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Roadtrippin’ – Scott Liggett Shares His Coolest, Weirdest, Rustiest, and Most Interesting Roadside Finds From Life In Nebraska

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – People here on BangShift.com that know me also know that nearly a year ago I left the career of driving around celebs and Richy Rich types in Los Angeles...

Craigslist Find: V-1 SPEEDIE DELIVERY ROCKET JET VAN!….PARTING OUT

More specifically, this is an ad for a van with a turbine engine IN the roof as it was clearly plunked into is final resting place with some force because the roof is all caved in around it and the...

In-Car Gasser Video: Here’s The Moment That Gasser Pilot Steve Crook Learned The Mantra, “Never Lift!”

Thanks to Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian for the tip on this sweet gasser video which was taken during the first round of eliminations at the recently held Gasser Reunion event in Thompson, Ohio. I attended the...

Watch Jim Pace Dominate The Field In A Vintage Can-Am Car During The SVRA Race At Indy Motor Speedway – Incredible Sensation Of Speed

Of all the killer Jim Pace videos we have showed you over the years this may be the first one that truly indicates the amazing characteristics of the vintage McLaren M6B Can Am car that he sometimes...

Hunnert Car Heads-Up 2014 Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast Of Drag Strip Action

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – I think that we can all agree Bob and Greg crushed it in terms of their photo coverage of the 2014 Hunnert Car Heads up nostalgia drag race. The good...

Do You Want To Be In The New Fast And Furious 7 Movie? Then Read This, Open Casting Calls Are Coming.

Despite Fast and Furious star Paul Walker’s death, Fast and Furious 7 is going to be completed! Revisions had to be made, but Paul’s brother’s are reportedly filling in for him in...

Audi welcomes Porsche Back to LeMans the Proper Way – This Is A Cool Video

The 24 Hours of LeMans is coming up shortly, and nothing gets everyone excited for the historic race quite like rivalry. Luckily for us, LeMans is always full of the stuff-from Ford’s anger with...

BangShift Question Of The Day: This Is My Most Questionable Automotive Decision Yet – What’s Yours?

Brian and Chad live the life, don’t they? Every time you visit the site, they’re off doing something that’s gearhead related and damn cool…but think about some things before you assume that...

Carnage Photos To The Extreme: A 727 ClutchFlite Transmission That Explodes EVERYTHING!

Darren and the gang from Chaos Brothers Racing in the UK sent us photos of the 727 ClutchFlite transmission in their Altered after it completely grenaded itself and took out most of the case, but...

NHRR’s Strongest Field Of Nostalgia Fuelers Ever At Bowling Green This Weekend – Hirata Calls Rear Engine Dragsters “Sissy Cars”

If there is one thing we always wished we could see at the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion it was a lights out Top Fuel show. The racing has always been great but this year promises to be...

LS Power Improvements: How The Wally’s World GTO Got A Bunch More Ponies

It’s been a while since we did an update on the Wally’s World GTO Project, mostly because we’ve been slacking, and also because all the new horsepower has been a lot of fun out on...

Colleen’s Dream: A Big Block 1971 Chevelle Who’s Arrest Me Red Paint Isn’t The Only Thing That Grabs You

The first time I laid eyes on Robb Mcintosh’s Big Block 1971 Chevelle, I knew we had to shoot a feature on it. The paint is insanely straight and bright, the stance is mint, but the thing that...

NASCAR reporter Dustin Long earned his keep this week

Sometimes the life of a journalist can be difficult. Why just look at the photo above, which was taken at the Ohio Mile the moment Lohnes realized they ran out of the chilled Perrier and fresh lemons...

ECTA Coverage: The Cool Cars Of The June 2014 Ohio Mile Land Speed Meet

It was an exciting weekend of land speed racing in Wilmington, Ohio just a few days ago as some of the coolest and fastest cars and motorcycles in the country gathered to hammer the throttle with the...