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VIDEO: Legend Kent Fuller’s “Last Car” Streamliner Fully Funded! Bonneville Here We Come?

Kent Fuller is a living legend in the world of chassis fabrication. He’s built hundreds of chassis, including those that have taken the legendary drivers of the sport on to championships....

We Drive The 2013 Camaro SS Hot Wheels Special Edition – Full Road Test And Review!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the 2013 Hot Wheels Special Edition Camaro SS made the left hand turn into our driveway, my six year old son had eyes the size of pie plates and then literally...

Video: The Colorado Hill Climb Association “Best Of” Video From Temple Canyon

We have always wanted to run a hill climb event because, like Bonneville, there is always such a fun mix of cars. In this video you are going to see it all. Buggies, sprints, sedans, crazy winged...

Gallery: A High Desert Mecca For The Cool And Strange, Where Everything Is For Sale!

We’ve passed this joint so many times on our way to and from Willow Springs or LACR, and it’s always to early or too late to stop and check it out. But last week we had just enough time...

Gallery: The Famous SoCal Bob’s Big Boy Cruise – May 2013

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Our man Scott Liggett kicked his Memorial Day weekend off in style with a visit to the famous Bob’s Big Boy Friday night cruise in Toluca Lake, California. He...

Magnante Speaks: The Story Of The Bad Seed Chevette – Cheap Project Car Insanity – Part 2

(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – 11 Seconds For $2,000 Fast & Cheap! Editors Go Insane! This is the continued story of the Bad Seed Caddy 500 powered Chevy Chevette, one of the more...

Watch A Shelby GT500 Blow A Small Portable Dyno To Smithereens! Carnage Galore!

Holy testicle Tuesday is this wild! We were tipped off to this video by our pal Martin and for good reason as this is 100% wild ass BangShifty carnage! In the video you will see a Shelby GT500...

Would You Drive It?: A Rambler With A Supra Heart. A Transplant Nobody Would See Coming!

This past week we were driving through Palmdale, former home of LACR, and came across Bad Ass Ridez, where lots of cool and crazy cars are for sale. This one is probably the strangest thing we saw on...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Stroker Ace” by The Charlie Daniels Band Plus Movie Footage

Stroker Ace, starring Burt Reynolds was not some serious race piece by a lot, but did predate Days of Thunder by 7 years. And Loni Anderson was in it, and at the time was a hot young newbie to the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “The Star-Spangled Banner” Boston Bruins Edition

The song itself is the same as always. The way it is sung however defies description. If this one doesn’t choke you up and make you proud to be a human, I don’t know what will. This is a...

Video And More: The Indy Car Brian Would Most Want To Race – The Cummins Diesel #28 From 1952

I’m making this call for Brian, even though he’s never said he actually wanted to drive this thing. But since it was the first and only diesel powered Indy Car to qualify on the pole, and...

Ebay Find: Buy Your Own Running And Driving Indy Car Cheaper Than A GT500 Convertible!

We ain’t kidding. You can even get super bitchin GPS, and killer tunes, with the Indy car and still save $3500 over the cost of a new GT500 Convertible. How about that one?! This 2000 Chevy...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Rather Race At The Indy 500 Or Monaco Grand Prix?

This is a tough one for a lot of people I think. For Americans, the Indy 500 is THE open wheel race of all time. For open wheel racing fans, Monaco holds a special place in their hearts as one of the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Back Home In Indiana” Jim Nabors. He Will Be There Today Singing!

Jim Nabors, who’s famed rendition of “Back Home In Indiana” has served as a start of the Indy 500 for the past 36 years. He has missed two Indy 500’s, including 2012, but was...