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Unhinged: 50 Shades Of Gray

The color of a car can mean everything or nothing all at once. A red car might mean fun, performance or a reason for the local constable to pull you over. A black car might look luxurious or...

The NSRA Street Rod Nationals – Our Second Look Back Over The Last 10 Years Of The Massive Event

(Photos by Doug Gregory) – For several days each August Louisville, Kentucky becomes the hot rod capitol of the world. The NSRA Street Rod Nationals have been held in the fine city since...

Ford And Ram In War Of Words Over Towing Rating Of Their Heavy Duty Trucks: This One’s Gonna Get Ugly, Folks

Ford, GM and Ram all want you to believe that their heavy-duty model truck is the baddest mother on the planet. It can go anywhere, do anything, has enough power and structure to tow Rosie...

New England Forest Rally 2014 Coverage: Action Photos From Deep In The Woods Of Maine

(Photos by Joe Staska) – When Joe Staska told us that he was heading to the Rally America produced New England Forest Rally, we were excited. After all, Joe had produced some awesome images...

BangShift Blog Battle: Lohnes’ Sauce Is Weak-Here Is McTaggart’s Response

Leave it to Lohnes to pick a well-known low shot like the Oldsmobile Delta 88 diesel for this battle. Look, the engine is far from a peach, we all know, and yeah, the Delta 88 is a very overrated...

BangShift Blog Battle: Lohnes Calls Out McTaggart On The Worst Car In Each Man’s Respective Birth Year

We have debates around here. Debates about important issues of the day and issues that strike right at the very core of what being a BangShifter is about. Stuff like trying to determine between...

More PDRA Pro Modified Action Photos From Virginia Motorsports Park – They Were Flying In VA!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was a historic weekend for the PDRA in Virginia with a big car count of almost 200 competition vehicles (in all categories) and some great action across the...

eBay Find: Four Halibrand Wheels With Some Pretty Amazing Indy History – Big Bucks, But So Cool

Sometimes for fun I will plug in the word “Halibrand” into the search function on eBay just to see what pops up. The logic here is that Halibrand wheels themselves are awesome and...

AMAZING! Video From The Day That Don Garlits Broke 200mph At Island Dragway – August 2, 1964

50 years ago tomorrow, Don Garlits made the first recognized 200mph drag racing pass in NHRA history. The debate will rage forever as to whether or not The Greek did it earlier in Illinois, but what...

Talk About Bad Luck: Man Crashes Into House Filled With Bees

St. Charles, Michigan residents were surprised to hear a crashing noise that came from an abandoned house in the neighborhood. As they ran over to investigate what had happened, they found bees by...

This Awesome Short Film On The Richmond and Stark Streamliner Will Totally Have You Pulling For These Guys

When I was putting together the story about the nine cars I think can better the existing wheel driven Bonneville speed record, I came across this short film about the Richmond and Stark streamliner....