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This 2000 Qvale Mangusta Is A Really Rare, Pretty Expensive, Modular Ford Powered Italian That You Can Own

It was Wes Tarkington who sent me the link to the ebay listing for this car and he and I bantered about regarding the potential coolness of this 2000 Qvale Mangusta with the right upgrades like...

Ride Along With Captain Jack McClure Rocket Go Kart As He Blasts Down The Track At SGMP – Amazing Footage

Well we told you he was going to do it and he did it! One of our all time heroes is back in action officially after making a couple of eighth mile blasts at South Georgia Motorsports Park last...

The Lingenfelter Collection: A Quartet Of Quintessentially Cool Pontiacs From Our Visit

(Photos by Criag Fitzgerald and the author) – You may remember that we spent a full day inside the vast and amazing Lingenfelter Collection of Ken Lingenfelter last winter. Well as it turned...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Quick And Fast Will Larry Larson Go At This Weekend’s PSCA Street Car Super Nationals?

Starting just before 4:00 PM Pacific time this afternoon, we’ll be flipping our cameras on and bringing you the first of four days of coverage from the annual Pacific Street Car...

Coker Tire Founder Harold Coker Passes – Industry Giant Essentially Created Vintage Tire Market – Great American Success Story

There are lots of great success stories in the aftermarket but few of them loom larger than that of Harold Coker, the founder of the Coker Tire Company. Starting from virtually nothing, he had the...

Some Guys In Sweden Are Plugging A 2-Stroke V8 Into A Volvo Amazon – Teaser Video Here!

Wow, so we guess this whole “stick a two stroke V8 in it” madness is becoming a thing! We got tipped off to the quick video below by Moroso’s Scott Hall who was obviously inspired...

2000 IHRA Alcohol Funny Car Champion, President Of S&W Race Cars, And Race Promoter Scott Weney Passes

(Photos – S&W Racecars) – We’re heartbroken to report that Scott Weney, the president of S&W Race Cars has died. Scott was taken from Bradenton Motorsports Park in...

The Return Part 2: Watch This Father And Son Duo Bring An Old Racecar Back To Life

On Monday we ran Part 1 of the Return, and today you get to hear the old girl finally make some noise in Part 2. Not only do you get to see the engine and trans go in, as well as some testing of it,...

Go Or No Go? This 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo Custom Cloud Is Like Nothing We Have Ever Seen

(By Scott Liggett) – When I see scary customs made out cars that I don’t care for, I just shake my head. Let’s face it, if Granny’s ’91 Buick LeSabre gets turned into a...

Another Sleeper Astro? This One Has Factory Looks And Worked Small Block Power

Apparently the sleeper Astro Van market has matured because after showing you the clean big block powered example last week we have this wonderfully sneaky LT1 powered van this week. We were tipped...

Russian Dash Cam Video That Brings New Meaning To The Term Dash Cam

We’ve got to thank faithful BangShift tipster Ray Johnson for sending us the link to the USDA prime cut of hilarious Russian dash cam goodness. The whole scene unfolds as they always do with a...

GRAVELRAMA 2014 COVERAGE: Pea Gravel And Jeeps Fly At The Big Eliminator Hill – Action Photos Galore

(PHOTOS BY DOUG GREGORY) – One of the cool things about our BangShift army of contributors is that they have it as bad as the rest of us do. Doug Gregory has filed photos from drag strips, car...

Big Finish: NHRA Crowns World Champs At Epic 50th World Finals – Razor Tight Racing Right Down To The Wire

(Words – Darr Hawthorne & NHRA/Photos Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – Driving prowess with incredible reaction times and top performance in a shortened season made the ingredients...

Is A Collection Of 300 Big Block Chevy Bare Blocks Worth $500,000? The Guy Selling Them On eBay Hopes That It Is

$1,666.66 per block. That’s the math you were just wondering about after reading this headline. It is pretty impressive to amass a collection of 300 stamps, let alone 300 engine block of the...