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Tale Of Woe: This Lamborghini Owner Has Started A Blog To Document His Experience With A Shop – Ugliness Abounds

Listen, I understand that Lamborghinis are built in factories like all other cars, but we see a mental picture of those factories as being filled with skilled craftsmen who are lovingly building...

Watch as JRT Customs’ Nissan Gets Sideways Off The Line At Loring!

One of the highlights of racing at Loring, Maine last weekend was watching JRT Customs’ 1995 Nissan D21 start off down the track. The SR20DET-powered truck launched soft, but even in second...

Ebay Find: Missing Linc? It’s Missing Something, Alright…

Some things are hard to look away from, even if you try. In the case of this 1978 Lincoln Continental, the list of reasons why you were staring in the first place is pretty huge. For starters, this...

Take A Trip Back In Time And Enjoy The 1962 British Motor Show!

Put on your fine clothes, don’t forget your hat, and prepare to walk about the 1962 British Motor Show, held at Earls Court in London. This video, recorded by Pathe Films, was used to showcase...

“Hellaflush” Stanced Vehicles Now Illegal in Quebec, yo.

“Hellaflush”, or “stanced” cars, have now been officially banned in the Canadian province of Quebec. Citing concerns over safety in regards to vehicle handling, the SAAQ...

Honda NSX Burns Down At Nürburgring…It’s Official, It’s A Modern Supercar!

We’re pretty sure that if you utter the words “trial by fire” anywhere near a Honda tester right now, you’ll be knocked the hell out. During testing at the Nürburgring...

Volvo Introduces System That Keeps Drivers From Making Unsafe Left Turns As Part Of Their “No Deaths” Promise

Volvo and safety go together like peanut butter and jelly. From the rolling bricks that were 242’s to today, if there is only one word to describe the cars turned out by the company,...

Diesel Power Challenge Week: Quarter Mile Heads-Up Drag Racing At Bandimere

Last week I went on a bit of a rant when internet keyboard jockeys everywhere started calling out the Challenge Hellcat for running 12s at Bandimere when it had run in the low 11s on street tires at...

Lions Super Pull Of The South Coverage: Modified Mini-Tractors Take On The Sled – Fuel Altereds Of The Pulling World

(Words and photos by Bryan McTaggart) – If the National Tractor Pulling Association wanted to accurately name the Modified Mini-Tractor class, the name would have to include at least one swear...

Cruise Gallery: More Cool Cars And Trucks From The Kearney Cruise Kickoff Party – Kearney, Nebraska

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – When our pal Scott Liggett decided to ditch out on life in Los Angeles for a job with Blueprint Engines located in the heartland of America known as Nebraska we...

If You Want Trick, Check Out These Ultra Trick Billet Aluminum Spindles From Chassisworks

We see a lot of cool parts around here, but we have to say that the gang at Chassisworks may have just come out with the most bitchin looking spindle ever. And based on the specs, and possible...

Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: The Cars Came From All Over And The Show Will Be Talked About For Days

(PHOTOS BY GREG ROURKE AND BOB CHILUK) – We’re back with more sweet, sweet action photos from the  Meltdown Drags 2014 that happened at Byron Dragway last weekend. With more than 500...

The Incredible Photo Sequence Of The Tugboat Cahaba – How It Managed To Submerge Under A Bridge And Live – Detroit Diesel Power FTW

(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Unknown) – Here on BangShift we see all sorts of great drivers making all sorts of brilliant saves on drag strips, oval tracks, and autocross events....

This 1963 Dodge D300 Wrecker Is Awesome And Insanely Cheap – It Was Saved Once And Now Needs A Good Home

This is a live breaking report from the Brian Lohnes home for wayward tow trucks. There’s a wrecker out there that needs a new home and YOU…yes, YOU are the one to grab it. The truck was...