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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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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Barn Find Muscle Cars Rescued

One of the most depressing yet entertaining web sites on the Internet is CarsInBarns.com. As the title suggests, the place is loaded with photos of old cars found in compromising positions, and most...

Video: Vintage AMC Javelin TV Commercials

A while back we posted a number of Chevy Camaro TV commercials from various model years. But, since it’s an AMC Javelin we have in our own driveway, we thought we should give some love to the...

eBay Pick of the Week Bonus: 1964 Ford N750 Wrecker

Oh man, this one hurts. Located only about 30 miles from the East Coast BangShift.com headquarters is this killer 1964 Ford N750 tow truck. This baby was high class back in the day with its Holmes...

Even More Collateral Damage From Cash for Clunkers: State Revenues Drop

Is anyone keeping score on the pros and cons of the recent Cash for Clunkers program? If so, slide another bead across the abacus. We can’t tell you exactly which way to slide it, though....

Ebay Pick of the Week: Pro Street 1979 Plymouth Duster

The title is not a typo. There was actually a Plymouth Duster made in 1979. It was really just an option package on a Volare, but the name and logo went on the car all the same. It would have had...

Speeding Tickets Actually Suck Worse in Some Other Countries

Speeding tickets suck no matter which way you cut it. Thanks to a tip from BangShift.com forum member TheSilverBuick, we now know that they suck far worse in some other countries than they do here....

Coming This Weekend: The Bangshift.com East Feast: Come on Down (or up)

It’s coming this weekend! The first annual BangShift.com East Feast is a get together for readers, forum members, friends, and hell, maybe even a couple haters, at beautiful and historic Beaver...

Event Gallery: Sidney, New York, Airport Car Show

BangShift.com Forum Member Mustang13 (Jeremy George) attended the Sidney, New York Airport Car Show and filed an awesome gallery of nearly 130 photos. This show has a little of everything, and...

Monday Time Killer: The Mexican Shelby Mustangs

We have to thank BangShift.com forum member Joes66Fury2 for the great tip on the DarkHorseRacing website telling the story of the Shelby Mustangs from South of the Border built from 1967 to 1972....

Engine Carnage from the BangShift Forums

This is the type of wreckage you don’t see every day. BangShift.com member BigBuds1 had his LT1 Camaro in full tire-fire mode when the engine gave way. He says he broke the crank, and that shot...

Cool or Not: You Decide

So we’re conflicted. Normally we dismiss weirdo, human powered, pod-like vehicles milliseconds after seeing them. This one is a special case, though. First off, it’s amphibious, and...

Racer and Cool Shirt Inventor Schafer Dies in Racing Accident

Here’s sad news from the world of racing, as we have learned that avid racer and the inventor of the Cool Shirt, Rich Schafer was killed in as accident while participating in a hill climb event...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: America Still Builds Some Bad Ass Stuff

Many of us often opine that America doesn’t make anything anymore. While it’s true we have shipped off a lot of manufacturing business to both our southward neighbors and to Asia,...

Connecticut Junkyard Owner in Hot Water

We can’t imagine being in the junkyard business these days. It cannot be easy. For decades it must have been pretty straightforward. Score a big tract of land way outside of town, put up a...