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This Bobbed, Tracked Ford Is Weird But The Weird Is Outshone By The Awesome – Buy It!

So I have been on a hot streak with weird and awesome tracked vehicles as of late. This one came to my attention via OG BangShifter Shawn Anderson who posted this Craigslist ad on his Facebook page....

Marussia F1 Team Assets Go Up For Auction: Cars, Tools, Transport Trucks…Everything Must Go!

Watching F1 racing this year has been nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck of behind-the-scenes activities of teams. First Caterham imploded, then Marussia followed suit. While Caterham went...

Thieves Break Into Red Bull’s Racing Factory, Steal Trophies

Red Bull’s racing factory in Britain was broken into by thieves, who escaped with sixty of the team’s trophies, most of which were replicas of the actual trophies. The attack took place...

Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Pointless Option Ever Installed In A Car?

Ok, BangShifters, I know you have to have at least one item that you immediately thought of the second you read the title, didn’t you? That one thing that you saw the first time you sat down in...

…..And Then There Were Three – Andy Frost Releases Plans For His Red Victor And His Hopes To Grab The Record Back

It has been a watershed year in the world of the “World’s quickest” street legal car battle with Larry and Chad’s wild S10 creation running roughshod over the existing records...

Video: A Young (and Uncomfortable) John Force Hosts A Bitchin’ Profile Of Connie Kalitta From The Mid-1990s

If there is one thing that you’d never call John Force these days it is camera shy, but even Force took some time to get the level of comfort he has on the small screen today. This video stands...

Watch Top Sportsman Racer Jerry Holt’s Massive Inferno In Tulsa – Manifold Explosion And Gas Fed Fire!

This is a starting line inferno of the highest order right here. Top Sportsman competitor Jerry Holt had completed his burnout and had staged his car at the Lucas Oil event on the strip at Tulsa...

Historical Footage: The Air Force tests out the Avrocar I Between 1960-1961

The Avrocar project was an attempt by Avro Canada and the U.S. military to utilize the Coandă effect in order to achieve vertical take off and flight. The craft looked like a flying saucer and was...

1957 Chevy Factory Orrville Crew Cab Conversion – NAPCO 4WD and Power Steering –

Since today is Father’s Day I figured I would dig up this old item about one of the coolest trucks I have ever laid eyes on. This 1957 Chevy Factory Orrville crew cab conversion has NAPCO 4WD...

HTP Motorsport Switches From Mercedes SLS AMGs to Bentley Continental GT3s For Next Season

HTP Motorsports had agreed to a multi-year partnership with Bentley, which will see the Continental GT3 replace the Mercedes SLS AMG at the four racing series that HTP attends: Blancpain Sprint,...

Relive The 1996 Chevy High Performance Nationals At Heartland Park Topeka Through These Great Photos –

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Believe it or not I don’t have hundreds of photos from this one and I cannot recall why. I do know it was my first time seeing Nick Scavo’s awesome...

Question Of The Day: What Hot Ford Would You Like To See From The 2015 North American International Auto Show?

When it comes to playing poker, Ford sucks at keeping a straight face, and if you were at the table playing with them, right now is about the time you might want to make very sure your cards are...

Ebay Find: 36,000 mile One-Owner 440-powered 1977 Dodge D300

When I was fourteen, my stepdad drug home a 1978 Dodge 3/4 ton that had been the unfortunate victim of a winter accident. The truck was very low mile, and only needed a new radiator core support,...

Look Out Larson And Reynolds! Here’s My Challenger To The World’s Fastest Street Truck – I’m Bringing The Biscuter!

I’ve been sitting here holding my tongue long enough. Ever since the Larson/Reynolds S10 went deep into the six second zone on Drag Week and ever since it went into the 5s at Las Vegas I have...