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The 2013 BangShift Awards – Awards That Have No Meaning And Very Little Value Inside!

(Photos by Dave Nutting, the author, random people about town, Charles Wickam, and a cat named Boots) – Hello and welcome to the 2013 BangShift Awards For Automotive Excellence. These awards...

NutJob: Why Ebay Motors should be blocked from my computer

Ebay and I have a love-hate relationship: As a seller the fees are getting ridiculous, and as a buyer it’s getting increasingly difficult to find what you’re looking for among all of the power...

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eBay Find: A Bone Stock 1938 Fiat Topolino — We’re Not Sure That We Have Ever Seen One Before!

This could be one of the lowest horsepower eBay finds we have ever showcased here at BangShift but then again when was the last time you saw a freaking stock, steel, complete 1938 Fiat Topolino. We...

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Quick Look: A Bad Ass 1967 Olds 442 Under The Knife At DMC – Real Olds Engine With Exotic Parts And Twin Turbos!

(EDITOR’S NOTE: WE’RE RE-RUNNING THIS STORY FROM EARLY 2013 BECAUSE NEXT WEEK WE’RE GOING TO BE ON THE CHASSIS DYNO AT DMC RACING WATCHING THIS CAR PUT MASSIVE NUMBERS DOWN ON THE...

This Twin Turbo 292ci Y-Block Powered 1962 Ford F100 Makes 721hp At The Tire And Looks Beastly On The Dyno

A year or so ago I made a sideways comment about Y-Block Ford engines and their ability to make power, which thoroughly pissed of the Y-Block community. The hate came in from all sides and quickly I...

The Top 11 Weird Vehicles The BangShift Staff Has Decided We Want This Week

It’s pretty common for us to write about some cool car, truck, motorhome, or tractor that we have found on Craigslist or Ebay or at the local swap meet. What you don’t see though are all...

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The Top 11: Most Important and Influential Gassers of All Time

Being that this is a Saturday and we’re freaked that the Mooneyes race may rain out, we’re rerunning some of our favorite content. This Top 11 list of gasser is near the top of the list!...

eBay Find: This Forlorn Camaro Station Wagon Project Could Be Yours…And We Can Help!

Our buddy Jared and the crew at Fast On Wheels are building a pretty bad ass 1969 Camaro wagon that is sure to have the public talking loud when it hits the streets and show circuit. This is not that...

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Galot Motorsports Park (Formerly Dunn Benson Dragway) Has Been Destroyed (For Good Reasons)

Ok, we’re sorry the headline freaked you out but we thought it was funny. As we mentioned earlier today in the item about the gasser event at Greer Dragway in South Carolina, the sport of drag...

Mini-Feature – This Recreation Of The 1954 Buick Wildcat II Concept Car Is Really Awesome

The maverick spirit of Harley Earl is on full display on the SEMA 2013 show floor in the very accurate recreation of the legendary 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept car that Earl and his legendary design...

The Ring Brothers All Carbon Fiber Widebody 1965-1966 Fastback Is The Most Jaw Dropping New Product At SEMA 2013

There’s a lot of new stuff here on the show floor at SEMA 2013 but some things stand out above the rest and the one single thing that most people are kind of freaking out about here is the Ring...

SEMA Top 10: Brian’s Favorite Cars and Trucks From SEMA 2012 – Get Ready For 2013 SEMA Coverage STARTING TODAY!

Editor’s note: As you read this, Chad and I are both on the way to the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. We’ll have photos, live streaming video, and all kinds of kick ass stuff for you this...

Triumph Video: Leon Smith And The Epic Thump Truck Kenworth Bust Into The 13s! 10 Tons and A Stick Shift!

It has been an elusive chase, but Leon Smith the owner and driver of the law dropping Kenworth dump truck that we named the “Thump Truck” has finally collected his first 13-second time...

3rd Annual River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta Photos – A Gallery Of The Wildest Hot Rod Boats

(Photos by Jay Waxler) –  Every once in a while, we run an item here that is out of even our sweeping wheelhouse. This is one of those events. Called the River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta, it...