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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Will Ultra High Temps Cause Trouble For Competitiors?

There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving all over the country, you are seeing areas...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our First Day 2 Racing Gallery from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2...

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The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! Swap Meet And Car Show Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest...

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More FJ40 Custom Fabrication! This Beast Gets An ECM Install, Branik Links, Custom Cooler Mounts, and A Stereo Install.

When you start making real headway on a project the jobs get smaller and smaller, but no less significant. Shannon and Jess are back at it on the cool FJ40 project and that means many small things...

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This Is The Ultimate Call Out Challenge! We’re Talking 3,000 Horsepower Diesel Trucks Battling It Out For Bragging Rights And More!

The 2026 Ultimate Callout Challenge was epic. The meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country  gathered in Indy to do battle on the dyno rollers, on the drag strip, and...

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Video: The West Coast’s Largest All Ford Truck Show – The F100 Western Nationals 2026 Coverage Starts Here

We figured that if we were going to start sharing our Carlisle Ford Nationals photo coverage today, which is the largest all Ford show in the world, we might as well share the largest classic Ford...

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Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Mocking Up Custom Rocker Panel Side Skirts For The Roadster Pickup.

Now that Brent is done with the shape of the bed, he’s moving on to the rockers on this truck. Factory it would have come with running boards, and without them there is something missing on the...

The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – Vic Edelbrock Sr. The Man Who Built An Entire Industry. Hot Rod Parts For Everyone!

The latest inductee into the Engine Builder Hall of Fame is none other than Vic Edelbrock Sr., the man who created an industry, and a brand that may be more recognizable than any other in the...

RECORD LEVELS OF PAIN! FINNEGAN BOUGHT A CAR, THE ENGINE WIRING MELTED, AND HE BROKE HIS LEG ON THE ROAD TRIP HOME!

We’re used to hearing fun stories from Mike Finnegan, and all our car friends when it comes to finding and buying classic cars, hot rods, and trucks. But sometimes the other little things that...

Chassis Mods Part 2: Bagging a 1936 Ford With Custom Rear Rails, Notch, 4-Link, And Air Ride

Here’s Part 2 of the chassis work on Leo’s 1936 Ford, and in this one the custom rear frame rails are coming together along with the rear suspension, including a custom 4-link, bag and...

Watch a Honda CRV Wreck in Horrifying Fashion on the Nürburgring

Imagine being able to slap down $35.00 and run whatever junk you are driving around the coolest road course in America. Keep imagining because you can’t do that here, but in Germany, you can...

Not So Hot Hatch: The 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro Delivers The Grip And Apparently Not Enough Rip

Back in the 1980s when you heard about an Audi Quattro you knew that there was a high percentage chance of fun if you got to ride in it. Those cars were ground breakers in bringing the idea of all...

Drag Strip Time Travel: Watch The Awesome (Narrated) Action From York US 30 Drag Strip 1970-1972

It’s been a while since we have found some “new” old drag racing footage but lo and behold we have done just that today. You are about to see some awesome action from a drag strip...

Classic Tractor Zen: This 1959 John Deere Promotional Video Is All About Industrial Tractors – Adult Tonka Toys!

Today is one of those good days on BangShift where we cover automotive and gearhead bases from one end of the spectrum to another. From the screaming noise of a Porsche race car, a look at the filed...

We’ve Got More Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Photos: If You Have Missed Any Of The Custom Trucks, Cars, And More From This Bad Ass Show, Click Here!

More Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show photos baby! And if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link below to check them out too. (Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star...

Fun With Cars & Car People at the Track: OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series visits Sebring International Raceway

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) A full moon glided over a clear Florida sky, making way for a warm sunrise and the start of the 11th season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series....

The Most Expensive Engine Mortske Has EVER Bought! Bitchin Supercharged Small Block Chevy! But Will This Project Actually Run?!?

Mortske is usually buying barn finds and old hot rod projects, not supercharged combos like this. I mean this thing looks like it’s nearly ready to race! Okay, so maybe it’s not a hard...

The New Season of FASTER with Newbern and Cotten Is On! And Here’s Some Fun Behind the Scenes Action From The Boys!

It’s time for a new season of Faster: with Newbern and Cotten and we’re super excited. If you haven’t been watching the show, you need to catch up because these two goofballs are...

Pinstriping 101 – Hot Hues Urethane Pinstriping Paint: Hot Rod Jen Gives Us A Guide To Get Started.

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Installing A Fresh Front Axle To Slam The Front End Of The 1938 Ford Convertible

In today’s video on the 1938 Ford Convertible, the front end gets lowered to match the rear so it has the perfect hot rod stance! In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod...