! THIS IS HELLA 2026, COURSE 1 ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Car Show Video From The 13th Annual LoneStar Deluxe Hot Rod and Music Festival in Texas City TX

Our friend John Jackson is back at it with more cool video from another great Texas car show, and this time it’s got a twist. This is the 13th Annual LoneStar Deluxe Hot Rod and Music Festival...

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Cool or Not: The Mr Cartoon 1963 International Ice Cream Truck

You might think we’re totally insane by throwing this one out there, but hear us out for a minute. The paint on the truck is pretty much 100% beyond anything we have ever seen before. Put...

Awesome Video: Two Sons Track Down The Impala Their Father Bought New in 1965

Lots of us in this hobby have a strong emotional connection to a specific vehicle in our past. In my case it is the 1964 Pontiac GTO my dad restored when I was a wee lad. In the case of the two sons...

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Awesome Gallery: The 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

Last weekend’s Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational pitted the world’s best Pro Touring cars against one another in a variety of competitions. From the road rally through the streets...

Chadmouth: 2011 SEMA Show: Big Wheels, Crap Spokespeople, and Fake Patina Suck!

Each November, every major and minor player in the automotive aftermarket shows up in Las Vegas for the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show. Everything from accessories to engines,...

Bonneville Video: An ESPN Produced Video on The Mike Cook Yearly Bonneville Shootout – Must Watch Stuff!

Mike Cook’s yearly Bonneville Shootout normally brings out amazing performances from some of the fastest vehicles on Earth. This year it brought that and an awesome video, made by ESPN...

Neat Gallery: Touring a Little Texas Shop That is Full of Cool Junk

Consider this gallery a little departure from our normal galleries of car shows, races, and tours of museums and professional shops. The Lee Hartung collection auction reminded us that there are...

Cruise Gallery: The Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Pearland, Texas

While lots of the country is slipping into hot rodding dormancy mode at this time of the year, people in the great state of Texas are still rolling to shows in big numbers. Charles Wickam recently...

Bitchin Link: A Tour of the Race Shop of Don Garlits Circa 1971

We’ve seen this link pop up in a couple places over the last few days and finally we’ve been able to highlight it here. This is a fantastic tour of Don Garlit’s racing operation in...

Cool or Not – You Decide: A Worked Over 1957 Ford Big Job Truck

As Chad and I were cruising the 2011 SEMA show we zapped a bunch of photos of cars and trucks that left us wondering if the BangShift masses would dig or reject. So in that spirit we bring you the...

Epic Video: The Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Race at Full Speed

Since 1907 motorcycles have come to the tiny Isle of Man to compete in one of the most prestigious races in the world. The Isle of Man TT is unique in the fact that while the vehicles and riders...

SEMA Gallery: A Quick Look At Mopar Crate Engines and Pro Stock Heads

After showing the massive Chevrolet engine display at SEMA 2011, we got some e-mails asking where the Chrysler stuff was. Well, here it is! The gallery is pretty small as the Mopar brand didn’t...

Awesome Gallery: The Lee Hartung Collection – An Amazing Collection Gone to Auction

Last weekend the Lee Hartung collection was auctioned off. Unfortunately we were late on the trigger letting you know that, but luckily Bob Chiluk made it there before the auction and documented the...

Amazing Save Video: Vic Hernandez Keeps His Corvette off the Wall at the El Paso Motorplex

Now that we are back from SEMA we can start wading through all the great tips we got while working in Las Vegas at the show. One of the best ones we got came from MSD’s Robert Martin who set us...

Gallery: Big Trucks and Other 4×4 Vehicles at SEMA 2011

Acting under strict orders from Chad, I did not enter the four wheel drive and off road hall until Friday morning. When I did, I was greeted by an awesome array of trucks, Jeeps, and other vehicles....